Request the childcare allowance for a child with a disability or chronic disease

It is a monthly allowance granted to the father or mother to aid a child with a disability of chronic disease, integrated on the household.

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  • Request now
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    Free

    Within six months of the first day of work
  • At the Social Security service counters or at the Citizen Store Desk

    Free

    Within six months of the first day of work

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Who can request the childcare allowance for a child with a disability or chronic disease?

When can you request the childcare allowance for a child with a disability or chronic disease?

  • Within six months from the first day they stopped working to aid the child.
  • 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.

 

What are the documents and requirements to request the childcare allowance for a child with a disability or chronic disease?

  • To be entitled to the allowance, the beneficiary must meet the following conditions

    • benefit from a warranty period of 6 civil months, consecutive or interpolated, with a pay statement to the date of impediment to work
    • benefit from the correspondent licenses, absences and exemptions non-rewarded on the terms of the Labour Code or of equivalent periods
    • have the social security contributions paid until the end of the third month immediately before the month in which they stopped working to aid a child - in the case of the self-employed or workers covered by a voluntary social insurance scheme.

    To know more details about the conditions of access to the allowance, consult the Social Security’s Portal.

How request the childcare allowance for a child with a disability or chronic disease?

 

  • On the location

Submitting the Request - Childcare allowance for a child with a disability or chronic disease, Model RP 5053-DGSS, and the documents indicated:

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