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 The SSS going digital is one of the best things that has happened there in the last few years. They also made it easy to get an estimated amount of the retirement pension one might get by the time they become eligible by age 60 or 65 years old.  Above is the screenshot from the official SSS website as of February 2021 - this is the SSS Retirement Benefit Estimator . It is really helpful. Here is the direct link:  https://www.sss.gov.ph/sss/portlets/retirementestimator/retirementEstimator1.jsp Visit the link, input the required fields, fill the captcha, and submit - super quick and easy to use.

How long before the SSS posts contributions online when paid through accredited banks? In our case - household employer and paid at our local BDO branch - 4 weeks and 1 day. Short story: We paid our R5 for the month of January over the counter at our local BDO on January 27, 2017, Friday. It was posted on our SSS online account on February 25, 2017, Saturday. Long story: I was looking for an answer to this and all I saw was "too long" or "sobrang matagal mapost pag sa banko magbayad." But I wanted a timeframe because I had to create the R3 online and I was getting annoyed having to check every day, madalas pa na mabagal bumukas ang SSS website . When it was still not posted under "cash collection payments" on February 22, I called the BDO we paid from. BDO said their SSS transmissions are scheduled on the 15th and end-of-the-month so "nasend na po namin dapat." Okay. Naisip ko na if wala pa by the 27th, Monday, I'll email SSS. But when