Social Security (Segurança Social)PDF form

Application for Support for the Main Informal Carer (Requerimento do Subsídio de Apoio ao Cuidador Informal Principal)

Blank application form for the Main Informal Carer Support Allowance, for those who look after someone who needs help.

Official form: CI 2 · Instituto da Segurança Social

What it is for

Apply for financial support as the main informal carer
Formalise the application once carer status has been recognised

Example (fictitious). Titus Gorila stopped working to look after her father and is applying for support as his main carer.

What it is

This is form CI 2, the application for the Main Informal Carer Support Allowance (Subsídio de Apoio ao Cuidador Informal Principal). It is an application for financial support, separate from the recognition of carer status, which is requested on a different form. The form does not confirm entitlement to the allowance.

What you receive

You receive the official blank PDF form, with an explanation of what it is for. The Titus assistant answers your questions about filling it in. You can combine it with other documents in the same request, with a single payment. We do not ask for any password for forms.

Titus assistant

Do you have questions about this form? Ask, for example, what a field means or who should sign it.

The assistant explains; it does not fill in or submit anything on your behalf. Do not type passwords or third parties' data.

Things to note

You receive the form blank, and the carer completes and signs it. Social Security (Segurança Social) sets out the conditions and required documents, including those related to the recognition of carer status; we do not submit the application or guarantee that the allowance will be granted.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to have my carer status recognised before making this application?

The allowance is linked to carer status. Please ask Social Security (Segurança Social) in which order the applications should be made.

Can any family member be the main carer?

There are rules about who can be the main carer. The Titus assistant can help you fill in the form, but eligibility is determined by Social Security (Segurança Social).