Back in April, when the threat of the infamous Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is at its peak, the Social Security System (SSS) released their form of financial assistance to employees of small businesses in the country.
The SBWS or the Small Business Wage Subsidy is the program offered to small business employees as a form of help and assistance due to the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) that the entire country experienced.
Since the day it was launched and was initiated, many small business employees grew frantic about getting it. There were even points in time where the website was down because of the traffic.
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But it grew well and in fact, several employees were able to take advantage of it. Just yesterday, though, the agency had a special advisory specifically to small business employees who have been anticipating their financial aid.
Brief SBWS Info
If you're not in the know, here are a few critical and vital points of information about the SBWS that you would want to know and be aware of:
- It is the subsidy given by the Department of Finance (DoF) through the SSS to small business employees
- The amount of the subsidy would be anywhere from P5,000 to P8,000
- The SBWS would have two (2) tranches as anticipation for the influx of employer applications and registrations
If you want to have a more in-depth knowledge about the SBWS, you can learn more about it here: How to Avail Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) Program
SBWS Advisory
Based on the announcement/advisory sent out by the SSS, there was a bit of a delay in the payouts for the first tranche of the SBWS subsidies. Some of the reasons and the causes for the delay includes:
- Insufficient and Lacking Information From Employers
- Invalid or Incorrect Bank Accounts Provided by Employers
- Wrong Phone Numbers and Email Addresses From Employers
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So technically, the SBWS advisory was all pointed towards one direction — the improvement of the system and how employers could have double-checked everything they've submitted to the SSS.
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Not the SSS' Fault
To further clarify, the SSS would like to emphasize that it was not their fault that the first tranche of the payout is delayed. Instead, these were all due to technical and regular reasons and humanly mistakes made by employers.
There's nothing to blame — it is a result of a simultaneous influx of inquiries and requests by employers to the SSS in accordance to the SBWS program.
Read: How to Receive teh SBWS and other SSS Loans Through PayMaya
What the SSS is Doing
To give all SBWS beneficiaries a light during these dark times, the SSS is in constant communication with employers as well as the bodies of the company. They've been reaching out to these employers in the hopes of getting the right and the correct information so the subsidy program can push through.
As per the SBWS advisory, the SSS said that:
[We] have been emailing employers with lacking or invalid credentials to allow them to correct their employees' bank account or mobile numbers so we can proceed with their payouts."
Akin to any other government agencies in the country, the SSS is constantly working towards the provision of these cash aids to respective beneficiaries.
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Did You Get Yours?
In addition to the main message of the SBWS advisory, the SSS also mentioned that if you haven't received yours yet, what you need to do is to coordinate with your employer to check if the bank account number, the mobile number, or the email address that they have supplied to the SSS is valid and correct.
As of May 7, 2020, the SSS has reported that for the first tranche, a total of 1,261,044 employees have received the SBWS benefit. Around 2.2 million employees; which has been amassed by the application of over 101,400 employers from all over the country was reported.
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Take note, that amount is something that the DoF is working on. In our part, the delay is something we can expect to be normal — there are technical glitches that have happened and we need to accept it.
With the SBWS advisory, you're now sure that the financial aid is on its way — it was just delayed because of human error and mistakes. It's going to come and you will be able to receive it.
What do you think about the delays and the problems that the agency is experiencing? Do you think that this is something that the SSS can fix quickly?
You can check out the Facebook post of the Official page of the SSS here:
GOO DAY. NAKATANGGAP NMN PO AKO SA 1ST TRANCHE KASO 2ND TRANCHE WALA NA PO. NAG EMAIL NA DIN YUNG EMPLOYER KO SA SSS PERO WLANG REPLY. ANG SABI NA DISBURSE N DAW MAY 27 PERO WLA PA RIN AKONG NATATANGGAP NA TEXT FOR 2ND TRANCHE. PLEASE HELP.
good day po nung lumabas po ang sbws hindi po kmi npasama kz dw po ei nka kuha po kami ng maternity benifts kaya d n po kami umasa pero itong bago mag may katapusan ng email ang sss s company namin n n reconsider po kami at kinuha ang details namin kaso lang until now wala p pong update if approve po kami paanu po namin malalaman kung approve po kami mgcwait po b kami ng txt ng sss or mg balnce n lng po kami slamt po
coordinate to your employer kung naging successful yung pag apply. Thanks
Good day ma'am!
Itatanong ko lang po bakit Ang agency namin JOLLY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. walang natatanggap na feedback galing SSS kahit emails since April 27 pa po nagpasa ng application. Possible po ba na hanggang ngayon hindi pa nababasa ni SSS ang application namin dahil sa dami??? Kasi lahat po kami employees nila Wala pong natatanggap na financial assistance.. Sana matulungan niyo po kami ma process ang subsidy namin before the deadline. Thank you!
