Do you want to know how much you have already deducted for Social Security? It's possible with this simulator.

This is how to see how much you have already deducted for Social Security.

Social Security allows you to check how much you have already contributed to understand if the accounts are up to date.  

"How many Social Security discounts have you made? For how many years? What are the amounts involved? What is your contributory career?" these are the questions that Notícias ao Minuto answered, according to information from Social Security Direta.

"The information about your contributory career is available for consultation on Social Security Direct. There you will find detailed information by career periods, being able to confirm if all periods are properly registered," reads the quote in the news.

And why are contributions to Social Security important? Because they will define the attribution and calculation of the retirement pension, as well as other social benefits - such as unemployment or sickness benefits.

For there should be no errors and the information must be confirmed in advance.  

You can consult this information through the simulator of Social Security which will consider "for the calculation, more than 40 installments, also providing additional information on benefits for special cases".

How to consult the information in the simulator?  

According to the news, to obtain this information on the Social Security simulator you should:  

• Access the website of Segurança Social Direta -> select the 'Employment' menu -> 'Earnings' -> 'Contributory career' -> 'Consult'.

“We continue to work towards a Social Security that is closer and simpler for all citizens and companies” quotes the news, ISS.

And what if there are missing remunerations?  

If, when checking the statement, you notice that there are missing contributions, you should contact the Social Security immediately to understand the reason" can be read on the news website.  

"If it's not a computer error, the most likely thing is that you have been the target of a fraud. To know how to act, expose the situation to the Authority for Working Conditions (ACT)", it also reads. 

So, it is essential to check this information in a timely manner so that you will know if everything is fine with your contributions to Social Security. Just check your earnings history. If there is no missing earnings, it means that your contributions to Social Security are in order," he concludes.

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