Announced two days ago by the Minister of Social Security, Carlos Lupi, the new proof of life system for retirees and pensioners of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) takes effect from today (26), with the regulation of the measure. Among the procedures that can be used to prove the beneficiary’s situation are vaccination, passport issuance and driver’s license renewal.
These and other documents are contained in an ordinance published this Thursday in the Official Diary of the Union. As of this year, proof of life will no longer be the responsibility of the beneficiary, and will be obtained by crossing government and bank databases.
The ordinance establishes a scoring scale for each data collection procedure, according to the integrity of the information. The data will be stored indefinitely and will form a score bank.
As announced by Minister Carlos Lupi, from the month of the beneficiary’s birthday, the INSS will have ten months to prove that the holder is alive, by crossing data. If the government does not obtain enough information, the insured person will receive a notification – through the banking network, through the Meu INSS application or by calling 135 – to provide proof of life.
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From then on, the beneficiary will have another 60 days to prove he is alive. If, after that period, the insured person does not reach the minimum score, the INSS will send a server to the place where the person lives. To avoid inconvenience, the retiree or pensioner must keep the address updated in the Meu INSS application.
If the INSS employee cannot find the person at the address in the database, the benefit will be blocked for 30 days. During this period, the insured person can still prove his/her life by doing biometrics at an ATM or going to a bank branch or an INSS unit.
After the 30 days, if there is no manifestation on the part of the insured, the benefit will be suspended. After another six months, the retirement or pension will be definitively cancelled.
This year, the INSS will have to prove that around 17 million beneficiaries are still alive. However, if the insured person wants to prove that he is alive, he can go to any bank branch or use the Meu INSS application within ten months of his birthday. The difference is that the beneficiary’s action will become voluntary, no longer mandatory.
Check the list of procedures that will serve as proof of life for the INSS:
• Access to the Meu INSS application with a gold seal login (which has recognized biometrics) or other applications and systems of public bodies and entities that have certification and access control, in Brazil or abroad;
• Payroll loan contracting, made by biometric recognition;
• Face-to-face service at INSS agencies or by biometric recognition at partner entities or institutions;
• Conducting medical expertise, via telemedicine or in person; and Attendance in the public health system or in the associated network;
• Vaccination;
• Registration or re-registration with transit or public safety agencies;
• Updates in the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government (Cadúnico), only when carried out by the person responsible for the group;
• Voting in elections;
• Issuance or renewal of passport;
• Issuance or renewal of driver’s license;
• Issuance or renewal of work permit;
• Issuance or renewal of Identity Card;
• Military enlistment;
• Issuance of other official documents that require the physical presence of the user or biometric recognition;
• Receipt of payment of benefit with biometric recognition;
• Sending the Income Tax declaration, as holder or dependent.
