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The front facade of the Palacio de Sao Bento in Lisbon, seat of the Portuguese parliament, with the national flag flying above the pediment and stone lions at the foot of the steps

Two 400 Million Euro Measures Go to the Council of Ministers Next Week: an IRS Cut Reaching the Sixth Bracket and a One-Off Pension Supplement

Montenegro used the Chega censure debate to announce an IRS reduction worth 400 million euros, felt through lower withholding in November, and a pension bonus of about the same value paid with the December pension.

The Portugal Brief 08 Sep 2026

The district Social Security building in Setubal, part of the Seguranca Social network administering benefits and pensions in Portugal

Eight Months of Data Cross-Checks Saved Portugal's Social Security 76.5 Million Euros, and the Proof-of-Life Deadline Feeding Them Closes on 15 September

The government puts eight months of anti-fraud savings at 76.5 million euros, found by matching databases across Portuguese public bodies and European countries. Overseas pensioners have until 15 September to file proof of life.

The Portugal Brief 31 Aug 2026

The angular white and black facade of the Loja do Cidadão in Mafra, a modern Portuguese one-stop public services building, with a municipal coat of arms above the glazed entrance.

Three More Segurança Social Certificates Now Reach Your Phone Directly, Including Proof of a Certified Occupational Disease

The Instituto da Segurança Social has added certified occupational disease, occupational-disease pension income and survivor-pension income to the declarations issued straight from the app, with no desktop portal and no counter visit.

The Portugal Brief 27 Aug 2026

The entrance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity in Lisbon, the ministry name on a sign above glass doors set between stone and steel columns.

Proof-of-Life Checks and Cross-Border Data Matching Save Social Security 76.5 Million Euros in Eight Months

The Labour Ministry puts the anti-fraud saving at 76.5 million euros over the first eight months of 2026, across about 6,000 verification proceedings. It came from cross-border data exchange, matching against health, justice and tax records, and automated proof of life.

The Portugal Brief 26 Aug 2026

An elderly man in a red jacket and flat cap resting on a bench on a cobbled Lisbon street

Portugal's Solidarity Top-Up for the Poorest Elderly Hits a Record 245,500 After Dropping the Children's-Income Test

The Complemento Solidário para Idosos, Portugal's top-up for the poorest pensioners, has reached a record 245,500 beneficiaries — up about 105,000 in two years. The jump followed a rule change that stopped counting adult children's income, as the reference value climbed to €670 a month.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

Three elderly people sitting on a bench between two trees in a whitewashed, blue-trimmed village square in Porto Covo, Portugal

Portugal's Pension Age Creeps Toward 67 in 2027, and a Population Recount Could Move It Again

Portugal's full-pension age rises to 66 years and 11 months in 2027, indexed automatically to life expectancy. Now an INE revision that found more residents than thought will force a recalculation of the mortality tables, and could move the retirement age again.

The Portugal Brief 07 Jul 2026

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Portugal Ends Postal and Email Proof of Life for Overseas Pensioners, With a 15 September Deadline

From 1 May, Portugal's Segurança Social no longer accepts proof of life by post or email, and has added Canada to the mandatory list. Pensioners abroad have until 15 September to comply digitally or in person, or payments are suspended from November. The rule goes universal in 2027.

The Portugal Brief 01 Jul 2026

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