Title
GSIS Christmas Cash Gift for Pensioners Policy
Law
Gsis No. 239
Decision Date
Nov 22, 2004
Regular pensioners are granted a Christmas Cash Gift equivalent to one month's pension, capped at P12,600, provided they are qualified and living as of December 15, 2004, while certain categories of pensioners are excluded from this benefit.
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Ineligibility for Christmas Cash Gift

  • Not entitled to the cash gift are:
    • Basic Survivorship Pensioners and Dependent Pensioners
    • Deferred annuitants who have received lump sum guaranteed pensions and are within the guaranteed period, resuming monthly pensions after December 15, 2004.
    • Separated Members who left service before the age of 60 and will start regular monthly pensions after December 15, 2004.

Amount of the Christmas Cash Gift

  • The gift equals one month’s pension.
  • The maximum amount is capped at P12,600.00.

Financial Provisions and Fund Requirements

  • Projected total number of beneficiaries: 130,684 (comprising old-age, retirement, and disability pensioners).
  • Average amount per recipient: P4,960.
  • Total estimated fund needed: P623 million.

Adoption and Implementation

  • The resolution was adopted on November 22, 2004, during Board Meeting No. 29.
  • The grant is confirmed as approved under GSIS Resolution No. 239.

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