Welcome to NSSF-Kenya Website

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a statutory yet friendly public Trust which exists for the public good. It is the premier social security provider for Kenya’s workers.

Our role is to provide social security protection to workers in the formal and informal sectors. We register members, receive their contributions, manage funds of the scheme, process and ultimately pay out benefits to eligible members or dependants.

The Fund is administered by a Board of Trustees and has an active membership of approximately one million with over 40,000 beneficiaries every year.

THE FUND
The Fund was established in 1965 through an Act of Parliament cap. 258 of the Laws of Kenya. The Fund operated as a department under the Ministry of Labour until 1987 when the NSSF Act was amended, transforming it into an autonomous State Corporation under a Board of Trustees.

The NSSF Act requires all employers including employers of one to four employees to register with the Fund and remit statutory contributions on a monthly basis. Prior to a Legal Notice No. 159 of 30th October, 2009 only employers with five and above employees were required to register with the Fund.

 BECOMING AN NSSF MEMBER
In order to become an NSSF member, you will have to register with NSSF. Once your employer is registered with NSSF, he/she is also required to ensure that his/her regular workers register with NSSF.

In order to register with NSSF, you must obtain an introductory letter from your employer. Click here to download a sample introductory letter.
In addition to this, you must complete the Member Registration Form. These forms are available online and at your nearest NSSF office.

You can then submit the completed forms and your introductory letter in-person to your nearest NSSF office. Please be sure to have your National Identity Card when you submit your documents for registration. Your full set of fingerprints will be recorded when you register.

We also conduct mobile registration for employers and voluntary members countrywide.

Please click here to review the benefits and grants that you are entitled to as an NSSF member.