INSS 13th-month payment 2026: both installments of the annual allowance

According to the decree, the insured and their dependents under the Social Security system who received, during 2026, temporary disability benefit, accident benefit, retirement, survivor’s pension or imprisonment benefit. The Social Security regulations (Decree 3.048/1999, art. 120) also cover other benefits, such as maternity pay; check your case on Meu INSS or at Central 135. Welfare benefits, such as the BPC (continuous cash benefit for the elderly and people with disabilities) and the Renda Mensal Vitalícia (lifetime monthly income), do not generate the annual allowance.

Under art. 120 of the Social Security Regulations (Decree 3.048/1999), the annual bonus payment is owed to insured persons and dependents who, during the year, received temporary disability benefits, work-accident benefits, retirement benefits, maternity pay, survivor's pensions or incarceration allowance. Where applicable, it is calculated the same way as the 13th-month Christmas bonus paid to workers, based on the monthly benefit amount for December, and is paid in two installments: the first, of up to 50%, with the benefits for the reference month of August, and the second, the remaining difference, with those for the reference month of November. For maternity pay, the bonus for the period is paid with the last installment of the benefit. In 2026, the advance-payment decree set its own dates and reference months (April and May), described on this page and in the next item; the article is listed in the sources at the end.

The first installment is 50% of the benefit amount due for April. The second is the difference between the full annual bonus and the advance installment, and it is paid with the May benefits. This page does not calculate amounts: yours appears on your Meu INSS payment statement.

The last digit of the benefit number before the dash, not counting the check digit. The dates follow the INSS payment table for the April and May reference months.

Under the decree, if a benefit is scheduled to end before December 31, 2026, a prorated amount of the annual allowance is paid, with an offsetting adjustment in the cases provided for in the decree itself.

The right to the annual allowance is not limited to those who were already receiving benefits in April. The decree covers only the April and May installments and gives no dates for people who started receiving later; check Meu INSS or Central 135.

At the last check, the official source had not published a new decree or a 13th-month payment calendar for 2027. This page will be updated when one is released.

Check your payment statement on Meu INSS or call the 135 helpline, Monday to Saturday, from 7:00 to 22:00. RaisLife has no access to benefit data and does not ask for personal information.