Merge Your SSNIT and NIA Numbers Now!

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ghana, has announced that it is merging its numbers with that of the National Identification Authority (NIA). The NIA numbers have been given to holders of the National Identity Cards popularly known as Ghana Cards.

SSNIT has indicated that the rollout will begin on Monday, 28th June 2021. The Social Security and National Insurance Trust has also indicated that they are expecting all subscribers or clients to merge their numbers by the end of December 2021. After December 2021, any subscriber who does not merge their numbers will not be able to access their services. It is therefore eminent for all subscribers or contributors to merge their SSNIT and NIA numbers by the end of December 2021.

To make it easy for all contributors to merge their numbers, SSNIT has provided two channels or methods that could be used. They have provided that service on their website for those who have access to the internet with their computer or smartphone to be able to do that, and then an opportunity for those who could not have access to the internet to use Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) to be able to merge their numbers.

That means contributors have two options or methods to choose from in merging their numbers. This will go a long way to serve contributors both in urban and rural areas of the country. Whether one has access to the internet or not is not an issue; all contributors have the opportunity to use any of the channels to merge their numbers comfortably.

However, SSNIT has indicated that contributors who have challenges merging their numbers should visit any of their offices nearest to them for assistance.

We have provided the steps to follow if one wants to merge their SSNIT and NIA numbers using any of the two methods below, as given out by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Note that you don’t have to follow the procedure for both web and USSD in merging your numbers. You only have to follow the steps under any of the methods convenient for you.

To start with, you need the following, four things, to be able to merge your SSNIT and NIA numbers, which SSNIT refers to as must-haves:

• Your SSNIT number
• Your NIA number
• Mobile phone number and
• Active email address

To merge your SSNIT and NIA numbers using the Web method, follow the steps below:

1. Log on to www.ssnit.org.gh
2. Click on My Statement
3. Fill in the required details and click Sign in (Click on Get Access if you don’t have an account or click on Forgot Password? if you have forgotten your password)
4. On the Statement page, click Merge My NIA number
5. Agree to the terms and conditions and click Submit and Continue
6. Enter your NIA number (Personal ID number on your Ghana Card) and click Submit

You will receive a notification after the merger.

To merge your SSNIT and NIA numbers using the USSD (Short code) method, follow the steps below:

1. Dial *711*9#
2. Select Option 1 (Merge NIA number with SSNIT number)
3. Enter your SSNIT number and press Send
4. Enter your Email Address (If the phone number you provided to SSNIT is different from the one you are using)
5. Enter the NIA number (Personal ID number on your Ghana Card)
6. Select Option 1 to complete the merger.