Apesar de ter tentado devolver o dinheiro várias vezes, a Segurança Social nunca resolveu o problema e a situação colocou a mulher em risco de perder a casa camarária por ter sido considerada uma pessoa com rendimentos altos.
Após levar o caso a tribunal, a mulher foi autorizada a devolver o dinheiro que recebeu a mais.
No entanto, agora enfrenta outra dificuldade, pois está obrigada a apresentar a declaração de rendimentos do IRS, o que antes não era necessário.
A família não descarta a possibilidade de recorrer novamente aos tribunais e pedir uma indemnização se houver consequências futuras por causa deste erro.
A 62-year-old woman in Braga received four times more than the sickness subsidy she should have received from Social Security, for 15 months.
Despite having tried to return the money several times, Social Security never resolved the problem and the situation put the woman at risk of losing her town hall because she was considered a person with high income.
After taking the case to court, the woman was allowed to return the extra money she received.
However, now it faces another difficulty, as it is obliged to present the IRS income tax return, which was not necessary before.
The family does not rule out the possibility of going to court again and asking for compensation if there are future consequences because of this mistake.
