Sickness Allowance
Subsídio de Doença
Paid by Instituto da Segurança Social, I.P. (ISS) · 🇵🇹 Portugal
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on off work sick or injured — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
Where this comes from
Sickness benefit of 55%-75% of reference remuneration according to the length of the sick leave.
https://www.seg-social.pt/subsidio-de-doenca
Extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human.
Verified on 12 August 2026
Source: www.seg-social.pt
Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other income support in Portugal
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