The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has explained who qualifies to benefit from a member's savings when the member dies, when single and without children.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

When an NSSF member dies, their savings become accessible to their immediate family, for instance, a wife or husband or children who are above the age of 18 years.

But what happens when a contributor dies when they are single and have no children?

According to the Fund, the savings do not get lost simply because the contributor has died and has no immediate family.

📌 What You Need to Know

The Fund explains that in such a situation, the parents of the deceased become eligible for the savings and can access the funds.

However, when parents are also not available, the contributor's siblings automatically become the beneficiaries.

"The Husband or the wife of the member qualifies first, then all the children, regardless of their age or gender, where the spouse of the deceased is also late," NSSF stated.

"The parents of the deceased qualifies if they had no spoue or children. Brothers or sisters, where the deceased was single, had no children and both parents are deceased," the Fund added.

When the parents and siblings are not available, NSSF explained that the funds are still accessible but for specific people.

According to the Fund, if the member's children are minors , the guardian of the member's children is eligible to claim the funds.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke