{"id":131434,"date":"2022-01-08T07:04:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T06:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=131434"},"modified":"2022-01-08T07:04:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T06:04:25","slug":"1209-deceased-workers-relatives-get-n6-28bn-pension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/08\/1209-deceased-workers-relatives-get-n6-28bn-pension\/","title":{"rendered":"1209 deceased workers&#8217; relatives get N6.28bn &#8211; Pension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Pension Commission has disclosed that the\u00a0relatives of 1,209 deceased workers were paid N6.18bn under the Contributory Pension Scheme from April to June last year.<\/p>\n<p data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">This was made known by the commisson in its\u00a0report on death benefits for the second quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-wp-7d27179\" data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">It said, \u201cDuring the quarter under review, approvals were granted for payment of death benefits amounting to N6.18bn to the legal beneficiaries\/administrator of 1,209 deceased employees and retirees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-wp-7d27179\" data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis comprised 835 public (FGN and State) and 374 private-sector employees\/retirees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-wp-7d27179\" data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">The commission said it had earlier put in place stringent measures on benefits payments after it raised the alarm that some fraudsters were collecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/17\/ngf-states-to-clear-all-outstanding-pensions-after-fuel-subsidy-removal\/\">pensions<\/a> of some living contributors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-wp-7d27179\" data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">PenCom had in a recent circular said, \u201cPlease, recall the commission\u2019s directive to Pension Fund Administrators via its letter dated 16 May 2013 to pay additional inflows into deceased employees\u2019 Retirement Savings Accounts to legal beneficiary(ies) after initial approval has been obtained.<\/p>\n<p data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHowever, the commission has noted in recent times an increase in death payments that did not meet the required internal control measures. Hence, the need to strengthen the death payment process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-wp-7d27179\" data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAccordingly, the commission directed the immediate cessation of payment of additional death benefit claims without the commission\u2019s approval.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-wp-7d27179\" data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">It said the PFAs must comply with its new directives, which took effect in December 2020, in the processing, approval and payment of death benefit claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-wp-7d27179\" data-amp-original-style=\"text-align: justify;\">PenCom said it would review requests for payment of death benefit claims and approve or decline requests, adding that appropriate sanction would be imposed on PFAs for violation of the procedure for death benefits payments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Pension Commission has disclosed that the\u00a0relatives of 1,209 deceased workers were paid N6.18bn under the Contributory Pension Scheme from April to June last year. 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