SSS Pension Loan: 10% Rate and Loanable Amounts
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Quick answer
The SSS Pension Loan lends a retiree pensioner 3, 6, 9 or 12 times the Aggregate Monthly Pension, capped at ₱300,000, at 10% per year over 6 to 24 months. A surviving spouse pensioner gets half that multiple, capped at ₱150,000. A 2% service fee is deducted.
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Where these figures come from
About these figures: the numbers below come from SSS's official published sources: Social Security System | Pension Loan Program (Retiree) (https://www.sss.gov.ph/new-pension-loan-retiree/, retrieved 2026-08-31); Social Security System | Pension Loan Program (Survivor) (https://www.sss.gov.ph/new-pension-loan-survivor/, retrieved 2026-08-31); Social Security System | Retirement Benefit (https://www.sss.gov.ph/retirement-benefit/, retrieved 2026-08-31). Agencies change fees and rates without notice, so confirm with SSS before you rely on them. Last verified: 2026-08-31.
The SSS Pension Loan Program lends against a pension already being paid. It needs no ATM card as collateral, charges 10% per annum on a diminishing principal balance, and takes the repayment straight out of the monthly pension. There are two versions with different ceilings: one for retiree pensioners and one for surviving spouse pensioners.
What a retiree pensioner can borrow
The loanable amount is the Aggregate Monthly Pension multiplied by 3, 6, 9 or 12, at the borrower’s option, capped at ₱300,000.00. A dependent’s pension is not included in the computation.
| Option | Loan amount | Repayment term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 × Aggregate Monthly Pension | 6 months |
| 2 | 6 × Aggregate Monthly Pension | 12 months |
| 3 | 9 × Aggregate Monthly Pension | 24 months |
| 4 | 12 × Aggregate Monthly Pension | 24 months |
Options 3 and 4 share the same 24-month term, so the 12x option is the 9x option with a third more principal packed into the same number of payments.
| Aggregate Monthly Pension | 3x, 6 months | 6x, 12 months | 9x, 24 months | 12x, 24 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₱2,400 | ₱7,200 | ₱14,400 | ₱21,600 | ₱28,800 |
| ₱5,000 | ₱15,000 | ₱30,000 | ₱45,000 | ₱60,000 |
| ₱8,000 | ₱24,000 | ₱48,000 | ₱72,000 | ₱96,000 |
| ₱10,000 | ₱30,000 | ₱60,000 | ₱90,000 | ₱120,000 |
| ₱15,000 | ₱45,000 | ₱90,000 | ₱135,000 | ₱180,000 |
| ₱20,000 | ₱60,000 | ₱120,000 | ₱180,000 | ₱240,000 |
| ₱25,000 | ₱75,000 | ₱150,000 | ₱225,000 | ₱300,000 |
The ₱300,000.00 cap starts to bite at a pension of ₱25,000: 12 × ₱25,000 is exactly ₱300,000, and any pension above that is capped on the 12x option. The SSS pension formula puts a pension of ₱25,000 well above what the ₱20,000 salary-credit ceiling produces on its own, so for most pensioners the multiple, not the cap, is the binding limit.
The monthly amortisation, and the 40% rule
The amortisation is deducted from the Aggregate Monthly Pension, so the question is not only what you can borrow but what is left to live on. SSS calls the remainder the Net Take Home Pension, and requires it to be at least 40% of the Aggregate Monthly Pension. If the amount you chose would breach that, SSS recomputes the loan so the amortisation equals the pension less the required 40%.
The rates and the terms are official. The payment columns below are standard annuity arithmetic run on 10% per annum by this site, not SSS quotations, and they do not model the pro-rated interest or the insurance premium.
| Aggregate Monthly Pension | 3x, 6 mo payment | 6x, 12 mo payment | 9x, 24 mo payment | 12x, 24 mo payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₱2,400 | ₱1,235 | ₱1,266 | ₱997 | ₱1,329 |
| ₱5,000 | ₱2,573 | ₱2,637 | ₱2,077 | ₱2,769 |
| ₱8,000 | ₱4,117 | ₱4,220 | ₱3,322 | ₱4,430 |
| ₱10,000 | ₱5,147 | ₱5,275 | ₱4,153 | ₱5,537 |
| ₱15,000 | ₱7,720 | ₱7,912 | ₱6,230 | ₱8,306 |
| ₱20,000 | ₱10,294 | ₱10,550 | ₱8,306 | ₱11,075 |
| ₱25,000 | ₱12,867 | ₱13,187 | ₱10,383 | ₱13,843 |
Because every option scales with the pension itself, the projected Net Take Home Pension works out to the same percentage at every pension level.
| Option | Term | Projected Net Take Home Pension |
|---|---|---|
| 9x | 24 months | 58.47% of the pension |
| 3x | 6 months | 48.53% of the pension |
| 6x | 12 months | 47.25% of the pension |
| 12x | 24 months | 44.63% of the pension |
All four clear the 40% floor in this projection, so for most pensioners the binding constraint is the ₱300,000 cap and the age limit rather than the take-home rule. The 12x option comes closest, leaving 4.63 percentage points of headroom.
