The annual school status test, better known as school test, is essential to ensure the allocation and maintenance of some social supportsuch as family allowance for children and young people, scholarship and survivor pension.In that sense, the proof must take place for all young people in the following situations: from 14 yearswith family allowance Social Security and attendance of secondary education, for the purpose of scholarship;starting from 16 yearswith family allowance in Social Security; finally, from the 18 yearswith survivor’s pension of Social Security.
What is the school test?
The school test is nothing more than a proof of enrollment in an educational establishment that the young person has to take every year, until the end of Julyto be entitled to the support indicated above. The lack of proof of registration, in cases where it is mandatory, implies the suspension of payment of family allowance for children and young people or scholarship.
Where can you do?
The school test is done every year in the service Direct Social Security. This service allows you to:test your school status in relation to the young person entitled to family allowance who, in order to maintain this right during the current academic year, must be enrolled in basic, secondary, higher education, or in an equivalent situation (professional training course that gives equivalence);check the status of the school test in the present school year.
Who can do?
Now, the school test is done by the person to whom child benefit is being paid. That is, as a general rule, the father, mother or adult who receives this benefit. Even so, not everyone needs to take the school test. In other words, they are dismissed: Young people people with disabilities, under the age of 24do not have to take a School Test to maintain the right to Family Allowance. young disabled meet the conditions for the award of the secondary education scholarship, the Proof is essential to be able to make the respective payment. In that case, the proof of enrollment in an educational/training establishment must be presented to the Social Security services in the young person’s area of residence. Read also: Increase in family allowance: what is it and how can I apply? 
How to take the School Test in Direct Social Security?
Firstly, to use this service in Direct Social Security the person to whom the Family Allowance is being paid Have to:be registered in Direct Social Security; finally, having the keyword that was assigned to it.
What is the purpose of the school test?
As already mentioned, this allows prove the school status of a young person in order to receive some support from the State. But, there are rules for your assignment which we indicate next.Family Allowance for Children and Youthyoung people with over 16 years of age (24 years in case of disability) or who complete that age during the school year, enrolled in basic, secondary, higher education or equivalent (professional training course that gives equivalence).ScholarshipYoung people who, in the current academic year:Are enrolled in the 10th, 11th or 12th gradeor equivalent level of education; 1st or 2nd tier family allowance;Have age under 18 years at the beginning of the school year.Young people over the age of 14, or who complete that age by August 31, not being obliged to take the school test for the purpose of family allowance, must take the school test for the purpose of awarding a scholarship, if they are enrolled in the 10th, 11th or 12th year of schooling and if they are in the 1st or 2nd step of the family allowance. higher
deadlines?
As previously mentioned, the school test must be taken by July 31, in Direct Social Security. If you don’t, therights to which you are entitled will be suspended. That is, if: you don’t within the legal deadlinethen the family allowance will be suspended immediately at the beginning of the school year (September); submit the same outside the stated period, but no later than December 31 of the current school year, andno it is lifted the suspension and payment of the suspended installments; perform the same from the 1st of January of the following year to the one in which it should have been made, without giving valid justification, then loses the right to suspended benefitsresuming payment only from the 1st of the month following the month in which the payment was made. school test through Direct Social Security is mandatory for all young people who receive the family allowance through Social Security. In case of doubts, can and should contact the following numbers: 210 545 400 or 300 502 502.
What are the obligations?
As it could not be otherwise, there are not only rights. Thus, the person who takes the school testalso has some obligationsfor example, is responsible for data correction who indicated; has the obligation to keep in their possessionfor five years, the proof of school status declared (photocopy of Student Card or document issued by the educational establishment); obligation to present this document to the Social Security services in case it is requested for the purpose of clarifying doubts or checking.
automatic school test
The automatic school test is a Simplest way to check school status for the purposes mentioned above. Ie, this test is carried out automatically, through the direct exchange of information between Social Security and the education services. In this way, parents or students (when of legal age) no longer need to perform the same. exchange of information between Education services and Social Securitythe School Test is automatically registered on the SSD, that is, if: at the time of registration, the Social Security Identification Number;and appears registered in the “registered evidence”.Students in primary, secondary (and equivalent) and higher education, enrolled in public or private establishments with an association contract, must verify that the School Test is registered in SSD, being this essential check.
How to check/take the School Test?
Well, to check or take the school test you have to access the Direct Social Security website and follow the following steps:Family allowanceaccess the tab “Family“;select the menu “Family and prenatal allowance” ; finally, choose the option “School test”.survival pensionaccess the tab “pensions“;select the menu “School test”.However, if it is already automatically registered on the SSD, appears in the “registered evidence“.On the other hand, who receives allowance family allowance and survivor’s pension must take a single school testopting for any of the above mentioned tabs. In addition, in the “unregistered evidence”, are the young people for whom it may be necessary to take the school test. If this is your case, then you should select the action “Register school test“.If there is more than a youngthen you will have to repeat the steps for each of them.The functionality for carrying out the school test relating to vocational training courses equivalent to basic or secondary education.If legal representative of the child/young person, before submitting the school test, you must register the respective representation, if you have not already done so. In Direct Social Security, go to “Profile” » “Representations” » “Register Legal Representation”. Also read: Accident at school: If it happens, who bears the medical expenses?
A professional writer by day, a tech-nerd by night, with a love for all things money.