Uruguay pays survivors benefits to the following:
a. a widow(er) or registered partner in a consensual union;
b. unmarried children under age 21 or children of the worker who were disabled prior
to age 21;
c. divorced spouses entitled to alimony at time of the worker’s death; and
d. disabled parents of the worker who were dependent on the worker at the time of
his or her death.
NOTE: The deceased worker must have been working, receiving, or eligible to receive
an old-age or disability benefit or sickness, maternity, work injury or unemployment
benefits. In the case of unemployment benefits, the worker must have died within the
12-month period after unemployment benefits terminated.
Administrative organization Uruguayan benefits
The Banco de Prevision Social (Social Security Bank) operates the pension system of
Uruguay. If inquirers request additional information about Uruguayan benefits, advise
that the Social Security Administration (SSA) cannot provide official information
about Uruguayan benefits. Refer all inquiries about the Uruguayan pension system to
the following address:
Banco de Prevision Social
Convenios Internacionales
Colonia
1881 piso 2,
C.P. 11200
Montevideo, Uruguay