What the loan costs
Same arithmetic, showing the interest rather than the payment.
| Pension and option | Loan amount | Term | Monthly | Total paid | Interest | 2% service fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₱5,000, 3x | ₱15,000 | 6 months | ₱2,573 | ₱15,441 | ₱441 | ₱300.00 |
| ₱5,000, 12x | ₱60,000 | 24 months | ₱2,769 | ₱66,449 | ₱6,449 | ₱1,200.00 |
| ₱10,000, 3x | ₱30,000 | 6 months | ₱5,147 | ₱30,881 | ₱881 | ₱600.00 |
| ₱10,000, 9x | ₱90,000 | 24 months | ₱4,153 | ₱99,673 | ₱9,673 | ₱1,800.00 |
| ₱10,000, 12x | ₱120,000 | 24 months | ₱5,537 | ₱132,897 | ₱12,897 | ₱2,400.00 |
| ₱20,000, 6x | ₱120,000 | 12 months | ₱10,550 | ₱126,599 | ₱6,599 | ₱2,400.00 |
| ₱20,000, 12x | ₱240,000 | 24 months | ₱11,075 | ₱265,795 | ₱25,795 | ₱4,800.00 |
On a ₱10,000 pension the 3x option costs a projected ₱881 in interest and the 12x option ₱12,897, fourteen times as much, for four times the principal over four times the term. The 2% service fee moves the same way: ₱600.00 against ₱2,400.00.
What a surviving spouse pensioner can borrow
The structure is the same, but the base is halved, the cap is halved, and the terms are shorter.
| Option | Loan amount | Loan term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 × (50% of Aggregate Monthly Pension) | 6 months |
| 2 | 6 × (50% of Aggregate Monthly Pension) | 6 months |
| 3 | 9 × (50% of Aggregate Monthly Pension) | 12 months |
| 4 | 12 × (50% of Aggregate Monthly Pension) | 12 months |
The maximum is ₱150,000.00, half the retiree ceiling. Options 1 and 2 share a 6-month term and options 3 and 4 share a 12-month term, so nothing in this version runs to 24 months.
| Aggregate Monthly Pension | 3x, 6 mo | 6x, 6 mo | 9x, 12 mo | 12x, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₱5,000 | ₱7,500 at ₱1,287 | ₱15,000 at ₱2,573 | ₱22,500 at ₱1,978 | ₱30,000 at ₱2,637 |
| ₱10,000 | ₱15,000 at ₱2,573 | ₱30,000 at ₱5,147 | ₱45,000 at ₱3,956 | ₱60,000 at ₱5,275 |
| ₱15,000 | ₱22,500 at ₱3,860 | ₱45,000 at ₱7,720 | ₱67,500 at ₱5,934 | ₱90,000 at ₱7,912 |
| ₱20,000 | ₱30,000 at ₱5,147 | ₱60,000 at ₱10,294 | ₱90,000 at ₱7,912 | ₱120,000 at ₱10,550 |
The 6x option at 6 months is the one to look at twice. On a ₱10,000 pension the projected amortisation is ₱5,147, which leaves 48.53% of the pension, against 74.27% on the 3x option at the same 6-month term. The same 40% Net Take Home Pension rule applies here, and it is computed on the full Aggregate Monthly Pension, not on the halved base used for the loan.
| Option | Term | Projected Net Take Home Pension |
|---|---|---|
| 3x | 6 months | 74.27% of the pension |
| 9x | 12 months | 60.44% of the pension |
| 6x | 6 months | 48.53% of the pension |
| 12x | 12 months | 47.25% of the pension |
Who qualifies
| Requirement | Retiree pensioner | Surviving spouse pensioner |
|---|---|---|
| Registered on the SSS website with updated contact information and an enrolled disbursement account | Yes | Yes, and must secure an SS number as surviving spouse pensioner if not already a member |
| Age | 85 years old or below at the end of the month of the loan term | At least 18 at filing, and 85 or below at the end of the month of the loan term |
| Deductions from the monthly pension | None | None |
| Advance pension under the SSS Calamity Loan Package | None outstanding | None outstanding |
| Pension status | Receiving the monthly pension for at least 1 month, status Active | Receiving the monthly pension for at least 1 month, status Active |
| Other | If the 18 months advance pension was availed, the pension must have been received for at least 1 month | Must be sole payee to the death benefit |
| Fraud | Not disqualified for fraud committed against the SSS | Not disqualified for fraud committed against the SSS |
The age rule works backwards from the end of the term, and SSS publishes the arithmetic for a retiree pensioner.
| Maximum age at time of availment | Loan term |
|---|---|
| 84 years and 4 months | 6 months |
| 83 years and 10 months | 12 months |
| 82 years and 10 months | 24 months |
The surviving spouse version publishes only the first two rows, at 84 years and 4 months for 6 months and 83 years and 10 months for 12 months, which matches its shorter terms.
