Macau’s Social Security Fund (FSS) is calling on the SAR’s old-age and disability pension beneficiaries to provide proof of life electronically.
Under the Macau law, beneficiaries of the local Social Security System’s old-age and disability pension – nearly 170,000 people in 2025 – must provide proof of life every year, according to FSS.
Beneficiaries can use the “Macao One Account” mobile app to provide proof of life through facial recognition – it is applicable even outside Macau.
Additionally, beneficiaries may also bring a valid Macau resident ID card to provide proof of life through the following methods:
- Use the self-service machines located in several places of Macao and the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin;
- Visit the following locations in person during office hours:
- Albergue da Santa Casa da Misericórdia (until 10 January);
- FSS’s St. Lazarus Parish Field Office (on or after 13 January);
- Macau Government Services Centre;
- Macau Government Services Centre in Islands;
- Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) Public Services Centres and sub-stations.
- Under the “Verify the Proof of Life for People from Guangdong and Macao” mechanism, beneficiaries living in Guangdong Province can provide proof of life in person at a local designated social insurance agency.
Beneficiaries who can neither visit a service point in person nor use electronic methods can ask someone to submit proof of life documents on their behalf or send them by mail to the FSS.
As long as the procedures are completed by the end of March, it will not affect the payment of relevant benefits in January and throughout the year, according to FSS.
For more information visit the “Proof of Life” page on the FSS’s website, or contact 2853 2850.
Photo: Joseph Chan
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