QUALITY REPORT ESSPROS CORE SYSTEM (according to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/2007 of 12 November 2007, published in OJ L294, 13.11.2007, p.5) MEMBER STATE: Portugal REFERENCE YEAR: 2016 REPORT ISSUED: ESSPROS CORE SYSTEM - Quality report September 28, 2018
1. Accuracy and Reliability / Geographical coverage 1.1 Coverage of data source*- (part 1) Name of data source Type of data source used (1) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Frequency of the data source in months (2) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Time lag in months (2)(3) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Schemes covered (please indicate which scheme numbers are covered by this data source) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) National Health Service - Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS e SRS) National Institute for Medical Emergencies - Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica (INEM) Reduction in Rates of Transport - Redução de Tarifas (Autoridades Metropolitanas de Lisboa e Porto) Institute of Employment and Vocational Training - Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP) Accidents at Work - Acidentes de Trabalho e Pension Funds - Fundos de Pensões (Autoridade de Supervisão de Seguros e Fundos de Pensões - ASF) Central Administration -Administração Central e Local Administration - Administração Local (Contas Nacionais National Accounts) Health Assistance for the Army and Paramilitary Forces - Assistência na Doença aos Militares e Paramilitares (ADMP) Administrative data 12 months 15 months 2 Administrative data 12 months 10 months 4 Administrative data 12 months 12 months 7 Administrative data 12 months 13 months 9 Administrative data 12 months 10 months 13 and 59 National accounts 12 months 14 months 15 and 17 Administrative data 12 months 14 months 16 Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 2 of 13
Civil Service Health Care System - Assistência na Doença aos Servidores do Estado (ADSE) Services of Medical Assistance - Serviços de Assistência Médico Social (SAMS) Mutualists - Associações de Socorros Mútuos (ASM) Benefits paid directly by the employer Prestações Diretas da Entidade Patronal (Portugal Telecom - PT; Correios de Portugal - CTT; Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa - Carris; Comboios de Portugal - CP; Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda - INCM; Gabinete de Estratégia e Planeamento - GEP/MTSSS) Social Services (Public servants) - Serviços Sociais (Ministérios; PSP; GNR; CGD; IASFA; PL) Welfare System of Ministry of Finance - Cofre de Previdência do Ministério das Finanças Association of the Disabled of the Armed Forces - Associação dos Deficientes das Forças Armadas (ADFA) Lisbon Holy House of Mercy - Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML) Administrative data 12 months 11 months 22 Administrative data 12 months 12 months 32 Survey 12 months 14 months 42 Administrative data 12 months 18 months 43 Administrative data 12 months 11 months 44 Administrative data 12 months 10 months 45 Administrative data 12 months 14 months 55 Administrative data 12 months 12 months 56 Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 3 of 13
Charities - Instituições Particulares de Solidariedade Social (II, IP; IGFSS, IP) Social Security Welfare and Social Protection System - Sistemas Previdencial e de Proteção Social da Segurança Social (Instituto de Gestão Financeira da Segurança Social IGFSS, IP) Public Capitalization System - Regime Público de Capitalização (Instituto de Gestão de Fundos de Capitalização da Segurança Social IGFCSS, IP) Civil Service Retirement System - Caixa Geral de Aposentações (CGA, IP) Administrative data 12 months 17 months 57 Administrative data 12 months 12 months 63 Administrative data 12 months 11 months 64 Administrative data 12 months 11 months 65 * Please be exhaustive by mentioning all schemes. 1. Please specify: "Administrative data", "Register based data", "National Accounts", "Survey", "Census", "Other". For category "Other", please specify the type. 2. Please specify: "3 months", "6 months", or "12 months" or etc. 3. The time lag is the period between reference year (31st of December of reference year) and the moment in which data sources are available. 1.1 Coverage of data sources (part 2) please note that part 1 and part 2 is in fact one table and have only been separated to facilitate the completion of the table Name of data source (Please indicate the same data sources as in table 1.1 part 1) National Health Service - Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS e SRS) National Institute for Medical Emergencies - Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica (INEM) Any additional information regarding this data source (i.e. reports on problems -including delayswhich lead to estimation of data) (4) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Geographical coverage (i.e. which parts of the country are covered by this data source) (5) (see regulation point 1.2.1) Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 4 of 13
