Kenya - Apply for Invalidity Benefits (NSSF)

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To apply for the Invalidity Benefits, the applicant should make the application to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Please view the NSSF branches and contact details through this NSSF Branches Contact Details.
2. Visit any NSSF office or HUDAMA Centre (NSSF Service Desk) and obtain the application form for Invalidity or download the form directly through this Invalidity Benefits Application Form.
3. Read and complete the application form correctly and obtain all the required supporting documents as mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below and attach the documents to the completed application form in a single.
4. Then visit the National Social Security Fund office of any huduma centre (NSSF Service Desk) and submit the application to the National Social Security Fund attending officer at the service desk for free.
5. The National Social Security Fund officer will receiver the application dossier and check if the form is completed accordingly and if the applicant has provided all the required supporting documents.
6. After the verification process, the National Social Security Fund officer will complete the appropriate section of the application form and forward it to the relevant office at the National Social Security Fund for processing.
7. The applicant will then be examined for confirmation of his/her invalidity by the National Social Security Fund-appointed doctor.
8. After the confirmation of the invalidity, the National Social Security Fund will process the applicant’s invalidity benefits and issue the funds to the applicant.

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Required Documents

• Completed applicantion form.
• Member Statement.
• Original Membership card.
• Original claimant’s identity card.
• Original and copy of Letter of retirement or termination on medical grounds from the last employer.
• Original and copy of GP-24(revised)/letter of Confirmation into P&P terms. (old fund)
• Original and copy of ATM/Bankcard.
• EFT Authority form.
• A full set of fingerprints.
• Certified Copies of hospital attendance records and treatment records.

Office Locations & Contacts

National Social Security Fund (HQ)
Social Security Hse, Block C,
Bishops Rd, Ground Flr
P.O. Box 30599 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Main Line: (020) 2729911, 2710552
Toll Free: 0800 2212744
Cell Phone: 0709 583 000, 0730 882 000
Fax: (020) 2727882, 2722013, 2711615
Email: [email protected]
Website: NSSF Link
NSSF:Branches Link

NSSF Self Service Portal : NSSF Self Service Portal

NSSF Desk - Huduma Center Huduma Ceneter Locations

Eligibility

• NSSF members who have made at least thirty-six monthly contributions to the pension fund immediately preceding declaration of invalidity are eligible to apply.

NOTE: The applicant should have been declared Invalid upon physical examination by a medical board and the Medical Board should have issued a dully signed certificate of invalidity and the Director of Medical Services (DMS) should have recommended payment

Fees

• This application is free of charge.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Invalidity Benefits Application Form

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

Required Information

• Member Name.
• Member Number.
• Member ID Number.
• Member home details.
• Address.
• Employment history.
• Invalidity details.
• Medical details.
• Declaration.

Need for the Document

• Invalidity benefit is a social security benefit payable to those who are incapable of work because of illness or disability.

Information which might help

Invalidity Pension is a payment for insured people who are permanently incapable of work because of an illness or incapacity. To qualify you must:

• Have been incapable of work for at least 12 months and be likely to be incapable of work for at least another 12 months or
• Be permanently incapable of work (in certain cases of very serious illness or disability.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• NSSF

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