Who are entitled to receive the 2021 Christmas Cash Gift from GSIS? And how much?

Based on the GSIS Resolution No. 139 (read here), the following are entitled to 2021 Christmas Cash Gift:

1. Entitled to the 2021 Christmas Cash Gift are the following pensioners under Republic Act (RA) No. 8291 (GSIS Act of 1997), Presidential Decree No. 1146 (Revised GSIS Act of 1977), and RA 660 (also known as Magic 87) who are receiving their regular monthly pensions and are living as of 30 November 2021:

1.1 Old-age/retirement pensioners;

1.2 Disability pensioners; and

1.3 Old-age/retirement/disability pensioners who are on suspended status as of 31 December 2021 due to non-compliance with the Annual Pensioners’ Information Revalidation (APIR), provided they activate their status not later than 30 April 2022.

2. The following pensioners are not entitled to the Christmas Cash Gift:

2.1 Basic survivorship pensioners and dependent pensioners;

2.2 Retirees who received in advance their guaranteed pensions in the form of lump sums, who are still within the guaranteed period, and who shall be resuming their regular monthly pensions after 31 December 2021;

2.3 New retirees from 2017 to 2021 who availed of the option of a cash payment of 18 times the basic monthly pension and immediate life pension under RA 8291. They shall be entitled to the Christmas Cash Gift five years after their retirement date;

2.4 Members who were separated from the service from 2006 to 2021 before reaching age 60 and who started their regular monthly pension in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. They shall be entitled to the Christmas Cash Gift once they have been regular pensioners for at least five years; and

2.5 Pensioners under RA 7699 (Portability Law) and those who are receiving pro-rata pension.

Amount of Cash Gift

1. Pensioners whose 2020 Christmas Cash Gift was more than Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00) shall be granted an amount equivalent to one-month current pension, up to a maximum of Twelve Thousand, Six Hundred Pesos (Php12,600.00).

2. Pensioners whose 2020 Christmas Cash Gift was Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00) and below shall be granted an amount equivalent to one-month current pension, up to a maximum of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00).

3. Pensioners who resumed their regular monthly pensions after 31 December 2020 (after the five-year guaranteed period), shall be granted an amount equivalent to a one-month current pension, up to a maximum of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00).

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