Reduction in Rates of Transport - Redução de Tarifas (Autoridades Metropolitanas de Lisboa e Porto) Institute of Employment and Vocational Training - Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP) Accidents at Work - Acidentes de Trabalho e Pension Funds - Fundos de Pensões (Autoridade de Supervisão de Seguros e Fundos de Pensões - ASF) Central Administration -Administração Central e Local Administration - Administração Local (Contas Nacionais National Accounts) Health Assistance for the Army and Paramilitary Forces - Assistência na Doença aos Militares e Paramilitares (ADMP) Civil Service Health Care System - Assistência na Doença aos Servidores do Estado (ADSE) Services of Medical Assistance - Serviços de Assistência Médico Social (SAMS) Mainland Mutualists - Associações de Socorros Mútuos (ASM) Benefits paid directly by the employer Prestações Diretas da Entidade Patronal (Portugal Telecom - PT; Correios de Portugal - CTT; Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa - Carris; Comboios de Portugal - CP; Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda - INCM; Gabinete de Estratégia e Planeamento - GEP/MTSSS) Social Services (Public servants) - Serviços Sociais (Ministérios; PSP; GNR; CGD; IASFA; PL) Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 5 of 13
Welfare System of Ministry of Finance - Cofre de Previdência do Ministério das Finanças Association of the Disabled of the Armed Forces - Associação dos Deficientes das Forças Armadas (ADFA) Lisbon Holy House of Mercy - Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML) Charities - Instituições Particulares de Solidariedade Social (II, IP; IGFSS, IP) Social Security Welfare and Social Protection System - Sistemas Previdencial e de Proteção Social da Segurança Social (Instituto de Gestão Financeira da Segurança Social IGFSS, IP) Public Capitalization System - Regime Público de Capitalização (Instituto de Gestão de Fundos de Capitalização da Segurança Social IGFCSS, IP) Civil Service Retirement System - Caixa Geral de Aposentações (CGA, IP) 4. Please fill in this column only in cases of: delays, data source containing estimations, incomplete coverage for some schemes. In cases of incomplete schemes, please specify the code of Expenditure, Receipts, and Benefits that are not covered. 5. Please indicate "Full coverage" if the data source covers the whole country. If the data source contains data for some regions only, please specify the region. 1.2 Where appropriate (e.g. if cross-sources are used), please indicate the benefits concerned by the different types of data sources (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Scheme concerned Benefit concerned Data sources cross-covering the benefits (please, specify at least two data sources) Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 6 of 13
1.3 Geographical comparability* (see regulation point 1.2.1) Degree of coverage in terms of schemes (6) (if there are cases of schemes only partially covered or schemes missed or not available) Degree of coverage in terms of receipts, expenditure and detailed benefits (if part of expenditures, receipts or detailed benefits are not available) Cases of non-application of the ESSPROS methodology in the form of a comprehensive list (whether there are cases (both schemes and benefits) of possible non-adherence with the ESSPROS methodology: provision from specific sources, for example, could imply the use of definitions and methodologies not in line with our Manual) * Please note that this table is referred to coverage and consistency with ESSPROS methodology of final figures. 6. If a scheme is completely missing in the final figures; please specify its number in the first column and in the second column specify "Missing". If only some expenditures, receipts or benefits of a certain scheme are missing in the final figures, please specify in the first column the number of the scheme and in the second column the codes of items that are missing. 2. Methodologies and assumptions used in the estimates of statistics (see regulation point 1.1.1.2) Scheme Estimates for schemes on which no data are available (7) (please explain methodologies used for all estimations) Estimates for missing receipts, expenditure and detailed benefits, if: (please explain methodologies used for all estimations) (a) data are completely lacking (b) the breakdown for one benefit or group of benefit is missing (8) 7 Estimation of receipts: Receipts=Expenditures Because the data providers of this scheme do not provide data on receipts, we apply the convention that receipts, as registered in account 2220002, are identical to expenditures. 9 Estimation of receipts: Receipts=Expenditures Because the data provider of this scheme does not provide data on receipts, we apply the convention that receipts, as registered in account 2220002, are identical to expenditures. 15 and 17 Estimation of receipts: Receipts=Expenditures Because the data providers of this scheme do not provide data on receipts, we apply the Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 7 of 13
Changes in the data sources used (9) Changes in the methods used for estimating data (10) Revisions of data due to conceptual adjustments (11) Revisions of data due to availability of final statistics (12) Other revisions of data (e.g. due to quality review actions) convention that receipts, as registered in account 2110101 and 2220002, are identical to expenditures. 43 Estimated of receipts: Receipts=Expenditures Because the data providers of this scheme do not provide data on receipts, we apply the convention that receipts, as registered in account 2110201, 2420001 and 2420002, are identical to expenditures. 59 Estimation of receipts: Receipts=Expenditures Because the data providers of this scheme do not provide data on receipts, we apply the convention that receipts, as registered in account 2110101, are identical to expenditures. 