Why teachers run the risk of not receiving retirement benefits.
Due to a lack of information in the government system, thousands of teachers run the risk of not receiving their retirement benefits.
The Teachers Service Commission attributed this to incorrect National Social Security Fund (NSSF) registration.
According to the commission, a large number of basic education teachers nationwide have neglected to register with the NSSF, endangering their eligibility for retirement benefits.
Teachers were urged by TSC to update their information by June 21 in order to ensure their benefits.
Remittances from the impacted teachers are presently being held in suspense accounts since they do not yet have NSSF account numbers, according to Siaya TSC County Director Gideon Nandi.
He stated, “We have over 4,000 primary and secondary school teachers who are contributing to NSSF, but because they do not have NSSF account numbers, their remittances are lying in the suspense account.”
As a result, TSC released a circular on June 12th, asking all impacted instructors to register as soon as possible at the closest NSSF office.
Teachers must provide their NSSF numbers to their local TSC Sub County Directors for processing after registering.
Therefore, in order to register, all teachers must go to the closest NSSF office. Make sure you give your NSSF number to the appropriate TSC Sub County Director during registration so that it may be forwarded to TSC Headquarters, Nandi said.
The commission also requested that recently hired instructors contribute to the fund, but they haven’t updated their records to reflect this.
According to Nandi, “those who have already registered should get their most recent NSSF statements and bring any errors in such statements to the attention of the Commission.”
Teachers in the public service are rewarded for their committed service to the state with retirement benefits that are detailed in their appointment letters.
Teachers must apply for benefits after reaching the obligatory retirement age of sixty, and one of the most important documents in the application procedure is the NSSF membership card.
The government administers the provident fund system, which is funded by equal monthly contributions from the employer and employee totaling 12% of the employee’s pay.
This group of instructors makes a monthly contribution of Sh420 (up from Sh320), and the employer matches that amount, for a total of Sh840. As a result, the maximum is Sh29,000, with each person contributing Sh1,740.
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