Guides
Claiming the Elderly Solidarity Supplement (CSI) in Portugal
Who can get the CSI top-up on a low pension, the income limits, the six-year residence rule, how the amount is worked out, and how to apply.
Segurança Social
Guides
Claiming an Early Retirement Pension in Portugal
The routes to an early state pension in Portugal, who qualifies for each, how much your pension is cut, and how to apply to Segurança Social.
Guides
Claiming a Disability Pension in Portugal
Who can get Portugal's disability pension, the contribution years you need, how much it pays, how to apply, the medical assessment, and how to appeal.
Guides
Claiming a Survivor's Pension in Portugal
Who can claim a survivor's pension and the death grant from Segurança Social, how much they pay, the deadlines, and the documents you need.
Guides
Applying for the State Old-Age Pension in Portugal
Who gets Portugal's state old-age pension, the pension age, the 15-year rule, how the amount is worked out, and how to apply to Segurança Social.
CFP
CFP Flags the Pension Update Formula as Working in Only 10 of the Last 17 Years — €1.355 Billion in Extraordinary 2025 Top-Ups Underline the Drift From the Legal Mechanism
The Conselho das Finanças Públicas (CFP) flags that Portugal's pension-update formula has been applied as the law sets out in only 10 of the past 17 years, with €1.355 billion in extraordinary measures layered on in 2025 alone. The drift is now a structural feature of the pension envelope.
Guides
Getting a Social Security Number (NISS) in Portugal
How foreign residents get a Portuguese social security number: the online request, the documents, the employer route, and setting up your online account.