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Family Benefits

Puerto Rico Survivor Benefits

Updated July 2021 (COVID-19 related benefits updated April 2021)

COVID-19 BENEFITS

PSOB benefits are available in any State of the U.S., the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands of the U.S., Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the U.S.

ONE-TIME DEATH BENEFITS

Contact the fire department benefits office to assist survivors on this matter.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION (FONDO DEL SEGURO DEL ESTADO)

Workers’ Compensation coverage is compulsory for employers in Puerto Rico. Benefit is 50% of the employee’s wage for a spouse or 85% of the employee’s wage for a spouse with child(ren), with a minimum weekly benefit of $75 and a maximum weekly benefit of $160 (benefits are paid monthly, however, not weekly).

Contact:
Puerto Rico Industrial Commission
Workers’ Compensation

San Juan Central Office
310 Calle 3 SE, Urb. La Riviera, Barrio Monacillos
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Phone: (787) 781-0545
Fax: (787) 783-5610
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.agencias.pr.gov

FUNERAL AND OTHER EXPENSES

Workers’ Association of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may pay a benefit. Contact directly.

Contact:
Asociacion de Empleados Del Ela (AEELA)
463 Parada
35 ½ Ave.
Ponce de León
Hato Rey, PR 00917
Phone: 1-787-641-4008 (Information Line)
Website: www.aeela.com

RETIREMENT/PENSION PLAN

Contact the Puerto Rico Retirement Administration for specific benefits.

Contact:
Administración de Sistemas de Retiro
PO Box 42003
San Juan, PR 00940-2203
Phone: (787)777781-0545
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.retiro.pr.gov

Physical Address

310 Calle 3 SE, Urb. La Riviera, Barrio Monacillos
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

DisclaimerThe material contained in the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Survivor Benefits website is not the result of legal research, but rather is based on a scan of public documents. We have made every effort to be accurate and timely, but errors may exist. The material on this website is advisory only and should not be cited as evidence or proof that a benefit exists or that our facts are accurate. Always consult the decedent’s fire department for benefits assistance, or a benefits’ attorney. If, in the course of your own research, you see errors of fact, or new benefit information, please pass this information along to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.