$8.36M paid out by FNPF and government so far through the COVID-19 withdrawal assistance

A total of $8.36 million has been paid out so far by the Fiji National Provident Fund and government through the COVID-19 withdrawal assistance.

FNPF Chief Executive Officer, Jaoji Koroi says $1.22 million has been paid by government and $7.14 million has been paid by the Fund.

Koroi says out of the 10,670 members who have accessed their funds for COVID-19 assistance, 2,778 have been assisted by government.

He says while processing continues, the Fund is appealing to members to ensure their forms are completed correctly.

Koroi says out of the applications that have been received, a total of 2,431 were queried due to members not signing the forms, employers didn’t sign or stamp the form; incomplete form; members not submitting the requirements with their completed applications and employers not submitting required documents with the members’ application forms.

The CEO has also pleaded with members to be patient because there is a huge volume of applications and teams are trying their best to process these withdrawals for COVID-19, however, there are delays that are beyond their control.

He says members can be rest assured that their applications will be processed if they are eligible and the processing time for COVID-19 applications is 5 to 7 working days but could be longer due to the reasons highlighted.