How to Claim Survivor Pension Benefits
| Q: | What documents are required to apply for survivor pension benefits? |
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Applicants must submit an application form, a death certificate, and a copy of the household registration showing the date of death registration. |
| Q: | When will survivor pension benefits begin to be paid? |
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Upon verification that the survivor meets the eligibility requirements, the Bureau of Labor Insurance will commence monthly payments starting from the month in which eligibility is established and continue until the month in which the survivor no longer meets the requirements or passes away. |
| Q: | How should survivor pension benefits be claimed if the survivor is a minor child? |
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Of the applicant is a minor child, the application form must bear the child’s signature or seal, as well as the signature or seal of the legal guardian. In addition, a copy of the legal guardian’s household registration or both sides of the guardian’s National Identification Card must be summitted. |
| Q: | If there is only one child, and both parents were insured persons, can the child separately apply for survivor pension benefits from the father and the mother? |
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A single survivor cannot receive two survivor pensions at the same time. Therefore, if only one child qualifies for survivor pension benefits, he or she may claim benefits from either the father’s or the mother’s survivor pension, but not both. |
| Q: | If there are two children, and both parents were insured persons, can the children separately apply for survivor pension benefits from the father and the mother? |
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If both children meet the eligibility requirements for survivor pension benefits, they may claim benefits separately from each parent. That is, one child may claim the father’s survivor pension, while the other child may claim the mother’s survivor pension |

