The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced that teachers who resigned or were dismissed from service since 2018, will now be eligible for terminal benefits under a new policy.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

The new directive reverses the commission’s long-standing policy that saw teachers who exited the profession through resignation or dismissal lose their pension and gratuity benefits.

According to TSC, the policy applies retroactively to all teachers who left service on or after April 6, 2018, allowing thousands of former educators to seek payments that had previously been forfeited.

The changes are contained in Circular No. 12/2025 dated August 18, 2025, which implements provisions of the 2025-2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

📌 What You Need to Know

Acting Chief Executive Officer Evaleen Mitei directed affected former teachers and beneficiaries of deceased teachers to begin submitting applications for processing of their dues through TSC Sub-County offices.

Claims submitted to Sub-County Directors will undergo verification before being forwarded to County Directors and later to the commission’s headquarters for processing through the National Treasury.

TSC noted that the move is intended to streamline the management of teacher welfare and clearing pending benefits cases that have accumulated over the years.

Former teachers seeking the payments have been instructed to provide copies of their national identity cards, KRA PIN certificates, bank or Sacco details, gratuity and pension forms, and relevant employment records.

Male teachers employed before December 31, 2020, will also be required to submit their earliest payslip showing Widows and Children Pension Scheme (WCPS) deductions, while teachers who served under Untrained Teacher (UT) terms must provide NSSF statements.

Beneficiaries of deceased teachers have been directed to submit additional documents, including death certificates, letters from area chiefs confirming dependents, certified identification documents, and birth certificates for children aged 24 years and below.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke