The package with anti-inflationary measures aimed at families was presented by the Government this month and includes a support of 125 euros that will be paid in October to residents in Portugal with a gross income of up to 2,700 euros gross per month (37,800 euros per year). A publication appeared on Facebook accusing the Government of having “forgotten” about “31% of precarious and independent workers.”
The publication also refers to the bonus for pensioners, which will also arrive in October and whose attribution and consequent implications for future pensions have already been explained by the Observer. This article will analyze the second part of the question, about self-employed workers and the accusation made about their exclusion from income support that was created by the Government headed by António Costa.
When he presented the support, the prime minister did not go into this detail, but the next day, at a press conference at the Ministry of Finance, the minister of that portfolio explained that the measure “covers all types of income and covers holders who accumulate different types of income. “The only limit that is set is that the gross income limit does not exceed 37,800 euros per year, which corresponds to 2,700 euros per month for 14 months,” said Minister Fernando Medina, detailing that the calculation is made per person and not by aggregate.
According to the minister, within this limit of 37,800 euros per year (accounting for what was declared in 2021), everyone is entitled to an aid of 125 euros, “employees, freelancers, self-employed workers who have several clients who provide their activity , covers those who can accumulate income from work with income from property, for example”.
october bonus. Who is entitled, how are they paid and who has to distribute them
conclusion
It is false that the income support created by the Government leaves out workers with less stable employment relationships. The precarious and self-employed are included in the measure as long as the annual income declared in 2021 does not exceed 37,800 euros. It also includes those who combine two types of income, such as paid employment with self-employment, as long as it does not exceed the annual amount mentioned above. This was explained by the Government.
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