Payable –

• where an employee or self-employed dies as a result of an industrial injury or has disappeared during the course of his employment/profession, trade or business and leaves no surviving spouse.
• to a close relative (other than an orphan) who:
• was living in the same household; and
• was wholly or partly dependent on the earnings of the deceased employee or self-employed.

NOTE: The meaning of a relative is given at Section 29, Subsection 29(4b), of the SCSB Act 2021

The Dependent’s Benefit is payable at the prescribed rate.

1. Birth Certificate;
2. National Identity Card of applicant and deceased employee/self-employed;
3. Death Certificate of the deceased employee /self-employed; and
4. Bank Account number and Name of Bank. In the case of a joint account, the National Identity Card(s) of Joint account holder(s) should be produced.

Application may be registered at the Social Security Office nearest to the applicant’s locality.

Contact the Social Security Office nearest to your place of residence.