MEI Sickness Benefit: see how to apply without leaving home

Did you know that there is the possibility of requesting MEI Sickness Benefit without leaving home? Come and find out about this option for when you need it!

What is MEI Sickness Benefit and how does this benefit work?

Just like workers who perform their professional duties under the CLT regime, workers who are MEI can also receive aid from the moment that the existence of an illness that prevents him from performing his duties is proven.

The number of installments made available to the worker in question can only be defined after the analysis carried out by the INSS medical expert. 

He will define the total time that the MEI will be away and, consequently, how many installments of the benefit will he receive while he is unable to perform his duties.

Who can apply for MEI Sickness Benefit?

Just like the benefits granted to CLT workers, for the worker to be able to enjoy the MEI Sickness Benefit, there are some requirements. And one of them is to respect the waiting period that the benefit requires for it to be made available.

To have access to this benefit, the entrepreneur must have made at least 12 monthly contributions through the DAS form — Simplified Collection Document. Through this form, 5% is collected monthly on the minimum wage for the INSS.

In this way, the worker in question will have the right to withdraw from his professional activities and still receive a minimum wage until he is properly recovered to resume their activities.

However, despite this lack, there is a list of diseases that are exempt from this requirement because they are considered serious. They are: 

Active tuberculosis; Leprosy; Mental alienation; Malignant neoplasm; Blindness; Irreversible and incapacitating paralysis; Severe heart disease; Parkinson's disease; Ankylosing spondyloarthrosis; Severe nephropathy; Advanced stage of Paget's disease; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - AIDS; Radiation contamination based on the conclusion of specialized medicine and Severe liver disease.

How to apply for MEI Sickness Benefit without leaving home!

Contrary to what many people may think, it is not necessary to go to an INSS unit to apply for this benefit.

This is because, to ensure practicality for the worker in question, the procedure can be easily carried out over the internet.

To do this, the MEI who wants to apply for the benefit simply needs to access the MEU INSS platform and register. Another option available is through the Call Center. To do this, just contact us by calling 135.

About MEI (Individual Micro-Entrepreneur)

A business model that has become increasingly common in the market is the MEI. The movement, which had already been growing significantly in recent years, gained even more strength after the period in which the world faced the intense COVID-19 pandemic.

During this period, the number of workers looking for new ways to earn money by offering their services only grew, which caused a notable increase in the opening of this type of business.

But despite this type of business model being a little different from the CLT regime that most of us are familiar with, many people end up not knowing about some benefits that MEI can access if they need it.

And one of them is the MEI Sickness Benefit. And if you are one of the people who, in recent years, chose to adopt this business model, know that you can also access this type of benefit.

That said, it was thinking about the growth in the number of MEI's that we had the idea of creating the content you are about to read!

Here, we will introduce you to what this benefit is, how it works and, in addition, we will also show you how to make your request without leaving home, helping you to always stay up to date on access to this benefit!

What is MEI?

Before we get into the main points of the benefit itself, we think it is important to provide all of our readers with context regarding what MEI is. 

This way, it will be much easier to understand what this benefit can represent.

In general, MEI is an acronym for Individual Microentrepreneur and is widely used to designate self-employed professionals.

This is a CNPJ (National Registry of Legal Entities) type, but, unlike the more traditional model, it has more simplified rules.

From the moment the worker registers as MEI, the worker begins to acquire some obligations, such as the monthly payment of Simples Nacional, which costs around R$$ 60.00.

But in addition to the obligations, the self-employed person who becomes an MEI also acquires some benefits, such as: right to maternity allowance, right to paid leave due to health problems and even retirement.

When accessing the website, look for the “appointments/requests” option and don’t forget to attach the documents that prove your health status. Below, we have separated a brief list of the necessary documents that cannot be missing during the application process:

• Exams;
• Reports;
• Medical certificate;
• Reports with onset of symptoms.

All documents in question are important for the application to be approved, ensuring that you obtain your benefit.

Then just schedule your assessment at the INSS unit closest to your home so that expertise that will prove access to the benefit is carried out!

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