According to Article 36 and Article 38 of Law No. 4/2010 (Social Security System), beneficiaries receiving the Social Security Fund’s old-age/disability pension must provide proof of life annually to maintain the benefit payment.
Proof of life can be provided starting on 1 January each year. Suppose the proof is not provided by the end of March of that year. In that case, the old-age/disability pension payment will be suspended from April until the beneficiary completes the procedures, upon which the benefit payment to which the beneficiary is entitled can be resumed.
Ways to provide the proof of life
The Social Security Fund provides the following methods to facilitate senior citizens and people with disabilities to provide proof of life, which include: