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Social security in Europe

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Social security conditions - a vital issue for individuals exercising their right of free movement

Respecting the principle of free movement of workers requires the clear commitment from all EU Member States that migrant workers, exercising their profession in another Member State, have the right to the same benefits of social security as

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The social security system in this country

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The Portuguese social security system consists of the Public Social Security System, the Social Action System and the Supplementary System.


The Public Social Security System, provided by

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Unemployment insurance

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Involuntary employment, in the case of an employee, may provide entitlement to the following benefits:

  • Unemployment benefit;
  • Social unemployment benefit;
  • Partial unemployment benefit.

 

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Sickness Insurance

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Sickness protection, guaranteed by the general social security scheme, comprises the following benefits:

  • Health Insurance;
  • Compensatory allowances for holiday pay, Christmas bonus or similar payments.
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Family and maternity benefits

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Family Allowances
Dependants are protected by the following benefits:

  • Antenatal family allowance: granted to pregnant women from the 13th week of gestation, on a monthly basis up to birth;
  • Parents' benefit for children and young people (abono de família [child allowance]): awarded to descendents until they are 16 years of
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