Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund-NSSF has asked parliament to split the current Fund into two to provide for workers who would want to have midterm access to their savings. Speaking to reporters at the NSSF head offices in Kampala on Thursday, Richard Byarugaba, the NSSF’s managing …
Read More »Elderly couple in Amuru loses UGX 1.6M to termites
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An elderly couple in Amuru district has lost one million six hundred and fifteen thousand shillings after being damaged by termites. Seventy-five-year-old Bicentina Alal and her 80-year-old husband Tito Okema have been saving money in a metallic case for over three years. The couple lives …
Read More »NSSF to release savings to Covid-19 patients
Patients undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at an intensive care unit (ICU) can now partially access their NSSF savings Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Savers with the National Social Security Fund can now partially access their savings should they be undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at an intensive care unit (ICU). The NSSF says …
Read More »NSSF Amendment bill passed, sent to President
📌 NSSF amendment bill highlights ✳ To EXPAND social security coverage by providing for mandatory contribution of all workers regardless of the size of the enterprise or number of employees and also allowing voluntary contributions to the Fund ✳ To provide for midterm access to VOLUNTARY contributions ✳ To empower …
Read More »NSSF interest to savers cannot be taxed – Court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund has won a landmark case that has saved workers saving up to 43 billion shillings. Uganda Revenue Authority had written to NSSF seven years ago, informing the agency that the interest paid to members accounts is accepted as an …
Read More »Parliament halts decision on NSSF mid-term access to benefits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has halted its decision on the proposed mid-term access to benefits by contributors to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) after legislators failed to agree on the group of people and percentage that should be availed. This followed a debate on a joint committee …
Read More »NSSF members can now submit claims via online
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | On Sept.08, the National Social Security Fund executives announced that members who qualify for withdrawal of their savings can now submit and track their claims online and through their internet enabled devices like mobile smart phones. The NSSF Head of Marketing and Communications, Barbra Teddy …
Read More »NSSF, Finance Ministry sabotaging midterm access-Lyomoki
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Workers MP Sam Lyomoki has said there are plans to sabotage the National Social Security (NSSF) amendment Bill 2019 that seeks to allow for midterm access to members savings. The bill among other things proposes for midterm access for savers of 45 years …
Read More »Activist petitions Constitutional court over NSSF monopoly
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An activist has petitioned the Constitutional court to declare that a compulsory requirement that employees must register and save their retirement money with only the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is illegal and limits people’s freedom of choice and democracy. The petition is filed by …
Read More »Police SACCO members to access savings in March, 2020
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Uganda Police Exodus SACCO will be able to withdraw their savings, within two months, after the reorganization of the scheme, according to the Uganda Police Force. The Police Exodus Cooperative Savings and Credit Society, with a share capital of 20 billion …
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