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ILLNESS BENEFIT: &nbsp; Cash benefit granted to employees in case of illness, being allocated in the same way as the disability pension.
SEX: &nbsp; Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
BENEFICIARY: &nbsp; A person registered as entitled to social protection, within the scope of contributory and non-contributory social security schemes.

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Recipients of sickness benefits, of social security (No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Recipients of sickness benefits, of social security (No.) by Sex; Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Institute of Informatics
First available period	1990
Last available period	2024
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence (Portugal) Sex
Concepts	ILLNESS BENEFIT: Cash benefit granted to employees in case of illness, being allocated in the same way as the disability pension. SEX: Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others). BENEFICIARY: A person registered as entitled to social protection, within the scope of contributory and non-contributory social security schemes.
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations	SOCIAL SECURITY: Set of legally established systems and sub-systems administered in the terms set forth in the Portuguese Constitution, in applicable international instruments and in the Social Security law.
Last update date	08/07/2025