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<p align="justify" class="page_heading"><strong>Long-term Benefits</strong></p>
<p align="justify"><strong class="text_heading">1. Invalidity Benefit</strong> <br>
The death of a relative has beyond the emotional burden a significant financial impact on the resources of the survivors'. Salaries and allowances are no longer paid; even the retirement benefit will cease to continue. To partly overcome this situation, the SSO system provides survivors' benefits for the relatives of the death SSO member. <a href="invalidity_benefit.htm" target="_top" class="main_menu">More... </a></p>
<p><strong class="text_heading">2. Retirement Pension</strong><br>
After having contributed during the working period for many years to the nations' wealth and prosperity, the pensioner should gain for the last period of life from a regular income to support his costs of living. A lifelong contribution to the SSO will entitle him to such an income, which level will depend on the number of years of contribution made and the level of income insured. The following section will provide more detailed information on retirement pension: <a href="pension.htm" target="_top" class="main_menu">More...</a> </p>
<p><span class="text_heading"><strong>3. Survivors Benefit</strong><strong></strong></span><strong> <br>
</strong>The death of a relative has beyond the emotional burden a significant financial impact on the resources of the survivors'. Salaries and allowances are no longer paid; even the retirement benefit will cease to continue. To partly overcome this situation, the SSO system provides survivors' benefits for the relatives of the death SSO member. <a href="survivors_benefit.htm" target="_top" class="main_menu" >More...</a></p>
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