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==Procedure==
 
* Pension fund application shall be submitted NOT earlier than 60 days from Member’s date of death
 
'''Apply In-Person'''
# To apply for survivor benefits the claimant should complete the relevant application form and submit it (in person) to his/her nearest branch office. Applications forms are available [https://www.nssf.or.ke/?wpdmact=process&did=MTE4LmhvdGxpbms= online] and in all NSSF [https://www.nssf.or.ke/branches/ branch offices.]
# After filling in the application form the applicant/claimant should approach their local administration (i.e., the administration in your home district) to endorse [https://www.nssf.or.ke/?wpdmact=process&did=MTE4LmhvdGxpbms= Application for Survivors benefits Pension/ Provident Fund] form of your application . The local administration include the Chief and Asst./Deputy or County Commissioner
# Submit the completed application form together with the required documents (in person) to your nearest NSSF office.
# The NSSF officials will process your application and will remit your survivor benefits to your bank account.
 

==Required Documents==
 
# Member Statement.
# Original death certificate of the deceased member or original court Decree where the member is presumed dead
# Original death certificate of eligible dependent’s relatives who are deceased
# A copy of the deceased identity card
# A copy of the claimant(s) identity card)
# A copy of ATM/Bank card
# An EFT Authority form
# Claimant’s full set of fingerprints
# Confirmation of dependent’s by the chief and Assist/Deputy or County Commissioner from deceased home area
# Certified copy of the marriage certificate or other evidence of marriage in case the deceased was married

==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: info@nssfkenya.co.ke 
Website: [https://www.nssf.or.ke/contact NSSF Link] 
NSSF:[https://www.nssf.or.ke/branches#branches Branches Link] 
 
'''NSSF Self Service Portal ''': [https://selfservice.nssf.or.ke/ NSSF Self Service Portal] 
 
'''NSSF Desk - Huduma Center'''
[https://www.hudumakenya.go.ke/centres Huduma Ceneter Locations] 
 
==Eligibility==
 
Following listed is the Order of Eligibility: 
'''FIRST- SPOUSE/ SPOUSES'''
*Husband/ wife(s) and
::(i). Minor children below 18 years (old fund)
::(ii). Children below 25 years of age (new fund)
::(iii). Minor children or those below 25yrs and are certified to be suffering from mental incapacity shall be paid through guardians.
'''SECOND – ALL CHILDREN'''
*Where both parents are deceased (Minor Children will be paid through the guardian)
'''THIRD – BOTH PARENTS'''
*Where the deceased member was NOT married, and had no children
'''FOURTH – BROTHER/SISTER'''
*Where a deceased was NOT married, had no children and both parents are deceased.
'''FIFTH – GRAND PARENTS''' 
'''SIXTH -OTHERS/NEXT OF KIN'''
*Any other applicant must prove dependency and shall submit a confirmed Grant letter of administration in respect to deceased member’s Benefits.
 
==Fees==
 
*This application is processed free of charge.

==Validity==
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

==Documents to Use==
 
* [https://www.nssf.or.ke/?wpdmact=process&did=MTE4LmhvdGxpbms= Application for Survivors benefits Pension/ Provident Fund]

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

==Processing Time==
 
* This process takes an approximate of three months tocomplete

==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

==Instructions==
 
* Pension fund application shall be submitted NOT earlier than 60 days from Member’s date of death. 
'''How to apply:'''
# Complete the Application for Survivor’s Benefit Form
# Get your local administration (i.e., the administration in your home district) to endorse form SF/BN/SB/002A of your application
# Submit the completed application form + the required documents (in person) to your nearest NSSF office

==Required Information==
 
# Particulars of deceased member ( Name, Member Number , ID Number)
# Home Particulars (Nationality , County, District , Location , Sub-Location)
# Details of employment
# Particulars of claimants (Full names, Age , ID card number , Address and telephone , relationship to deceased)
# Present home particulars
# Thumbprint of claimant(s)
# Confirmation by chief and asst./dept. or county commissioner of home district of deceased.

==Need for the Document==
 
*This benefit is paid to: This benefit is payable to the survivor(s)/dependents(s) relative(s) of a deceased member.
 
'''The dependents relatives qualify for this benefit in the following order''':
# The husband/wife of the deceased member.
# All children irrespective of age or gender (if the husband/wife of the deceased member is also deceased, or if the deceased member was a single parent).
# The parents of the deceased (if the deceased member was not married and had no children)
# Sisters/brothers of the deceased (if the deceased was single, had no children, and both parents are deceased)
# The guardian to the children of the deceased member (where both the parents are deceased and all the deceased members’ children are minors)
# An applicant who has letters of administration (where all dependents are exhausted)

==Information which might help==
Enter other informations which might help.

==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

==External Links==
 
* [https://www.nssf.or.ke/downloads Downloads]

==Others==
 
* Any person who fails to disclose or misrepresents any material fact whether or not such non-disclosure or misrepresentation is fraudulent and receives any benefits he is not entitled to receive as a consequence of the non-disclosure or misrepresentation is liable to repay the Benefits within 21 days.
* A person who contravenes this is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding KSHS: 300,000/- or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or both, in accordance to NSSF ACT NO. 45 OF 2013, laws of Kenya

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