Illness Aid, now called Temporary Disability Benefit, is available to those who have if you have an accident to the point of making your work functions impossible for more than 15 days on a provisional basis and not permanent.
Recently, the Federal Government published a Provisional Measure that changed some norms for analyzing and granting benefits – including the Sickness Allowance. Keep reading and see what changes!
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Check out what changes with the application of the new rule
Initially, the evaluation of the medical expertise of the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) will no longer be necessary to guarantee the release of the Aid. Now, the possibility of granting the benefit may undergo a documentary evaluation that proves the taxpayer's temporary incapacity.
This means is not very different from what was previously practiced, since the model was adopted during the years 2020 and 2021 as a result of the health restrictions caused by the pandemic. Thus, the measure will remain in force for this year, as published in the Official Gazette — Provisional Measure 1,113 on April 20.
See how to apply for Sickness Benefit
Therefore, to apply for the Sickness Aid, the insured person must use one of the service channels provided by the National Institute of Social Security. Check it out as below:
- First of all, it is necessary to access the Meu INSS portal;
- After that, log in to the system, but if you do not have an account already created, click on the “Create Account” option.
- After submitting your data and accessing the account, select the alternative “Schedule your Expertise”, in the left side menu of the page;
- Then, select “Schedule New”, if it is the first request or “Schedule Extension” to try to extend the benefit;
- Now, just follow the process through My INSS, in the option “Result of Application/Benefit due to Disability”.
