Also, "80% of old-age pension requests requested in January 2024 were automatically granted through the Pensão na Hora mechanism", says Social Security, in a statement.

"Available to beneficiaries of the Portuguese social security system, Pensão na Hora is automatically awarded, in less than 24 hours, making the process of attributing old-age pensions simpler and faster", explains the organisation.

Now, when "making the request for the Pension on the Spot with Direct Social Security, the citizen can view the value of the old-age pension with the details of the contributory career" and "even before requesting the old-age pension, workers must consult the Social Security Social Direta and check your contribution".