BenefitsLeaving workContributions
SSS unemployment benefit
Cash from SSS for up to two months when you lose your job through no fault of your own.
Most useful for: Career shifter
- In real life
- It pays half your average salary credit. You need 36 contributions, 12 in the last 18 months.
- Why it matters to you
- It's for being let go, not for resigning, and only once every three years.
An explanation to help you read your pay, not a ruling on your case. Your employer, the agency or DOLE has the final word.