Pls coordinate to your employer i'm sure they can explain sa inyo kung approved or dis-approved yung sbws application ninyo.
d dy po d po kami a a s sbws dhl w po nka pg laim n dw po kmi ng rnity nifits. o ng l po ng sss n re der dw po ami ay nn ung ils nn pero l w a p n po if e po kmi mt o s pg tugon
pakilinaw po ng inyong concern, salamat.
Sir/ma'am,dami na po sa mga kasama ko sa trabaho ang nakatanggap na ng 1st at 2nd tranche pero ako po kahit Isa Wala po.nagbigay namn po ako ng tin# sa employer ko.ang agency po namin st.vincent manpower services (svmmc).maraming salamat po.
Bakit po ma'am sir eh kami po wala kaming natanggap na ayuda po samantalang kasamahan namin meron po sila. At saka pina follow up naman daw ng company namin bakit Hindi lahat kami nabigyan ng ayuda po
Here are employees NOT QUALIFIED for SBWS Aid —- WFH, Skeletal force, On leave with or without pay (Includes sickness and maternity), Resigned employees, Employees you plan to terminate, and staff who are no longer working for you anymore.
Maam kami po na endo nung april 5..pero march palang ay di na kami nka pasok dahil sa ecq.. May makukuha po ba ako?
Hi magandang gabi po Mam/Sir, ask ko lang po if makakahabol or makakatanggap ba kami ng ayuda, dahil nagtext po Employeer namin about sa Tin Number namin may mali daw po kasi sa Tin Number kaya rejected ang application namin pra sa SBWS, kaya sinabihan kami ng Employeer namin na mag-verify ng Tin Number. Binigyan kami ng deadline until June 5 to verify our Tin Number kaya after ko mag-verify sinend ko na po sakanila yung Verified Tin Number ko kanina. Waiting na lang po kami sa update ng Employeer namin. May possible po ba na maihabol pa yung Application namin na na-reject daw po? Kasi iba po naming kasamahan nakatanggap na ng first tranche last month pa po. Pasensya na po sa abala maraming salamat po
pls coordinate to your employer kasi nag extend ang releasing ni SSS para dun sa mga errors in application.
Pano po kmi nag pasa na pero ngyon wala pa.pano nmn malalaman kung kasali kmi.
Bkt po ung eaton industries sa may LISP 3 ay dpo naaprove...affected din nmn po kmi bg Pandemic covid 19
Charm
Ako hindi pa din po ako nakakatanggap ng sbws pero yung iba kong katrabaho kahit bago palng sila nakatanggap na po sila 1st and second wave po ako po na mas matagal na sa work wla pa ako natatanggap sbi ng employer ko maghintay dw pangalawang bigayan na wla padin nmn kumpleto nmn po yung requirements ko na pinasa bakit naman po ganun salamat po.
Good day sir/madam
Kmi Po ay empleyado NG NATCORP CAREER GROWTH AND MANPOWER SERVICES ASSIGN IN SIIX EMS PHILIPPINES INC...WALA Po kmi ntnggap n ayuda NG SSS...kht kumpleto pa Po Ang aming requirements...kunti lng Po naaprove tas kami Wala blita Kung maaproban b o Hindi..Malaki tulong Po yun Sana s pamilya nmin...Sana Po masagot nyo katanungan ko...salamat Po..
Hi good afternoon po.. Tanung ko lang po kasi last Saturday may 20 ngtx ang sss sakin na invalid accnt details po ako kaya Di mapay out yung 1st tranche nkipag coordinate nman po ako s employer ko about dun para ma edit nila. Tpos po khapon may 30 yung iba kung k samahan s work n invalid accnt Din nakakuha na cla alphabetical po ba ang pag pay out NG swbs? Salamat po
coordinate ka sa employer mo kung naasikaso nila yung errors, after ma update yun mag text nmn na si SSS.
Yung dlawang anak ko po.may txt ang SSS.may ref#.nabinigay.nong iclaim nila s mluellier.d nla ma claim kse d n k pangalan s kanila yung ref#.paano po yun?
baka hindi sa kanila yun, error encoding yun 🙂
Good day, sa akin naman po, naka received po ako ng first tranche ko sabay ng 2nd tranche ng iba, them yung 2nd tranche ko po ay di ko na natanggap po.
Mam good day Po ..tanung ko lng Po ..Kung mkkakuha Po ako sa sbws..KC Po nkarecieve n Po Ang mga katrabaho . Nmin.....kame nlng po Ang wla ......romac agency .Po .nmin respect nlng Po Ang comment ko..sna Po ..mgreply kau sa message..ko...
