There are two possible retirement options for people with disabilities: retirement based on length of service and retirement based on age. The criteria for each are different, but in both cases, the person must have worked for at least 180 months as a person with a disability.
When applying for retirement by age, the requirements are:
60 years, if male, and 55 years, if female, regardless of the degree of disability; 15 years of contribution time as a person with a disability;
Prove the existence of a disability, whatever the degree, during this period of contribution.
When there is a request for retirement based on length of service, it is granted according to the degree of disability and the requirements are:
Severe disability: 25 years of contribution time, if male, and 20 years of contribution time, if female;
Medium-level disability: 29 years of contribution time, if male, and 24 years of contribution time, if female;
Mild disability: 33 years of contribution time, if male, and 28 years of contribution time, if female.
People with disabilities may also be entitled to disability retirement, in which case a 25% increase may be applied if they demonstrate the need for permanent assistance from another person to carry out their daily activities. This type of retirement does not have any special or differentiated criteria for granting it, unlike the aforementioned retirements.
Retirement applications can be made through the Meu INSS website.
