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 Recipients of death grant of social security (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Recipients of death grant of social security (No.); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Institute of Informatics
First available period 1990
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • DEATH ALLOWANCE:  Lump-sum cash benefit payable to the relatives (spouses and ex-spouses, descendants or equivalents and ascendants) of the recipients upon their death. In the absence of the abovementioned relatives, other relatives, akin or equivalents until collateral 3rd-degree relatives. Generally, in the General Scheme, the amount payable is equivalent to 6 months' mean earnings (including for the Voluntary Social Security Scheme), which is equivalent to 1/24 of the 2 years with the highest earnings of the 5 years prior to the last contribution made. In the Special Social Security Scheme for Agricultural Activities, the death allowance is equivalent to 4 months of mean earnings calculated based on the General Social Security Scheme.
  • BENEFICIARY:  A person registered as entitled to social protection, within the scope of contributory and non-contributory social security schemes.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations SOCIAL SECURITY: Set of legally established systems and sub-systems administered in the terms set forth in the Portuguese Constitution, in applicable international instruments and in the Social Security law.
Last update date 26/06/2023


information presented in 19/5/2024