Guides
Claiming the Social Inclusion Benefit for Disability in Portugal
Who can get Portugal's social inclusion benefit for disability, how much it pays, the age and residence rules, what it combines with, and how to apply.
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Claiming the Social Integration Income (RSI) in Portugal
Who qualifies for Portugal's minimum income support, how much it pays, how to apply, your duties, and how the new single social benefit replaces it.
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Joining Voluntary Social Insurance in Portugal
Who can pay Portuguese social security voluntarily, the monthly cost from €144.49, what it covers, how to apply, and how membership ends.
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Getting a Certificate of No Debts (Certidão de Não Dívida)
Proving you owe nothing to the tax authority and social security, the free instant online certificates, and the access code shortcut.
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What Is the IAS, Portugal's Social Support Index?
What the IAS is, this year's value, how it is updated each January, and how to turn an IAS multiple in a benefit rule into euros.
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Hiring Your First Employee in Portugal
What a first hire involves in Portugal, from telling Social Security before day one to the 23.75% employer rate, work accident cover, and monthly payroll.
News
Portugal Automates Employer Social-Security Contributions and Sets a 2027 End Date for the Monthly DMR
Under a reform called the Simplificação do Ciclo Contributivo, Portugal's Social Security will calculate employers' monthly contributions itself and retire the employer-built DMR return. It is voluntary in 2026 and compulsory from January 2027 — here is what employers must do now.