Claiming a subsequent unemployment allowance after receiving unemployment benefit
The subsequent unemployment allowance is a cash benefit that may be granted to anyone who:
- has already received the full unemployment benefit to which they were entitled;
- is still unemployed and is registered at the job centre;
fulfils the means test (based on the household’s proof of earnings and any property assets).
Service channels
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Request online
You can apply for unemployment benefit subsequent to unemployment benefit at Segurança Social Direta (SSD).
Free of charge
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Request
At the Social Security service counters or Citizens' Shop counters that make the service available
Free of charge
Within 90 consecutive days after you have stopped receiving the unemployment benefit
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Who can claim a subsequent unemployment allowance after receiving unemployment benefit?
When can i claim the subsequent unemployment allowance after unemployment benefit?
If you were receiving unemployment benefit
You have up to 90 consecutive (in a row) days after you stop receiving unemployment benefit.
If you provide proof about the members of your household and their respective income after those 90 days, the time during which you will be entitled to the subsequent unemployment allowance will be reduced by the time corresponding to the delay.
If you were receiving partial unemployment benefit
You can submit the necessary documents within 90 days after the date on which your part-time contract ended. This situation applies only if there was no qualifying period for the unemployment benefit or for the unemployment allowance when the part-time contract ended.
If you provide proof after the 90 consecutive days, the time during which you will be entitled to the subsequent unemployment allowance will be reduced by the time corresponding to the delay.
What documents are needed and what are the requirements for claiming the subsequent unemployment allowance after unemployment benefit?
To claim the subsequent unemployment allowance, you must:
- have received the full unemployment benefit to which you were entitled;
- continue to be unemployed and registered at the job centre;
- provide details about the members of your household;
- fulfil the means test:
- not have property assets of a value exceeding EUR 122 222.40 (240 x IAS),
- no member of the household can have an income exceeding EUR 407.41 (80% of the IAS).
To claim the allowance, fill in the Household Composition and Income Declaration (Mod.MG8-DGSS).
How do i claim the subsequent unemployment allowance after receiving unemployment benefit?
On ‘Segurança Social Direta’ (SSD – Social Security Direct):
- Access Segurança Social Direta (SSD).
- Under the ‘Emprego’ [employment] menu, choose the ‘Desemprego’ [Unemployment] option.
- Select ‘Pedir Subsídio Social Subsequente’ [Claim subsequent allowance].
- Follow the instructions.
NB. You can also check the status of your claim on Segurança Social Direta.
In person
- At a Social Security service counter.
- At the Citizen’s Shop counters that provide that service.
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