Individual Voluntary Contributors

According to Section 13A of the NSSF (Amendment Act), there are 3 types of Voluntary Members:

• Existing Members - who may make voluntary contributions to the fund over and above his or her standard contributions. Such a member may authorise his or her employer in writing to deduct an agreed rate from the employee’s wage payment and remit the voluntary contribution to the Fund. An employer authorised by an employee under subsection shall, for every month during which he or she pays wages for the member, pay to the fund, within fifteen days next following the last day of the month for which the relevant wages are paid, the voluntary contribution of the sum agreed.
• Self-Employed Person – A person who is self-employed may apply for membership in the Fund and shall make voluntary contributions to the Fund.
• Any Other – Any other person may apply for membership and make voluntary contributions to the Fund. according to Section 13A (5).