Foreign citizens, refugees and stateless persons have the same rights as Portuguese citizens, as long as they are legally resident in Portugal.
All employees related to an employer by employment contract or by a legally equivalent contract or workers who carry out a professional activity on a self-employed basis can benefit from the General Social Security Schemes.
The General Scheme for Employees guarantees protection in the following events: Illness; Maternity, Paternety and Adoption; Unemployment; Disability; Old Age; Death; Professional Illness.
The General Scheme for Self-Employed Workers guarantees protection in the following events: Illness; Maternity, Paternety and Adoption; Disability; Old Age; Death; Professional Illness.
Self-Employed Workers who are also sole proprietors or holders of individual limited liability establishments and economically dependent self-employed workers, besides the events mentioned in the previous paragraph, are also entitled to protection in the event of unemployment.
It is a general condition for the allocation of benefits that there is a minimum period of contributions, which may be met by accumulation of periods of contribution or equivalent periods registered under national or foreign social protection schemes, under the terms laid down by law or by applicable international instruments.
Benefit awarded to compensate for the loss of remuneration resulting from a temporary inability to work due to illness.
Foreign citizens, refugees and stateless persons have the same rights as Portuguese citizens, as long as they are legally resident in Portugal and are employees related to an employer by an employment contract, or a legally equivalent contract, or are workers who carry out professional activities on a self-employed basis.
A Certificate of Temporary Disability due to Illness is issued by the competent health services of the Regional Health Service and sent electronically to Social Security.
The health services give the beneficiary a certified copy of the Certificate of Temporary Disability, so that he or she can give it to the employer, to justify his or her inability to work.
Sent electronically by the health services to the Social Security Services.
The parental allowance is a cash sum that is paid to the parent or other holders of parental rights who are on leave (may be absent from work) due to the birth of a child. The allowance is intended to replace lost earnings from work during the period of leave.
Foreign citizens, refugees and stateless persons have the same rights as Portuguese citizens, as long as they are legally resident in Portugal and are employees related to an employer by an employment contract, or a legally equivalent contract, or are workers who carry out professional activities on a self-employed basis.
The application is made online or using the Mod.RP5049-DGSS form, accompanied by the documents listed on the form, within 6 months.
Social Security offices, RIAC stores (Integrated Citizen Support Network) or on Social Security Direct (Segurança Social Direta).
Cash benefit for the father or mother to provide indispensable and urgent assistance to a child because of an illness or accident.
Foreign citizens, refugees and stateless persons have the same rights as Portuguese citizens, as long as they are legally resident in Portugal and are employees related to an employer by an employment contract, or a legally equivalent contract, or are workers who carry out professional activities on a self-employed basis.
The application is made online or using the Mod.RP5052-DGSS form, accompanied by the documents listed on the form, within 6 months.
Social Security offices, RIAC stores (Integrated Citizen Support Network) or on Social Security Direct (Segurança Social Direta).
The old-age pension is a monthly amount paid to protect the beneficiaries of the general Social Security scheme in their old age, replacing remuneration from work.
Foreign citizens, refugees and stateless persons have the same rights as Portuguese citizens, as long as they are legally resident in Portugal and are employees related to an employer by an employment contract, or a legally equivalent contract, or are workers who carry out professional activities on a self-employed basis.
The application is made online or by using the Mod.RP5068-DGSS form, accompanied by the documents listed on the form.
The form must be submitted no later than 3 months before the date on which the beneficiary wishes to start receiving the pension.
Social Security offices, RIAC stores (Integrated Citizen Support Network) or on Social Security Direct (Segurança Social Direta).
A monthly amount paid to protect the beneficiaries of the general Social Security scheme in situations of permanent incapacity for work.
Foreign citizens, refugees and stateless persons have the same rights as Portuguese citizens, as long as they are legally resident in Portugal and are employees related to an employer by an employment contract, or a legally equivalent contract, or are workers who carry out professional activities on a self-employed basis.
The application is made online or by using the Mod.RP5072-DGSS form, accompanied by the documents listed on the form.
Social Security offices, RIAC stores (Integrated Citizen Support Network) or on Social Security Direct (Segurança Social Direta).
A cash benefit awarded to unemployed beneficiaries to compensate for the lack of remuneration due to the involuntary loss of employment.
Foreign citizens, refugees and stateless persons have the same rights as Portuguese citizens, as long as they are legally resident in Portugal and are employees related to an employer by an employment contract, or a legally equivalent contract, or are workers who carry out professional activities on a self-employed basis.
The application is made online or using the IMP426.NDSE
Mod.RP5044-DGSS form, accompanied by the documents listed on the form, within 90 days.
Social Security offices, RIAC stores (Integrated Citizen Support Network) or on Social Security Direct (Segurança Social Direta).
A cash benefit given to self-employed workers who are economically dependent on a single contracting entity, to compensate for a loss of income resulting from the involuntary termination of a service provision contract with the contracting entity. The self-employed worker must reside in Portuguese territory and meet the conditions of this allowance on the date of termination of the service provision contract.
Foreign citizens, refugees and stateless persons have the same rights as Portuguese citizens, as long as they are legally resident in Portugal and are employees related to an employer by an employment contract, or a legally equivalent contract, or are workers who carry out professional activities on a self-employed basis.
The application is made online or by using the Mod.RP5059-DGSS form, accompanied by the documents listed on the form.
The application is made online or using the Mod.RP5000-DGSS form, accompanied by the documents listed on the form, within 90 days.
Social Security offices, RIAC stores (Integrated Citizen Support Network) or on Social Security Direct (Segurança Social Direta).
The information in this section does not exempt you from consulting the current legislation, as well as consulting the information on the website https://www.seg-social.pt
