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Right-Granting Event / Economic Conditions

  • Death of a worker in active contributor status or assimilated situation:

Causal event: the day of the death.

Economic Conditions:

    • The day after the death, if the application is presented within 3 months of this day.
    • Maximum retroactivity of 3 months, from the date in which the application is presented.
  • Death of a worker who is not in active contributor status or assimilated situation:

Causal event: the day of the death.

Economic Conditions: the date of the application, with a maximum retroactivity of 3 months.

  • Death of a retirement pensioner or a permanent disability pensioner:

Causal event: the day of the death.

Economic Conditions:

    • The firs day of the month after the death, if the application is presented within 3 months of this day.
    • Maximum retroactivity of 3 months, from the date in which the application is presented.

                              



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