prova escolar
Published 8 November 2026, 22:44
prova escolar (proof of schooling)
Proof that a child over 16 is in education — without it Segurança Social stops paying the abono de família benefit for them. It must be submitted every year by 31 July. For state schools, social security often receives it directly; for pupils at private schools, students on courses and university students, parents submit it through Segurança Social Direta.
Where you come across it. Child benefit for a child aged 16 or over.
If you do not submit it on time, the benefit stops from September. If you submit it by 31 December, the missed payments are made up; after that, they are not.