Unemployment benefits

Portugal paid unemployment benefit to about 256,000 people in February. However another 363,000 jobless received nothing according to figures issued by the social security system.

in News · 31 Mar 2016, 13:23 · 2 Comments

The social security said there were 256,142 beneficiaries in February, almost 5,000 fewer than in January, the equivalent of just over 40% of the total out of work.
The Portuguese National Statistics Institute (INE) figures show there were about 619,500 unemployed in February, a rate of 12.2% (the figures have remained stable for two months).

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Comments

ALL countries part of the EU should have to pay the same benefits and be under the same rules

By Mariella from Algarve on 01 Apr 2016, 16:00

hi im disabled and would love to move to portugal.off grid if poss.im disabled and on benefits in uk.can i still recieve something in portugal.im 62 and retier in 2020thankyou

By janice brooks from UK on 05 Apr 2016, 11:54