Request the adoption allowance

It is an allowance assigned to the applicants for adopters of a child under 15 years old, aiming to replace the work income loss during the periods of impediments to the professional activity.

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  • Require now
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    Free

    Within six months from the date of the determining event of the protection
  • At the Social Security service counters or at the Citizen Store Desk

    Free

    Within six months from the date of the determining event of the protection

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Who can request the adoption allowance?

What are the documents and requirements to request the adoption allowance?

  • 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 social security 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.

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

When can you request the adoption allowance?

The allowance must be requested within six months from the date in which the legal or administrative authorization was granted for the adoption.

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.

How request the adoption allowance?

 

  • On the location

Submitting the Request - Adoption Allowance/Adoption by an Extended License, Model RP 5050-DGSS, and the documents indicated:

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