- Old-age Pension
- Early Old-age Pension
- Disability Pension
- Unemployment Allowance
- Sickness Allowance
- Birth Allowance
- Marriage Allowance
- Funeral Allowance
- Compensation for Occupational Respiratory Disease
Service Code
Service Introduction
Social Security System includes benefit payments in the following forms:
Pensions:
Old-age pension, disability pension
Allowances:
Unemployment allowance, sickness allowance, birth allowance, marriage allowance, funeral allowance
Others:
Compensation for occupational respiratory disease
Points to Note:
- The payments of old-age pension, disability pension, unemployment allowance and sickness allowance cannot overlap each other.
- If a beneficiary is qualified for more than one of the above-mentioned benefits, the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) should let the beneficiary know which one is the more favourable benefit payment and pay according to the beneficiary’s choice.
- Beneficiaries who receive old-age pension or disability pension are entitled to an additional payment in January of each year, which is equivalent to the amount of their pension payment of that month.
-The social security benefits cannot be seized and they are non-transferable.
Implementation Unit
Other Units / Departments
Where to Apply
Social Security Fund, St. Lazarus Parish Field Office,Rua Eduardo Marques no. 2-6, Macau
Macao Government Services Centre (Social Security Affairs), Rua Nova da Areia Preta, no. 52, 1.º andar, Área P, Macau
Macao Government Services Centre in Islands (Social Security Affairs), Rua de Coimbra, n.º 225, 3.˚ andar, Zona G ,Taipa
Office Hours
Social Security Fund, St. Lazarus Parish Field Office
Monday to Thursday: 9:00 - 13:00 , 14:30 - 17:45
Friday: 9:00 - 13:00 , 14:30 - 17:30
Macao Government Services Centre (Social Security Affairs)
Monday to Friday: 9:00 - 18:00 (No lunch break)
Macao Government Services Centre in Islands (Social Security Affairs)
Monday to Friday: 9:00 - 18:00 (No lunch break)
Ways to Make Enquiries
By phone: 2853 2850
By calling our interactive voice response hotline: 2823 8238 (24-hour)
By email: at@fss.gov.mo
Compensation for Occupational Respiratory Disease
Formality Type
Service Targets and Eligibility for Application
The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) bears the compensation for the beneficiary’s loss of working capacity or death due to occupational respiratory disease, including the payment of the beneficiary’s funeral expenses. The disease is prescribed by the law applicable to work-related accident and occupational disease.
How to Apply
According to the law, information about the occupational disease patient must be reported to the Labour Affairs Bureau by a medical practitioner within the scope of occupational disease, who is familiar with the said disease, and the FSS will be informed by the Labour Affairs Bureau later.
Performance Pledges
After receiving the notice of transcript of occupational disease from the Labour Affairs Bureau, the notice of mediation time from the Public Prosecutions Office, and the clinical forensic medicine opinion, the agent of the FSS will participate in the mediation. The vetting outcome will be communicated to the applicant via an official letter, within 30 days after the FSS receives the mediation report with the compensation amount from its agent.
Remarks
Amount of compensation: The amount of compensation is determined by the law applicable to the compensation for harm arising from work-related accident and occupational disease.