SSS: Qualified members with P10,000 monthly salary credit or below to get UPLIFT aid
The Philippine Social Security System has announced the distribution of UPLIFT financial assistance to qualified members earning P10,000 or less monthly. The aid is part of a DSWD program to support low-income workers through direct account credits.
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Government social safety nets are critical for economic stability among low-wage workers during periods of financial hardship.
<p>The Social Security System (SSS) on Wednesday announced that eligible members under the expanded coverage of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) UPLIFT Assistance program will receive up to P8,000 in financial assistance beginning October 30, 2026.</p><p>In a news release, the SSS said the latest payout will cover qualified SSS members with monthly salary credits (MSC) not exceeding P10,000.</p><p>The UPLIFT Assistance aid consists of four tranches of P2,000 each, to be credited directly to their registered SSS disbursement accounts, it said.</p><p>The pension fund said the DSWD, in coordination with the agency, earlier expanded the program to provide additional assistance to qualified members with MSCs not exceeding P10,000, beyond the assistance previously available to members with up to P20,000 MSC.</p><p>The SSS, however, clarified that having an MSC not exceeding P10,000 does not automatically entitle a member to UPLIFT Assistance.</p><p>"To qualify, members must also have paid at least one SSS…
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