Find out here about the possibility of sickness benefit being counted towards the retirement of INSS insured persons. With the use of this time receiving the benefit, your time needed to retire can be anticipated, increased and even revised.
What this article covers:
So, can sickness benefit count towards INSS retirement?
The determining factor for sickness benefit to be counted towards INSS retirement is the existence of subsequent contributions, that is, contributions interspersed after requesting the right to benefit from sickness benefit.
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Among other words, there is the possibility of sickness benefit being computed in your pensioner as a grace period and even as contribution time.
How does the collated contribution work?
Basically, the interim contribution works as follows: you, as an INSS insured, contribute to the public body, right? Due to some circumstance that is within the legal terms for guaranteeing the benefits of the INSS, you request the right to benefit from sickness benefit from the public body. If you return to contribute to the INSS at a later time, your contributions from the public body are interspersed.
It is worth mentioning here that there is no rule to be followed in relation to the continued contribution after the INSS insured person is guaranteed the right to benefit from the public body’s sickness benefit. That is, if you contributed to the INSS for a month or for more than 10 years, your contribution time will be included in your pension.
What are the INSS disability benefits?
In addition to the sickness allowance, offered to INSS insured persons in case of momentary incapacity, the public body has a series of benefits listed below:
- Accident sickness benefit, offered to INSS insured persons in the event of momentary incapacity due to an accident in the course of a work activity;
- Accident assistance, offered to INSS insured persons in the event of an accident that leaves some type of sequel that reduces their ability to carry out their work;
- Disability retirement, offered to INSS insured persons in the event of permanent disability.
- Accidental disability retirement, offered to INSS insured persons in the event of permanent disability due to an accident in the course of a work activity.
These are the auxiliary benefits offered by the INSS to its insured persons.
How does the Illness Benefit work?
The aid works as a social security benefit offered by the INSS to its policyholders in case of any type of impossibility to carry out their work function due to an illness, an accident or even a medical recommendation. If you present proof of the existence of your illness, your accident and your medical recommendation, you can apply for your right to benefit from sickness benefit.