7. If a scheme is completely estimated, please specify the methodology in the second column. If only some expenditures, receipts or benefits of one scheme are estimated, please specify the methodology in the third or fourth column. 8. E.g. breakdown of one benefit into means-tested and non-means-tested benefit or breakdown of cash benefit specific to one function into several detailed benefits. 3. Revision of statistics to be filled in for the previous years data only (In the first column, please indicate the scheme involved, in the second column, the items involved, then thick with an 'X' the column that corresponds to the type of the revision and, where it is the case, please describe in the last column each revision with a few words, specifying if it is extraordinary (very rare) or ordinary (it can happen regularly). (see regulation point 2.1.3) Type of revision Scheme Items Years revised Details on the revision Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 8 of 13
Changes in the data sources used (9) Changes in the methods used for estimating data (10) Changes due to conceptual adjustments (11) Other 9. E.g. changes in the set of the data sources (new data sources, disappearing of an old one); additional information supplied by certain data sources; other changes in data sources. 10. E.g. changes in the methods used, revised methods to put the information supplied by data sources in line with the ESSPROS methodology or other changes in methods. 11. E.g. changes in the ESSPROS methodology; in the social protection system; in classifications or definitions other than ESSPROS; etc. 12. E.g. final figures are provided by the data sources; or provisional estimation are replaced by information that was missing in the last data collection; etc. 3. bis Changes in the application of the methodology to be filled in for the reference year data only (In the first column, please indicate the scheme involved, in the second column, the items involved, then describe in the other columns each change with a few words) Details on the change Break in time series (13) (yes or not) Scheme Items 43 1112224 e 1142224 43 2110201 e 2420002 Adjustments in the breakdown structure of receipts accounts. Benefit was abolished in scheme 43 in 2016. 63 1111221 Benefit was abolished in scheme 63 in 2016. 63 1100021 1100022 e 11411119 65 1100021 1100022 e 11411119 Additional information supplied by data source. Additional information supplied by data source. Yes No Yes No No 13. Break occurring when there is a change in the standards for defining and observing a variable over time Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 9 of 13
4. Other information related to Quality 4.1 Quantitative data - Temporal analysis of receipts: A surplus of 3,026 MEUR was estimated for the difference between social protection receipts and expenditures in 2016. The total of social protection receipts in Portugal increased 3.3% between 2015 and 2016, while the total of expenditures increased 1.3%. The largest variations on receipts were identified in accounts of Social contributions, Government contributions and Other receipts : 2110201 Employers' imputed social contributions - This account showed a variation of +42.9% in 2016 compared to 2015, observed for scheme 43, due to adjustments in the structure of distribution of receipts accounts by the scheme's sources of information. 2210002 Earmarked taxes - Central government - This account recorded a decrease of 21.3% in 2016 when compared to 2015. This variation was observed in schemes 63, due to the decrease in tax revenue allocated to social security. 2420007 Other receipts - This aggregate accounted for a variation of +56.4% in 2016 vs. 2015. This increase is fully explained by the behaviour of scheme 63, duly confirmed by the information provider of this scheme. - Temporal analysis of expenditure: Total expenditure on social protection in Portugal increased 1.3% between 2015 and 2016. The expenditure on social benefits increased 0.6% in the same period, accounting for 92.8% of total expenditure in 2016, while the other expenditures increased 10.7%, accounting for 7.2% of total value of expenditure. The most relevant aspects are: Others expenditures account 1420000, recorded a variation of +31.9% in 2016 when compared to 2015. The increase was registered in most schemes, especially under schemes 2, 42, 57, 63 and 65, duly confirmed by the information providers of these schemes. Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 10 of 13
Expenditures on social protection benefits showed positive variations in half of the eight social protection functions and negative variations in the other half. The analysis by function in 2016 highlights the following aspects: Sickness (1110000) - This function accounted for 25.2% of the total expenditure on social protection benefits in Portugal in 2016, being the second most important function in terms of social benefits expenditure. In 2016, it increased by 4.4% when compared to the previous year. This was mainly due to the variations of +13.9% in benefit 1111211 - In-patient care, direct provision, non means-tested, and of +9.9% in benefit 1111222 - Out-patient care, other direct provision, non meanstested, with increases mainly occurring on the scheme 2, duly confirmed by the information providers of this scheme. - Disability (1120000) - This function accounted for 7.2% of the total expenditure on social protection benefits in Portugal in 2016, recording a slight decrease of 0.9% in 2016 when compared to 2015. 