The Social Security System (SSS) has announced that members who applied for their Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) cards between August 2017 and December 2020 have only until December 29 to pick up their unclaimed cards.
After the deadline, the unclaimed cards, including those that the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) returned to SSS after two unsuccessful delivery attempts, will be disposed of based on SSS’ retention policy.
SSS advised members to check the status of their UMID card application on the agency’s website.
It also advised SSS members to keep their contact information updated so they will not miss important notifications from the SSS.
Since February 2023, SSS has stopped accepting applications for regular UMID cards, but is currently offering UMID ATM Pay Card exclusively to SSS members who either have existing UMID cards or pending UMID card applications.
SSS has also recently announced its partnership with the Philippine Statistics Authority to integrate the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) into their processes and services, which include the issuance of a similar ATM-enabled SSS card for initial applicants.
