Foreigners accounted for nearly one-fifth (17.6%) of the total number of people with contributions paid to Social Security. In the previous ten years, this share was 4.5%.
Contributions from foreigners to Social Security rise eightfold in 10 years
Friday, 20 February 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The Institute for Financial Management of Social Security (Instituto de Gestão Financeira da Segurança Social or IGFSS) is the agency that manages social‑security financial assets and state properties used by public bodies. The news notes IGFSS supervises 854 vacant units and that public entities occupying its buildings have accumulated more than €33 million in rent arrears, which public‑sector tenants and budget observers should note.
The Ministry of Labour (Ministério do Trabalho) is the government department responsible for employment policy, labour law, collective bargaining and workplace inspections. It organises talks between employers and unions and can convene negotiations or propose changes to labour rules, so its meetings affect workers and employers directly.
Segurança Social is Portugal's public Social Security system (Segurança Social), which administers pensions, unemployment benefits, sickness pay, family allowances and other social supports. Many services are handled online via Segurança Social Direta; according to the story, standard applications have a five-day response window and companies or self‑employed people have 30 days to request certain measures, so residents should use their NISS and Citizen Card login and keep digital records.
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Other news coverage of this topic
- Foreign discounts exceed four billion euros1:30am, 20 Feb 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Foreign contributions to Social Security increase eightfold in 10 years12:14am, 20 Feb 2026 • RTP Notícias
- Social Insecurity12:13am, 20 Feb 2026 • Observador
- In 11 years, Brazilians contributed 6 billion euros to Portugal's Social Security12:07am, 20 Feb 2026 • Público
- Foreign contributors increased 5.4 times in a decade12:01am, 20 Feb 2026 • Observador
- Contributions from foreigners to Social Security increased 8.5 times since 201512:01am, 20 Feb 2026 • Público