1121111 Disability pension, non means-tested - The decrease in this function was mainly due to the negative variation of this benefit (which is equivalent to 86.3% of the total of function), with -1.7% in total pension expenditure and -3.0% in the total number of their beneficiaries. 1121203 Rehabilitation, non means-tested - This benefit increased 282.0% in 2016 when compared to 2015 (from 4.5 MEUR in 2015 to 17.2 MEUR in 2016). This behaviour was observed in scheme 9, duly confirmed by the data source: unlike previous recent years, the disability expenditure increased in 2016 as a result of the implementation of a temporary policy to support the qualification of disabled persons. - Old age (1130000) This function remained the most important function in the total expenditure on social protection benefits in Portugal, accounting for 50.2% in 2016. The variation between 2015 and 2016 was -0.3%. 1131121 Other cash lump-sum benefits, non means-tested - This benefit decreased 44.0% in 2016 when compared to 2015 (from 1 056.2 MEUR in 2015 to 591.2 MEUR in 2016). This situation is mainly explained by scheme 42 (-44.1%), due to the decrease to almost half in the amounts of reimbursements in capitals overdue by old age received by the beneficiaries of the mutualists modalities. - Survivors (1140000) In 2016, this function represented 7.6% of total expenditure on social protection benefits in Portugal, increasing 1.3% from 2015 to 2016. - Family (1150000) This function represented 4.9% of the total expenditure on social protection benefits. In 2016 there was an increase of 5.2% when compared to 2015. Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 11 of 13
1151111 Income maintenance in the event of childbirth, non means-tested - This benefit increased 14.3% in 2016 when compared to 2015, from 489.9 MEUR in 2015 to 559.7 MEUR in 2016. This growth was due to the increase in schemes 15 (+37.5%), 17 (+8.9%) and 63 (+10.7%), duly confirmed by the data sources, and as a consequence of legislative changes that have created a special accrual factor for social protection in maternity. 1151114 Other cash periodic benefits, non means-tested - This benefit showed an increase (+13.1%) in 2016 when compared to 2015 (from 60.6 MEUR in 2015 to 68.5 MEUR in 2016). This situation is mainly explained by the behaviour of scheme 17, for which it had been possible to collect more information on its expenditure on social benefits. - Unemployment (1160000) - This function accounted for 3.8% of the total expenditure on social protection benefits in Portugal, recording a decrease of 15.4% in 2016 when compared to 2015, just as it had been in the 2 previous years. 1161111 and 1162111 Full unemployment benefit, non means-tested and means tested - These benefits decreased 16.0% and 15.8%, respectively, in 2016 when compared to 2015. This situation is explained by scheme 63, dully confirmed by the information provider of this scheme, consequence of the positive evolution of labour market and decrease in the number of beneficiaries of these subsidies. 1161114 Vocational training allowance, non means-tested - This benefit decreased 25.7% in 2016 when compared to 2015, from 193.7 MEUR in 2015 to 144.0 MEUR in 2016. This situation is mainly explained by scheme 9, due to the decrease of unemployment in 2016, as it had already been in 2015. 1161122 - Redundancy compensation, non means-tested - This benefit decreased 81.9% in 2016 when compared to 2015, observed for scheme 43, dully confirmed by the information providers of this scheme. Housing (1170000) - This function decreased 2.7% between 2015 and 2016. The decrease in item 1172212 - Other rent benefit, means tested is namely explained by the behaviour of schemes 44 (-19.8%) and 63 (-2.4%). Social Exclusion (1180000) - This function accounted for 1.0% of the total expenditure on social protection benefits in 2016, increasing by 13.9% when compared to 2015. This increase was observed in almost all benefits of the function, especially in: "1182111 - Income support, means-tested which increased by 16.5%, from 287.4 MEUR in 2015 to 334.7 MEUR in 2016, as a consequence of the legislative changes establishing the percentage to be allocated by beneficiary, as well as the reference value of the benefit. Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 12 of 13
4.2 Qualitative information* All items of social benefits ESSPROS core system are available in the Qualitative information 2016, which is updated every year. *E.g. If there are some items not covered by QI, please specify the reason and, if it is possible, their relative importance in respect to the total expenditure, etc. 4.3 Dissemination policy in the country* Are these data published in your country? (14) At what timeliness? (in months) (15) State any specific publication (and eventually the link) Are they part of regular publications? (yes or not) Yes, but not in the ESSPROS format. The dissemination relates to the total of all schemes, at the level of receipts categories, other expenses and social benefits expenditure by functions. 22 months. Statistical Yearbook of Portugal; Social Protection Indicators in Statistics Portugal Website. Yes. *Optional 14. Please specify "yes everything", "yes, only the following part ", "yes, but not in the ESSPROS format" or no". In case of "yes, but not in the ESSPROS format", please explain. 15. Please specify how many months after the period of reference the data are published (the period of reference for this collection was 31 st December of reference year). Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 13 of 13