Botswana - Apply for Survivor Benefits (Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund)

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. When an active member or pensioner passes on, the whole benefit is paid out to the beneficiaries by the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) office upon notification by the deceased kin. BPOPF Office Location and Contact Details
2. The death notification shall be made in writing using the relevant prescribed form, obtainable at the BPOPE regional offices or download it from the BOPOE website BPOPE Forms or directly download it using this link:
   • Death Notification Form for a Pension or
   • Death Notification Form for Active Member
   • Nomination Of Beneficiaries Form
3. Upon obtaining the relevant notification form complete it accurately, attach all the supporting documents as listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page and submit them to the BPOPE regional office for evaluation and processing.
4. On submission of the application file, the receiving officer will check for discrepancies or ineligibility in the application documents. If a discrepancy that cannot be immediately corrected exists in any of the documents, the application and all the submitted documents will be returned to the applicant and should not be re-submitted until the discrepancy has been rectified.
5. A BPOPF Employer undertakes investigations that will determine the apportionment of the member’s accumulated pension to the beneficiaries.
6. Once the beneficiary has been approved by the BPOPE, he/she will be required to provide the BPOPE office with his/her bank account details, which the BPOPE will use to remit the survivor benefits.

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Required Documents

• Duly completed and signed:
  • Death Notification Form for a Pension or
  • Death Notification Form for Active Member
  • Nomination Of Beneficiaries Form
• Original death certificate of the deceased member or original court Decree where the member is presumed dead
• Original death certificate of eligible dependents relatives who are deceased
• A copy of the deceased identity card
• A copy of the claimant(s) identity card)
• Beneficiaries' proof of age (Birth Certificate / Omang)
• Certified copy of the marriage certificate or other evidence of marriage in case the deceased was married
• Any other supporting as may be requested by the Authority.

Office Locations & Contacts

Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF)
Gaborone Head Office
Address: Unit 3, Second Floor Peelo Place,
Plot 54366 Central Business District Gaborone, Botswana
Private Bag 00195 Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +276 391 1445/ 361 7000 / 315 8422
Fax: +276 391 2066

Gaborone Regional Office
Address: Plot 70667, BDC Fairscape Precinct, Ground Floor
P/Bag 7, Poso House, Gaborone
Tell: +267318 6820
Fax: +267 318 6824

Francistown Regional Office
Address: Plot 662 - 666, Blue Jacket Square, Blue Jacket Street Francistown, Botswana,
Private Bag 0053
Tell: +267 241 2562
Fax: 241 2583

Maun Regional Office
Address: Plot 714, Old Mall CBD, Maun, Botswana
Private Bag 60
Tel: +267 686 0597
Fax: +267 686 0532

Jwaneng
Regional Office
Address: Plot 5435 Main Mall
Private Bag 29 Jwaneng,
Tell: +267 588 1236
Fax: +267 588 1246
BPOPF Office Location and Contact Details
BPOPE website

Eligibility

The following list is the Order of Eligibility:FIRST- SPOUSE/ SPOUSES

• Husband/ wife(s) and
  • Minor children below 18 years (old fund)
  • Children below 25 years of age (new fund)
  • Minor children or those below 25yrs and are certified to be suffering from mental incapacity shall be paid through guardians.

SECOND ALL CHILDREN

• Where both parents are deceased (Minor Children will be paid through the guardian)

THIRD BOTH PARENTS

• Where the deceased member was NOT married and had no children

FOURTH BROTHER/SISTER

• Where a deceased was NOT married, had no children and both parents are deceased.

FIFTH GRANDPARENTSSIXTH -OTHERS/NEXT OF KIN

• Any other applicant must prove dependency and shall submit a confirmed Grant letter of administration with respect to deceased members' Benefits.

Fees

• This application is processed free of charge.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Death Notification Form for a Pension or
  
• Death Notification Form for Active Member
  
• Nomination Of Beneficiaries Form
  

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Required Information

• Particulars of a deceased member ( Name, Member Number, ID Number)
• Home Particulars (Nationality, County, District, Location, Sub-Location)
• Details of employment
• Particulars of claimants (Full names, Age, ID card number, Address, and telephone, relationship to deceased)
• Present home particulars
• Confirmation by the chief and asst./dept. or county commissioner of the home district of the deceased.
• Declaration by the applicant

Need for the Document

• This benefit is paid to: This benefit is payable to the survivor(s)/dependents(s) Relative(s) of a deceased member/pensioner.

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