Health Social Security (EsSalud) In Peru, it provides various benefits to its affiliates, including financial support aimed at covering funeral expenses in the event of the death insured. This benefit, called Sumeory provisionaims to alleviate the financial burden of relatives in a moment of difficulty.
This benefit consists of a financial support destined for the family of the deceased insured, with the purpose of helping to cover the expenses related to the funeral. To access this benefitit is necessary to meet a series of requirements established by ESSALUD, so it is essential to correctly review the required documentation. Next, the most relevant aspects of the funeral benefit for affiliates to the affiliates are detailed EsSaludincluding eligibility criteria, the application process and the amounts granted.
How much ascends the amount that EsSalud delivers for funeral expenses if my relative was insured?
EsSalud establishes that the funeral benefit consists of an economic support of S/2,070 For each insured deceased, with the aim of relieving the financial burden of direct relatives in a moment of grief. This benefit is aimed at covering funeral expenses, allowing relatives to face service costs such as the coffin, the velation hall, transfer and burial or cremation.
To access this help, it is essential that the beneficiaries meet the established requirements by the institution. Among the people who can request the benefit are the spouse or concubine (a), the children, the father or the mother of the insured and the brothers (as) of legal age. The delivery of this benefit It is subject to the presentation of the required documentation, which must be managed within the deadlines established by ESSALUD to guarantee its correct granting.
What are the requirements that I must meet to access the benefit that Essalud offers?
If you want to access the SSALUD funeral benefit, it is necessary to meet the following requirements:
- The insured must have registered three consecutive months of contributions or, failing that, four non -consecutive months within six calendar months prior to the month of his death.
- For the agrarian insured, it is required to have registered three consecutive months of contributions or, alternatively, four months not consecutive within the 12 months prior to his death.
- The insured worker must maintain a labor bond in force at the time of his death.
- In case of being a pensioner, the insured must have maintained this condition at the time of his death.
It should be noted that the Sumeory provision It does not apply to the deceased insured who were affiliated with the complementary risk of risk work (SCTR).
These are the documents that you must present to access the benefit that Essalud grants in 2025
To access the provision by funeral, it is necessary to present the following documentation:
- Form 1040duly completed and signed by the beneficiary, it is an essential requirement to request the provision for funeral.
- Original payment vouchers For funeral services, which must not exceed the maximum amount of S/2,070.
- Sworn declaration that details other funerary services acquired, such as coffin, chapel, float, among others.
What expenses cover the funeral benefit granted by Essalud?
The financial aid granted by EsSalud It covers various officials, for example the niche or burial, the cremation or burial, the coffin, the burning chapel, the float, the transport of the body, the death or suit, and the preparation of the body. These expenses must be consigned in the Payment vouchers that you must present to Essalud.
In order to access the form, or the format of the affidavit that you must present to this entity, you can visit the official page of EsSaludwhere you can get more details about this provision for funeral.
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