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I am of temporary incapacity

If you are becoming aware of the contributory and start a situation of temporary incapacity (IT), the public employment service Estatal (SEPE) you will continue to pay the monthly allowance and carry out the Social security contributions for the duration of the contributory benefit. The duration of this will remain the same.

You must not make any representations to the SEPE when you gather in IT, because it was for the INSS which will do so. However, if your sick leave is prior to the day 1 january 2022 you need to continue delivering in your office of the parties of allowances, and the medical examination, when it occurs.

When IT comes not from a relapse of previous incapacity initiated during the validity of an employment contract, if you continue in this situation by the end of the contributory period, you will still receive benefit by IT, with an amount equal to 80 per cent of the indicator (IPREM) monthly (for this year amounts). For this you must come to the National Social security institute (INSS) and requesting payment of hazard pay for IT.

If IT is the result of the relapse of previous IT began during the validity of a labour contract, the provision by percibirás IT with the same amount that the unemployment benefit. In this case, if at the end of the contributory benefit you continue in IT, you will receive benefit by IT, with the same amount that you were receiving. To do this, you will need to go to the National Social security institute (INSS) and requesting payment of hazard pay for IT.

You should contact your employment office to inform them of this situation.

In addition, at the end of the IT can receive unemployment benefit by having exhausted a provision of level of contributors, if it meets the requirements.