Accident Assistance: Find out if you are entitled 

Accident assistance is a benefit that many people don't know how it works or even if they are entitled to. Therefore, in this article you will answer all your doubts about accident assistance. However, continue reading and learn a little more about the accident assistance and find out if you are entitled.

At first, you need to know what the benefit is. Well, it is a benefit compensated and paid by the INSS system to all workers who contributed in some way to social security. It is ideal for people who have suffered some type of accident that may have caused consequences.

Therefore, be aware that because it is an indemnity benefit, accident benefit does not replace the income that the worker has, that is, the worker can return to work even receiving accident benefit without running the risk of losing the benefit. However, check below whether you are entitled to the Accident Assistance benefit.

Find out a little more about Accident Assistance and find out if you are entitled to it 

According to the INSS, to receive Accident Assistance you must fit into some categories, such as:

• Special insured;
• Rural, special or domestic employee;
• Casual worker;

To have the old acquired right, know that anyone who had an illness or suffered an accident before 11/11/19 will follow the rules made in accordance with the old law. The value of the Accident Assistance benefit, it must be noted that accidents occurring after the end of MP 905, the calculation for the value of the benefit will be 50% of the benefit salary, with the new law the average considered is 100% of the salaries contributed since 1994 .

It is worth remembering that it is not necessary to grant the benefit, it is not necessary to fulfill the INSS grace period. The requirements necessary to request the accident aid benefit are:

• Be insured;
• Consolidation of injuries;
• Suffer an accident or illness of any nature;
• Partial and definitive reduction in work capacity;

Check now what documents will be needed to grant the accident aid benefit 

Therefore, be aware that, like all benefits, it is necessary to present some documents when requesting accident assistance. Therefore, we have prepared a list of documents necessary for you to be able to grant the benefit:

• Document with photo, driver's license;
• CPF;
• Medical certificate proving your reduction in work capacity;
• Work card;
• X-rays if applicable;
• Communication of work accidents;
• Medical prescriptions;
• Documents that prove its sequelae.

In any case, if your injury is minimal, accident aid will be due, as the level of damage and the degree of the greatest effort do not affect the granting of the benefit. However, be aware that to schedule the examination you can do it through the Meu INSS application or through the website meu.inss.gov.br, log in with your CPF and the password that was registered on portal.gov.br, otherwise To gain access, you must look for the nearest INSS social security and carry out an examination.