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The government decided to extend until 31 March the suspension of the requirement to prove tax and social security debts for beneficiaries of the SSM in the Azores and Madeira, in order to avoid problems with payments.
The Portuguese government has extended, for two months, the suspension of the obligation to present debt certificates when applying for or using the mobility allowance in the Azores and Madeira, temporarily making it easier for residents to access the benefit.
The Government has decided to extend until 31 March the suspension of verification of tax and social security contribution debts for beneficiaries of the social mobility allowance (SSM) in the Azores and Madeira, in order to avoid payment problems. The suspension had initially been set until 31 January 2026, but the Ministry of Infrastructure indicated...
Miguel Pinto Luz says an imminent position will be taken on the regulation that requires residents of Madeira and the Azores to have no outstanding tax debts. The measure is contested by the autonomous regions.
The Minister of Infrastructure announced that the Government will shortly take a position on the new Mobility Social Allowance, which conditions eligibility on beneficiaries having no outstanding debts to tax authorities or Social Security. The proposed regulation affects residents of Madeira and the Azores and has drawn objections from the autonomous regions, raising questions about regional equity, implementation logistics and the interaction between social support and debt enforcement.
The President of the Government of Madeira (PSD/CDS-PP), Miguel Albuquerque, said today that the changes to the social mobility allowance were made 'without the region's knowledge' and left 'everyone astonished', placing responsibility on the Ministry of Finance.
Francisco César did not vote in favour of the urgent consideration of the Azorean proposal. Social Democrats speak of an 'abandonment of the Azores'; Socialists respond by scheduling it for February.
The new regime makes it mandatory to have no outstanding debts to the tax authorities or Social Security in order to access the allowance. The rule has meanwhile been suspended until 31 January.
Miguel Albuquerque said that the Government of the Republic is 'insisting on a mistake' and that it is necessary to make 'a correction, a substantial change to what was approved'.
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira said today that the Prime Minister's remarks in parliament about the mobility allowance are 'offensive' and show a 'detachment from reality' that 'damages the image' of the national government.
The Prime Minister reiterated on Wednesday the principle that state aid should imply that citizens are not in breach of their obligations to the administration.
After changes that, in Albuquerque's words, are a “far-fetched idea” and that go against the Constitution, the leader of the Madeiran executive proposes reverting to the old model, which “worked well”.
The Legislative Assembly of Madeira on Tuesday gave general approval to a draft bill to be sent to the Assembly of the Republic, aimed at changing the “unfair” measures and the “shambles” surrounding the mobility allowance. “The changes created are unfair, unnecessary and make no sense,” said PSD parliamentary leader Jaime Filipe Ramos during the debate.
The decision was approved unanimously at the meeting of the Conference of Representatives of the parties with seats in the regional parliament.
On Tuesday the Azores Parliament approved a draft resolution from Chega requesting that the Constitutional Court carry out an “abstract and successive review of the constitutionality of the provisions” of the ministerial order introducing changes to the Social Mobility Allowance (SSM). The draft resolution, which was presented in the plenary of the Legislative Assembly in Horta, on the island of ...
Miguel Albuquerque is preparing an initiative to revoke the requirement that beneficiaries have no debts to the tax authorities and social security. “We will never jeopardise fundamental rights,” he says.
The mobility allowance for the islands is now available online, but the CDS party has requested that the measure be declared unconstitutional, launching a constitutional challenge.
After the political parties, the government and the President’s promulgation, this is the latest reaction in Madeira to the new ordinance requiring no outstanding debts to be eligible for the mobility allowance.
Miguel Pinto Luz assured that the validation of any debts to the Tax Authority and Social Security will be carried out automatically by the State.
Access to the social mobility allowance will continue to be available at CTT post offices 'until all the features of the announced electronic platform are fully available', the Government says.
The announcement was made this Wednesday by the Government.
Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento said on Wednesday that the Government will not require any additional document on contributory status when applying for the mobility allowance. The clarification comes after the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, promulgated on Monday the law that establishes the new social subsidy scheme ...
Requests to hear the Minister of Infrastructure were submitted by Chega, PS and JPP and were approved unanimously.
The law establishing a new model for awarding a social mobility allowance was promulgated on Monday by the President of the Republic.
