The survival pension is a monthly amount paid for social security to family members of a deceased beneficiary, with the objective of compensating for the loss of income due to death. According to a practical social security guide, the amount of the pension is calculated based on the pension to which the deceased would be entitled to the date of his death.
Who can benefit from this pension?
According to Social Security, the survival pension can be attributed to the following family members:
-Spouse: If there are no children of marriage, the spouse will only be entitled to pension if the marriage has occurred at least one year before the death.
This rule does not apply if death results from an accident, disease contracted after marriage or if marriage has been preceded by a de facto union lasting more than two years.
-Unido de facto: You are entitled to the survival pension if you have lived in a de facto union with the beneficiary for at least two years and neither was married.
-Ex-spinning or judicially separated: The right to pension is recognized if a maintenance pension has been attributed by a court or approved by the civil register conservatory, and it would be active at the date of death.
-Descendants:
Children, even if born, and children fully adopted;
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren in charge of the deceased beneficiary, provided they are under 18 or, if they are between 18 and 25 years old, are enrolled in a secondary school, post-decrease not higher or higher;
Up to 27 years old, if they attend masters, doctors or compulsory internships for obtaining the academic degree;
Related:
No age limit, in the case of persons with disabilities who receive family benefits or social performance for inclusion (PSI).
-We: They may benefit from the pension until the age of 18, provided that the deceased beneficiary had a legal obligation to provide food.
-Secenders (parents, grandparents, great -grandparents): They are entitled to pension if they were in charge of the deceased beneficiary and if there are no spouse, in fact, former spouse or eligible descendants for the installment.
What are the conditions for pension assignment?
For family members to be entitled to the survival pension, the deceased beneficiary must have made discounts for social security for a minimum period of:
- 36 monthsin the case of the General Regime of Social Security and the rural regime;
- 72 monthsfor the beneficiaries of voluntary social insurance.
The pension is processed monthly at the beginning of each month, and its value is determined based on the pension that the beneficiary would be entitled to the date of death.
The application process must be performed with the deadlines established by the legislation in force.
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