Bakit ang asawa q po wla p ding ntnngap n subsidy hnd n po b kmi mgkkrun ng 2nd tranche hnd n po b mhhbol n mkkuha po kmi...anu po b ang kilngan jn my tin number po dba po emloyer dn nla mgaauz...ung iba meron 2 n ang nkuha kmi gng ngaun nganga p dn po...sna mpnsin ang comments q slmat po
Coordinate po sya sa Employer nya
God eve po ako po ay a hindi naka tanggap sa 1st or 2nd yung ka trabaho kopo ay meron daw po at nag tanung ako sabi nang HR namin na kasali daw po ako sa nabigyan pero wala akong NATANGGAP sa ATM ko ask po ako paanu kopo malalaman na kasali ba talaga ako sa nabigyan. Please read this.
Tanungin mo Yung nag process Kung anung anong bank account na encode nya upon application.
Kung may cash card ka from sss before possible dun ipinasok Ang Yung sbws assistance.
Panu nman poh ung sa akin,ung tin# poh ang Wala sa akin,di poh ba pwede nkakuha ng ?pls pasagot Naman poh
Kailangan po may TIN
Nasaan pala TIN# mo? Pwd ka mag inquire nun sa BIR office
1 year and 9 months po ako sa trabaho ko. Sss dole wala po ako natanggap.
Coordinate ka sa Employer mo
Sa 2 years kopo nag tatrabaho wala po ako natanggap sss dole.
Ma'am sir ask ko lng po kmi po ay under sa HRSI na agency, sa chowking po kmi nagwowork, bakit po kaya until now wala pa ung 1st tranche namin sa sbws?
Pls coordinate po kyo sa Employer sila Po nag process nun
Ask lang po ako kung wala bang TIN no. Hindi ba pwde makakakuha? Kc asawa ko tinatawagan cxa ng agency nya tinanong kung may tin no. Cxa kaso hindi kami nakakuha ng tin no. Kc ung time na kinuhaan ko cxa ng tin no. Tinanong ako ng taga BIR kung para saan daw? Ang sabi ko need sa work ng asawa ko.. Sabi naman ng BIR na ang HR lang ang pag process ng tin no. Ng asawa ko
Required po ang TIN
Need po TIN# dapat noon pa yn inasikaso ng Employer, pero pwd nmn makakuha directly sa BIR office.
Hello po Mam , May ask po sana ako Papano po iresend ulit yung sa SSS yung code po sa MLhuillier bigla po kasi na reformat phone kaya pati mga message nWala po 😥 Pls po sana matulungan nyo po ako.. Narecieve kupo yung unang tranche yung pangalwA po na nagtex bgla nabura ☹
Pwd nmn makakuha sa BIR office
gud day poh mam.tatanong kolang po..bakit po ng tx si SSS skin..credited to my bank account na po ung Sss subsidy ko nung may 6,2020 pero until now po lagi po ako ngchecheck atm ko wala nmn pong laman. Eh mahigt 2weeks n po ung tx galing sss.thxx po s mksagot.god blessed
Baka po meron kayo union bank UMID card from SSS possible po na dun pumasok yung subsidy.
Ask mo HR Kung anong nilagay nila na bank account mo upon application
Tanung k lang po kasi single p po ako dun s sss k pero s agency po namin is married na po ako s mga napasa kung mga requirments at wala din po contact number yong sss k pano k po malalaman na aproved ako s mga mabibigyan ng ayuda
Ask ko lang po, paano po ung mga voluntary at self employed na msmber ng sss, meron po ba silang makukuha gaya ng nakuha ng mga employed? Tnx po
Ang SBWS po para sa mga employed lang, employer po kasi ang mag-apply.
Hindi nmn ata need yun status Kung mag apply SBWS, need lng may VALID ID ka Nung single pa para makuha mo.
Pano nmn po kmi na ndi pa po nabigyan na nag aantay pa rin..nag a update nmn po employer nmin ang sabi po nkasama na po kmi na mabi2gyan ng sbws pero wala pa din po gang ngaun kahit nga po dole wala kming natanggap..
Pls coordinate po kayo sa Employer nyo extended pa nmn until June 14 releasing ng sbws 🙂
sana po pakisagot naman po ung tanong ko, ung compny po kc nmen nag apply po sa sbws, aprove nmn po. ung compny po nmen, halos lahat po ng mga kasama q po nkakuha n sa 1st trance, na widraw po nila sa atm na ginagamit po nmen pag nag ssweldo, pero kame pong nsa 19 katao hiningian po kame ng HR po nmen ng atm na union bank na galing po sa sss nung nag loan po kme, pero mag 3 weeks n po wala parin po kme nkukuha, pag nag uupdate po kame sa HR po nmen sagot po nila ay "wait",or maghintay lng daw po. kame, puro un lng po sagot nila sa amen, kya d po nmen alm kung sino po ang my mali or problema si sss po ba o ung employer po nmen o kya ung information nmen n pinasa nila sa sss, ksi po kahit txt at email na galing po sa sss wala po kameng natatanggap, nag pasa nmn din kame ng atm nmen na galing sa sss na union bank, pero gang ngaun po wala pa po, sana po masagot nyo po katanungan q po, salamat po
Kung wala pa po text ang SSS, ibig sabihin wala pa na release ang SSS sa inyo, baka inaayos pa ng employer ninyo problema.
