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Check for and collect uncollected (returned) NSSF benefits

National Social Security Fund · sources read 3 Oct 2026

If you or a relative claimed NSSF benefits but never collected the payment, the cheque may be waiting. Call NSSF toll free on 0800 221 2744, email info@nssfkenya.co.ke or visit the nearest NSSF office to check and collect it.

Fee
We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
Where
By phone (0800 221 2744), by email (info@nssfkenya.co.ke) or in person at any NSSF branch office
Go to NSSF

Steps

  1. Call NSSF toll free on 0800 221 2744 or email info@nssfkenya.co.ke to ask if there's an uncollected benefit in your name (or your relative's).
  2. Or go to the nearest NSSF office and ask there. They'll tell you how to collect it.

Watch out

  • This is for benefits that were already claimed and are waiting as a cheque that nobody picked up.

Who can apply

  • NSSF members, or next of kin, who claimed retirement benefits but haven't collected the payment.
Official sources (3)
  1. NSSF Returned Benefits nssf.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
  2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) nssf.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
  3. NSSF Branches nssf.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026

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