The Assembly of the Republic is set to vote on the Single Social Benefit (PSU) before the summer break to secure funding from the Recovery and Resilience Plan. The proposed legislation introduces stricter eligibility criteria, including exclusions for individuals holding certain assets like cars or bank accounts exceeding 16,000 euros. While the Socialist Party (PS) is analyzing the proposal, the Chega party has already announced it will vote against the measure.
Parliament debates new Single Social Benefit eligibility rules
Tuesday, 2 June 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Health cards are private membership or discount schemes sold by companies that offer access to consultations, tests or reduced fees at private clinics; they are not the public health service. The Socialist Party (Partido Socialista or PS) has proposed regulation to increase transparency and protect consumers from misleading marketing or unexpected charges.
André Ventura, born January 15, 1983, is a lawyer, academic, and Portugal's most prominent far-right leader. He founded Chega ("Enough") in 2019 after his PSD mayoral campaign attacked the Romani community. Chega surged from 1.3% in 2019 to 22.8% in May 2025, becoming parliament's second-largest party and making Ventura Leader of the Opposition.
His platform emphasizes immigration restrictions, law-and-order policies, constitutional reform, and contains inflammatory anti-Romani rhetoric that has triggered multiple discrimination convictions and investigations. Politically classified as far-right by international media, Ventura cultivates alliances with European far-right figures including Marine Le Pen and Santiago Abascal.