Wlang text Kung Ang pinili ay bank account inquire nlng bank account baka meron na 🙂
Coordinate kayo sa HR Kung na confirmed ba Yung sbws application nyo.
ung employer po nmin ang hawak n employee ay 800 plus po
ang nkapasa lng po ay 617 sa sbws
ang 200 plus po ay nbibilng po ako sa dpasado at d nkakuha ng sbws
nung tinanong nmin kung anu dhilan
kung bkt d kmi kasama sa approve ang sbi nla d daw nkikita sa portal ung dhilan
hanggang nghihintay kmi
pero kung tlgang wala po tlga kming mkukuha
ok lng
basta alm nmin ung dhilan
luminous manpower po ang agency ko
may chance pa po bang mkakuha kmi
dpo kc ngrereply ang agency ko
parang wala n clng pkialm
paano nman po ang walang tin id...indi sla ma qualify?
Need po TIn# upon application
Good Day! Tanong ko lang po bakit po kaya until now la pa kami narereieve na assistance..April 28 po nag apply employer namin using method 3 pero until now wala pa po nacredit sa account namin..thank u po
Pls coordinate sa Employer nyo Kung na confirmed ng SSS sbws application nyo.
Ask po sana nkatanggap po ako ng 1st trance ng sbws pero ung seconnd trance po ei ako nlng po ang naiwan may posibilidad po kaya n na txt ako ng second trance pero do ko n receive gawa ng zero signal tlga ng halos one day s lugar ko pano ko po kay mlalaman kung natxt n po ako
In my part as my employer told me ,that I can not avail the subsidy anymore because in the time of filling ,I was a little bit late in submmiting my tin no. My question is , is there any consideration about that matter, ? Because I can consider my self as legit beneficiary of this.
Until May 8 lng deadline na binigay ni SSS.kung di kayo nasama sa application wla na tlga.
puede po ba magapply ang individual payee/self employed?
Hi ask ko lang po kung ano ba talaga meaning ng your sbws nominated credited to your bank/e-wallet on 06,05/20 pero hanggang ngayon po ay wala naman laman yung atm? 1st trance palang po yan pero wala pa nmn natatanggap pero nagtxt po ang sss. Pwede po ba malaman bakit wala pa.pong laman ang atm . Pls reply salamat.
Double check nyo po kung tama yung acct no. kung tama nman po tanungin nyo po yung bank kung successful naman nai-transfer ng SSS.
Aq po hanngang ngaun wla prin natatangap s sss...sav po ng employer nmin Inaayos na pero wla prin aq natatanggap...ung iba q po katrabaho my nkuha n 2nd wave...pno po kya un makakakuha prin po b aq
ppanu nmn po yung sbi ng employer for disbursement pro gang ngaun wla p dn po ntatanggap dpa narerelis mtatapos n po ang may wla p dn ayuda nkukuha sa sbws po.
How about the second tranche po is it possible to have second tranche? In first tranche kase 41 kami na hindi nakatanggap. Pahelp naman po kung anong dapat gawin. 😔
Good eve po.hindi daw po kame kasali sa dole,SBWS at higher tax payer daw po kame sabi ng aming HR manager diko lang po alam if nagsasabi sya ng totoo sa amin.Hysonic philippine Inc.po ang nym ng company nmen.LISP 3 STO.TOMAS BATANGAS
Lahat ng qualified companies ay may natanggap na email na sila ay qualified.
Maam sir tanong ko lang po kasi ang new employer ko nag apply sila sa sbws tapos hindi nila kami isinama dahil bago p daw kami at wala p kaming contribution na under sa company nila,dapat daw doon kami sa dating employer namin na belong,ang tanong ko po is paano kami maka avail sa dating employer namin na nagresign na po kami?
D Kasi ako eligible Kasi Wala Naman kaming SSS
SA pinagtratrabahoan ko.. commission bases Lang Kasi ako,2 buwan na mahigit ako walang trabaho
Matagal na po nag apply ang agency namin sa SSS pero wala pa po kaming natatanggap matatapos na po ang May. Tapos wala pa po kami pasok sa June.
Bakit po ganun?
Pls coordinate kyo sa HR or Employer nyo sila po nag process nun.
Ma'am tanong ko lang po kong paano malalaman kong makakatanggap ba ang isang empleyado sa SBWS.. Wala pa po kasing masagot ung employer namin..samantalang completo naman po ung requirement na hinihingi ng employer namin.. Hanggang ngayon po wala parin kaming natatanggap sa SBWS..?