IPS launches census for retirees: Everything you need to know

The Social Security Institute, known as IPS, has begun a mandatory digital census for more than 90,000 retirees and pensioners, prompting officials to reassure beneficiaries that the process will not suspend their monthly payments.

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Every three years we have to conduct the census to update the data of retirees and pensioners.

The census updates retirees’ personal, demographic and family information. Beneficiaries can complete it digitally or in person, and the procedure will run over the coming months. Bicia Jarolin, coordinator at the IPS Directorate of Retirement Benefits, said the institution must conduct the census every three years under legal requirements.

The announcement caused concern among older beneficiaries, many of whom feared that failing to complete the process would automatically lead to the withholding of their monthly income. Jarolin rejected that version directly. “No, it is something else, but retirees are required to update their information,” she said.

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No, it is something else, but retirees are required to update their information.

Jarolin said the census aims to improve the security and convenience of retirees and pensioners, including communication if they move or need to complete future procedures. She also stressed that the census should not be confused with the traditional proof-of-life requirement. “Everything is for the convenience and security of retirees and pensioners,” she said.

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Everything is for the convenience and security of retirees and pensioners.

The proof of life follows a separate timetable and remains linked to payment eligibility. “If the retiree has not updated their proof of life, which is done every three months, IPS will block them and suspend the payment until they...” The supplied report ends during the official’s explanation.

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If the retiree has not updated their proof of life, which is done every three months, IPS will block them and suspend the payment until they...