SSS brings the KaSSSangga Collect Program, e-center to three La Union barangays

San Fernando City, La Union – The Social Security System (SSS) in La Union inked separate agreements with local officials of Barangays Poro and Lingsat to ensure the social security protection of their barangay officials and workers through the KaSSSangga Collect Program (KCP).

Under the KCP, SSS La Union Branch Head Francisco Pentecostes said all 37 barangay tanods, health workers, nutritionists, and child development workers employed under Job Order (JO) and Contract of Service (COS) will be registered as SSS self-employed members.

“These barangay JO and COS workers, although working in the local government, are not covered by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). Hence, SSS wants to extend social security coverage to them,” Pentecostes said.

He added that the participating barangays, as authorized SSS Coverage and Collection Partners, shall collect and remit the SSS contributions of their JO and COS workers to SSS La Union.

He explained that SSS monthly contributions range from P560 to P4,200, depending on their monthly salary. They must also pay an additional P10.00 or P30.00 for their Employees’ Compensation (EC) contributions. The EC Program is an additional benefit for employed and self-employed members for work-related sickness, injury, or death.

“If they pay their contributions regularly, they will be qualified to receive various SSS benefits such as sickness, maternity, disability, retirement, death, and funeral, as well as apply for loan privileges like salary and calamity,” Pentecostes said.

Meanwhile, SSS La Union also sealed an agreement with Barangay III on June 14, 2024, to establish its second SSS E-Center sa Barangay, benefiting 300 residents.

Pentecostes explained that SSS E-Center sa Barangay is a collaborative project between SSS and the local government that aims to bring SSS services closer to grassroots communities.

“We thank Barangay Captain Maccam for providing the resources needed for this project. In return, we have trained their assigned barangay personnel who will manage the localized SSS e-center to assist their constituents in their SSS transactions properly. Barangay residents will no longer have to visit our branch office since they can conduct their transactions through the SSS e-center found in the barangay offices in their area,” he added.

SSS E-Center sa Barangay offers online services such as the issuance of Social Security (SS) numbers, My.SSS account registration, disbursement account enrollment, Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) compliance, online submission of benefit and loan applications, and generation of a Payment Reference Number (PRN) for contribution and loan payments. ### (PR)