SSS Direct Housing Loans Case Study

The OFW guide on how to apply for SSS ' Direct Housing Loan

Aside from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), ang Social Security System, o ang SSS ay isang sangay ng gobyerno na tumutulong sa mga Filipino working abroad. Kilala ang SSS sa kanilang serbisyo, lalo na sa mga loans at benefits na binibigay ng kumpanya sa mga manggagawang Pilipino.

The SSS ' Direct Housing Loan Facility for OFWs is in direct vision with the government 's shelter program, or the Pabahay sa Bagong Siglo Program. It is a plan that foresees affordable socialized and low-cost housing for Filipino contract workers. This is good especially to OFWs na gusto nang bumukod ng sarili nilang pamilya, or for those who are looking for a fresh start pag dating nila sa Pilipinas. Of course, iba pa rin ang feeling 'pag may sarili ka nang bahay: alam at makikita mo kung saan pumupunta ang pera na pinaghirapan mo sa ibang bansa.

Here 's how to apply for the SSS Direct Housing Loan for OFWs:

WHO CAN APPLY?
Essentially, any Overseas Filipino Worker can avail of the loan, or a private sector worker with the following description:
- He/she is currently deployed with a valid contract through the Philippine Overseas Employment Authority (POEA) and an authenticated Embassy abroad;
- He/she has an existing employment contract which is waiting to be renewed or deployed;
- He/she is a Filipino national but is now a citizen or an immigrant of a foreign country but is still interesting in buying a house for his family in the Philippines
- He/she is a long-term resident overseas Filipino who wish to avail of the program for themselves in time for their retirement or for their extended