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The Social Security System (SSS) said members who are required to undergo home quarantine due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are qualified to avail of its Sickness Benefit Program.
SSS Sickness Benefit Program covers Covid-infected workers in home confinement
Members of the Social Security System (SSS) who contracted COVID-19 and were isolated at home are also eligible for sickness benefits, the pension fund said. In a statement, SSS clarified on Thursday, Jan. 20. that COVID-infected workers in home confinement are already covered under its Sickness
COVID-infected members in home confinement can qualify under the program if they have paid at least three monthly contributions within the last 12 months
The Social Security System (SSS) clarified that COVID-infected workers in home confinement are already covered under its Sickness Benefit Program, contrary to recent media reports. SSSÂ explained that members who cannot work due to sickness or injury and are confined either in a hospital or at home for at least four…