Fees, insurance and disbursement
Four things come off before the money reaches the account:
- a service fee of 2% of the loan amount
- pro-rated interest at 10% per annum, from the granting date to the end of the month before the first amortisation month
- the credit life insurance premium, as a one-time deduction
- any transaction fee charged by the disbursing bank
The credit life insurance names SSS as the sole designated beneficiary. If the borrower dies before full payment and before the end of the loan term, the loan balance is considered fully paid and is not deducted from the death benefit of the rightful beneficiaries. A balance the insurer will not cover is deducted from the borrower’s SSS benefits instead. SSS lists what falls outside cover: death after the end of the loan term, fraudulent loans, and balances that become due because a pension was cancelled by re-adjudication of a benefit claim, by re-employment or resumption of self-employment for a retiree, or by remarriage or a live-in relationship for a surviving spouse.
Proceeds are released through electronic funds transfer to the borrower’s existing pensioner disbursement account, or to another account enrolled through the Disbursement Account Enrollment Module.
The first amortisation falls due on the 2nd month after the loan was granted. SSS gives the illustration that a loan granted in January starts amortising in March.
How to apply
The whole application runs inside My.SSS.
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Log in to your My.SSS account |
| 2 | Click Loans, then Pension Loan under the Loans tab |
| 3 | Choose the disbursement account for the proceeds. Until one is chosen, the Next button stays disabled |
| 4 | Pick your preferred loan amount from the computations displayed, then click Next |
| 5 | Check the details, tick the Terms and Conditions box, and click Next |
| 6 | Tick the box confirming you have read and analysed the Disclosure Statement, then click Next |
| 7 | Open the Disclosure Statement and download or print a copy |
| 8 | Close the Disclosure Statement to activate Submit, review the summary, tick the acknowledgement box and click Submit |
| 9 | A confirmation appears on screen and is also sent to your registered email address |
Renewal is allowed only after full payment of the current loan. There is no 6-month renewal window here of the kind the salary and calamity loans have.
What this page does not cover
SSS does not publish, on the Pension Loan pages, the credit life insurance premium rate, the insurer, the processing time from submission to release, the disbursing banks’ transaction fees, or a governing circular number for this programme. None of those are stated here. What your Aggregate Monthly Pension actually is comes from your own pension record, not from this page.
Related
The SSS retirement pension guide covers the formula that sets the Aggregate Monthly Pension this loan is measured against, including the ₱1,000 additional benefit and the 13th month pension, and the SSS pension calculator will project a pension from a salary credit and a length of service. For members still working, the SSS salary loan guide covers the 8% loan against contributions, and the SSS calamity loan guide the 7% one.
Frequently asked questions
- How much can an SSS pensioner borrow?
- A retiree pensioner may borrow 3, 6, 9 or 12 times the Aggregate Monthly Pension, at their option, capped at ₱300,000.00. A surviving spouse pensioner may borrow the same multiples of 50% of the Aggregate Monthly Pension, capped at ₱150,000.00. A dependent's pension is not included in the computation.
- What is the SSS pension loan interest rate?
- 10% per annum on the diminishing principal balance, which becomes part of the monthly amortisation. Any principal balance remaining after the loan term keeps accruing interest at 10% per annum until fully paid.
- What are the loan terms?
- For a retiree pensioner: 6 months for the 3x option, 12 months for the 6x option, and 24 months for both the 9x and 12x options. For a surviving spouse pensioner: 6 months for the 3x and 6x options and 12 months for the 9x and 12x options.
- What is the Net Take Home Pension rule?
- The loanable amount and term must leave a Net Take Home Pension of at least 40% of the Aggregate Monthly Pension. If the amount you picked would breach that, SSS recomputes it so the monthly amortisation equals the Aggregate Monthly Pension less the required 40%.
- Is there an age limit?
- Yes. You must be 85 years old or below at the end of the month of the loan term. SSS publishes the illustration that a retiree aged 84 years and 4 months can take a 6-month term, 83 years and 10 months a 12-month term, and 82 years and 10 months a 24-month term. A surviving spouse pensioner must also be at least 18 at the time of filing.
- What is deducted from the proceeds?
- A 2% service fee on the loan amount, pro-rated interest at 10% per annum from the granting date to the end of the month before the first amortisation month, the credit life insurance premium, and any transaction fee charged by the disbursing bank.
- What happens if the borrower dies before the loan is paid?
- The loan is covered by credit life insurance with SSS as the sole designated beneficiary, paid for by the borrower from the proceeds. If the borrower dies before full payment and before the end of the loan term, the balance is treated as fully paid and is not deducted from the beneficiaries' death benefit.
- When can I renew?
- Only after the current loan is fully paid. SSS states no waiting period beyond that, unlike the salary and calamity loans which allow renewal after 6 months.