In the context of family support, the Family Allowance is a monetary benefit that is attributed to families on a monthly basis to compensate for family expenses related to the support and education of children and young people. Are entitled to this supplement, parents who are living in Portugal or in an equivalent situation, who at the date of the application meet the conditions of attribution
In addition to Portuguese citizens living in Portugal, are also entitled to family benefits:
- Foreign citizens covered by international agreement or community legislation;
- Foreign citizens not covered by an international agreement or Community legislation with a valid residence permit in Portugal (persons equivalent to resident)
Conditions:
- Residents in Portugal or equivalent to residents
- Who do not work;
- Whose families have a reference income below the limit value.
The family allowance for children and young people is a cash value, paid monthly, to help families in supporting and educating children and young people. The child’s mother may also request prenatal allowance, which can be requested during pregnancy (from the 13th week) or after the child’s birth (for 6 months from the month following the birth).
Who can ask:
- o Parents, legal representatives and other adults living with the child or the young person.
- o The person or entity that has the child or young person at their care.
- o The young person himself, if he is over 18 years old.
Maternity, paternity and adoption allowances: Parental allowance is a cash amount that is paid to the parent or other holders of the right to parenthood, who are on childbirth leave and are intended to replace earnings from work lost during the license period.
Conditions:
- To have a guarantee period of 6 calendar months, consecutive or interpolated, with a record of remuneration, on the date of being unable to work;
- Enjoy the respective licenses, absences and dismissals not paid under the terms of the Labor Code or equivalent periods;
- Have Social Security contributions paid by the end of the third month immediately preceding the month in which you stop working because your child is born, if you are self-employed or if you are covered by the voluntary social insurance scheme.
Within the scope of maternity, paternity and adoption there are also the following subsidies: Allowance for clinical risk during pregnancy; Termination of Pregnancy termination; Subsidy for specific risks; Childcare allowance (in case of illness or accident); Allowance for assistance to children with disabilities or chronic illness; Grandson assistance allowance.
Initial parental allowance exclusive to mother: Awarded for a period of up to 72 days, in which:
- A maximum of 30 days are taken voluntarily before delivery;
- 42 days (6 weeks) are mandatory and taken immediately after delivery.
Initial parental allowance exclusive to the parent / holder of the right to parenthood: - 20 mandatory working days, of which:
o 5 days in a row, immediately after the birth of the child
o 15 days in a row or not, in the 6 weeks following the birth of the child - 5 optional working days, whether or not followed, provided they are taken after the mandatory 20 working days and during the period in which the mother’s initial parental allowance is granted.
In the case of the birth of twins, each of the periods mentioned above is increased by 2 days for each child born alive, in addition to the first, to enjoy immediately after each of those periods.
Appeal procedures
- Direct Social Security – complete the online form and deliver the scanned documentation.
- Social Security attendance services – presents the paper forms and the documents indicated therein.
Eventual specimens of the necessary forms
Family allowance:
- RP5045-DGSS: Application for prenatal family allowance and family allowance for children and young people.
- GF37-DGSS: Request for alteration of elements -Payments for family charges.
- GF54-DGSS: Declaration -Composition and household income.
- GF58-DGSS: Request for Revaluation of the Income Scale
Maternity, paternity and adoption: - RP5049-DGSS: Application for Parental and Extended Parental Allowances.
- RP5050-DGSS: Application for Grants for Adoption and Adoption for Extended License.
- RP5051-DGSS: Application for Subsidies for Clinical Risk During Pregnancy, for Termination of Pregnancy and for Specific Risks.
- RP5052-DGSS: Child Care Grant Application.
- RP5053-DGSS: Application for Subsidy for Assistance to Children with Disabilities or Chronic Illness.
- RP5054-DGSS: Grant application for assistance to grandchild.
External Link
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