TSC Announces New Pension Update Requirement For Teachers

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, is once again pressing teachers to get their pension paperwork in order, this time tying the appeal to the upcoming World Teachers’ Day 2026 celebrations.

Working alongside the Public Service Superannuation Fund, TSC wants teachers enrolled in the scheme to log into the fund’s online system and make sure their pension and beneficiary information is accurate and up to date.

According to TSC, teachers who haven’t yet set up online access should head to the PSSF Member Self-Service Portal and register. Once that’s done, the same login details will let them check their pension statements and other account details whenever they need to.

“To access your Pension statements and other information about your PSSF account, please create your digital access by signing up on the PSSF Member Self-Service Portal. Then use the same credentials to sign in,” the commission said.

Beyond just registering, the PSSF is also asking members to review who they’ve listed as beneficiaries and ensure all the required details are filled in correctly.

That means birth certificate numbers for any children named as beneficiaries, and ID numbers along with phone contacts for adult beneficiaries. Teachers filling out the beneficiary form also need to specify what percentage of their pension benefits should go to each person they’ve nominated.

There’s an added requirement for anyone naming a minor as a beneficiary — they’ll need to designate a guardian who can serve as the point of contact for any expenses the PSSF Trust Fund covers on the child’s behalf.

This isn’t the first time TSC has pushed teachers on this. Back in July, the commission issued a directive requiring every PSSF-enrolled teacher to sign up on the self-service portal, part of a broader shift by the fund toward managing pensions entirely online.

A circular dated July 9 instructed regional, county, and sub-county directors to make sure the message reached teachers in their areas. At that point, TSC noted that teachers made up roughly 334,442 of the fund’s total membership.

Uptake, though, has been slow. Only around 20,000 teachers had actually completed their registration by the time of that directive. TSC cautioned that teachers who skip this step won’t be able to track their retirement savings properly, and could face delays getting their pension benefits processed once they eventually leave the profession.

Once registered, teachers can use the portal to update personal and contact information, pull up pension statements and contribution records, keep tabs on their overall pension standing, submit requests related to their pensions, and get notifications directly from the fund.

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