How to get Family Subsidies

Social security provides a benefit awarded for 6 months from the month following that in which the 13th week of pregnancy falls until the birth.

Proof of pregnancy from those who have already reached the 13th week of pregnancy Proof of residency (residency card) for those who are resident in Portugal Proof for households having a reference income equal to or lower than the value established for the 3rd income bracket (see income brackets and how the reference value is calculated) And do not have movable assets (for example, bank accounts, shares, and investment funds, etc.) worth more than 240 times the value of the Social Support Index (IAS). Mod.RP 5045-DGSS (https://www.seg-social.pt/documents/10152/38535/RP_5045_DGSS/5705da0d-d2e3-454a-acb3-ffd061e7354a);

It is a compensation assigned to the worker, during the pregnancy, aiming to replace the work income loss, in the case of clinical risk for the pregnant woman or unborn child (the child who is yet to be born). You can be a beneficiary if you are: a dependent employee discounting for Social Security self-employed discounting for Social Security Beneficiary on a pre-retirement situation who exercise an activity integrated on any of the above-mentioned schemes Beneficiary who receive unemployment benefit or social unemployment benefit (but the unemployed benefit will be paused during the clinical risk subsidy) Beneficiaries receiving an invalidity, old age or survivor’s pension, who are working and with a pay statement at social security.

You must apply for it within six months from the first day of the impediment to work. If you submit the request after this period, but still during the period in which you are entitled to receive the allowance, the days of delay won’t be paid. To be entitled to the allowance, the beneficiary must meet the following conditions Benefit from a warranty period of 6 civil months with a pay statement on the 1st day of impediment to work. Benefit from the correspondent licenses provided on the Labour Code, in the case of dependent employees or for equivalent periods on the remaining cases. Have the segurança social contributions paid until the end of the third month immediately before the month in which they stopped working, in the case of self-employed or workers covered by a voluntary social insurance scheme. You can request this subsidy through: Segurança Social Direta From the 'Família' [Family] menu, select 'Parentalidade' [Parenthood]. Press the 'Pedir novo' [Request new] button In the 'Grávidas e lactantes' [Pregnant and breastfeeding] list, choose the 'Subsídio por risco clínico' [Clinical Risk Allowance] option Follow the instructions.

At Social Security counters In Citizen Stores or Citizen Spaces that provide the service. You must submit the application, Mod.RP 5051-DGSS (https://www.seg-social.pt/documents/10152/38593/RP_5051_DGSS/2eb199f8-2210-4dfa-9843-5b4e8947aa20), together with the documents indicated there.

On the location Submitting the Grant’s Request - Clinical risk during the pregnancy/Termination of pregnancy/Specific risks, Model RP 5051-DGSS, and the documents indicated: At social Security counters Or loja do cidadão which provides the service

To compensate for necessary expenses related to sustain and educate children and youth, the parents, legal representatives' institutions or the individual (if older than 18) can request for a family allowance. Children and Youth can have access to it by reuniting the following conditions: If they are residents in portugal If they do not work except if they have a job during school holidays If the household belongs to the required income group (you can consult the following link to calculate your income group - consulte os escalões de rendimentos e forma de cálculo do valor de referência) If belonging to a household in which the mobiliary assets are not higher than 122222,04 euros (240 times higher than IAS for 2024)*. If the youth is older than 16 years old, the individual must attend school to have access to the subsidies. Documents required: Mod.RP 5045-DGSS (https://en.seg-social.pt/documents/18702991/18704029/RP_5045_EN.pdf/ef844b47-3d37-40de-8550-6204d2d66c64) Proof of residency (residency card) for those who are residents in Portugal. Step by Step Guide: Through the Internet - In Direct Social Security. (Family menu - Family and prenatal benefits - Register in application)

In person - At Social Security Desks or Loja do Cidadão that provides the service. You must submit the application (Mod.RP 5045-DGSS), together with the documents indicated. Families constituted by a single parent - when the pregnant person lives by herself and receives the prenatal allowance or when the children and youth belong to a single parent family the allowance goes up 35%. Families that have two or more children – the value of the allowance can go up but only for the children younger than 3 years old.

Linha Segurança Social 210 545 400 ou 300 502 502 , dias úteis das 9h00 às 18h00.

Linha de Marcações 210 548 888 ou 300 088 888, dias úteis das 9h00 às 18h00.

Location of relevant offices (or potential tips about location if known to BT member):

https://www.seg-social.pt/servicos-de-atendimento