“Pensions”: updating the data of the heirs speeds up the disbursement of the death grant

The "Authority" makes sure that the conditions of entitlement are met before disbursing the shares.

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The General Pensions and Social Security Authority confirmed that the initiative of the beneficiaries of the heirs of the pensioner or the insured, to update their data with the authority immediately after death, speeds up the disbursement of the death grant approved by law to the heirs of the pensioner upon death, noting that for the insured, the grant is distributed to his heirs upon death. His death is in accordance with the provisions of Sharia law. As for the pensioner, the grant is distributed to those he was supporting in the event of his life.

The authority said that the grant is the first of the insurance benefits that the beneficiaries receive upon the death of the insured or pensioner, and this grant was approved by the law in order to help them quickly manage their life affairs and respond to all life's requirements as soon as the death occurs, so completing the update process quickly Meets the purpose for which the grant was approved.

She explained that the grant is disbursed in one payment, and it is a grant that is not refunded, and it is not permissible to seize it in fulfillment of any debt, and is exempt from all taxes and fees of all kinds, and has nothing to do with the shares owed to the heirs for the months following the death, which are paid monthly by the Commission on the due dates on a regular basis. .

She indicated that the value of the grant is equivalent to the pension owed to the pensioner for the three months following the death, in addition to the salary for the month of death, noting that the grant is completely different from the compensation that is disbursed in some cases of death resulting from work injuries to the insured.

She pointed out that updating the data immediately after the death of the pensioner or the insured, not only speeds up the disbursement of the grant, but rather the disbursement of the shares due in the pension to the beneficiaries of those who depend on them, as the Authority must, before disbursing the shares, ensure that the conditions of entitlement established in the law are properly fulfilled. every one of them.

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