Subsidy for people over 52 years of age in 2022: new amount, requirements and how to apply

On January 1, 2022, a new Multiple Effects Public Income Indicator (IPREM) came into force in Spain, data that, among other uses, is used as the basis for many of the official aids and subsidies to people in need. risk of exclusion. One of these aids is granted to people over 52 years of age who are unemployed, and until December 31, 2021, the monthly amount of that aid was 451.92 euros. Since last January 1, and given the rise in the IPREM, that amount is 463.20 euros per month, which corresponds to 80% of that indicator.

The aid comes from the Public State Employment Service (SEPE) and is intended for people who have already exhausted their contributory unemployment benefit, with the aggravating circumstance that their age is a clear obstacle to reintegrating into the labor market. The aid is maintained until the unemployed person finds a job or reaches retirement age, at which point they would start to collect the contributory pension.

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Requirements for candidates

In order to receive the aid there are a series of unavoidable requirements:

When is the subsidy for those over 52 years of age charged and how to apply for it

SEPE pays this aid between the 10th and 15th of each month, but since the start of the pandemic, this payment has been brought forward to the 3rd and surrounding days. To request it, you have to go to the SEPE website and choose between three formats: 'online' (with electronic ID, digital identity certificate or SEPE user and password), 'online' without digital certification, filling out a form on the website itself , or requesting an appointment to do it in person, which will require filling out the corresponding forms and having the necessary documentation available.

Documentation needed to request the subsidy for people over 52 years of age

In this case it would be the DNI or NIE (if the person is a foreigner and lives in a country of the European Union) or the TIE card for citizens from outside Europe; In addition, a bank document is required where you want to collect the benefit, and in which the applicant is the owner, and proof of income or income statement.

Renewal of the subsidy for people over 52 years of age

The aid must be renewed every six months. You have to renew and seal the unemployment correctly every three months and check that the requirements are still met. In addition, to justify that income continues to be lacking, each person who receives this aid must submit an income statement every 12 months from the day the subsidy was requested. In addition, it is necessary to have contributed to Social Security for at least 15 years of their working life (six of them must have been in the general INSS regime), have at least two years of registration within the last 15 years prior to time of request.

Causes for withdrawing the subsidy for people over 52 years of age

The main one is not providing the income certificate when requested, but it can also happen if the job application is not renewed: the first time the aid is withdrawn for a month, and if it occurs four times, it is suspended indefinitely. The aid may also end when job offers, job interviews or training courses proposed by the SEPE are rejected.

The aid is not compatible with the collection of maternity or paternity leave, although it can be collected again when these benefits end.

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