Unemployed people who receive assistance or grant correspondent, they must be attentive to all the changes that occur concerning the Stop since they will begin to be applied from the beginning of the new month of November. It will be from November 1st when the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) will implement a crucial change in aid for the unemployed since will stop offering the subsidy to people over 45 and family help, and in its place it will put in place a new subsidy for the exhaustion of contributory benefits.
This change comes after an agreement between the Ministry of Laborunions and employers, who sought to reorganize and update aid to the unemployed with a renewed structure and, according to the SEPE, more equitable and accessible. So, The main objective of the reform is to unify benefits and optimize access to unemployment benefits.improving the amounts and facilitating the compatibility of this aid with employment. Until now, unemployed people who had exhausted their unemployment benefits could opt for family assistance or the allowance for 45 and 52 year olds. However, with this new modality, several aspects will change, from the requirements to the duration and amount of aid, which represents a profound adjustment for thousands of people who depend daily on these subsidies.
Everything changes on November 1: the SEPE confirms the news
The changes aim to expand the rights of grant recipients, in addition to making the aid more flexible and with greater coverage. Nevertheless, The disappearance of current aid causes great emotionas many users are now uncertain about how this change will actually affect their income and economic stability.
The transformation of traditional aid to the unemployed will lead to new conditions of access to the subsidy. The new subsidy for exhaustion of contributory benefits It aims to cover the needs of those who have exhausted unemployment, although the requirements and characteristics vary depending on the situation of each person. For example, Those under 45 must have completed at least 360 days of unemployment to access a six-month subsidy. In the case of Above the age of 45, it will be enough to have exhausted 120 days of unemployment to access this assistance.
This unification into a single aid aims to simplify the application process and reduce waiting times. In addition, The duration of the subsidy will be adaptive depending on age and family responsibilities, so that unemployed people with family responsibilities can receive support for up to 24 months, and in some cases up to 30 months. This change is an advantage for some groups because it increases the security of receiving the subsidy for an extended period of time.
Adjustments of amounts and removal of partial subsidies
One of the aspects that will have the greatest impact on the beneficiaries of this reform is the adjustment of the subsidy amounts. With the new regime, the aid will be variable, depending on the duration for which the beneficiary receives it. During the first six months, the subsidy will be equivalent to 95% of the Multiple Effects Public Income Indicator (IPREM), which means around 570 euros monthly. In the following six months, the amount will increase to 90% of the IPREM (around 540 euros), and from next year the aid will be reduced to 80%, which represents around 480 euros per month until at the end of the grant period. out. .
Furthermore, partial subsidies will be removedwhich represents another significant change. Until now, if the applicant received aid while working part-time, the amount they received was adjusted to this reduced scale. From now on, The amount will be the same regardless of the type of contract or hours workedwhich is a relief for those working in partial conditions.
What happens if I already receive aid for those over 45?
For unemployed people who already benefit from subsidy for people over 45 wave family helpthe SEPE clarified that They can continue to collect them until they run out according to the conditions set out in their concession. This means that no changes will be made to the amount or duration of this aid, at least until the end of their respective durations. However, once the subsidy has been exhausted, these beneficiaries must meet the new requirements and adapt to the new aid modality if they wish to continue to benefit from financial support from the SEPE.
Concerning the impact that this change will have in the long term, the SEPE assured that this reform aims to broaden the rights of the unemployed, by improving access to aid and preventing them from having to choose between working or receiving help. Compatibility with employment is one of the essential pillars of this reform, since It allows beneficiaries to access temporary or part-time jobs without losing the right to aid.
A momentous change in unemployment policies
The unification of grants into one represents a change of approach in the way aid to the unemployed is managed. From the point of view of the unions, this is a measure to reduce precariousness and facilitate reintegration into the labor market, without this implying loss of access to subsidies. However, employers and other sectors have indicated that more needs to be done to strengthen beneficiaries’ long-term job stability, as many of these changes are temporary.
The effects of this reform will not be fully visible for some time, but November 1 This will undoubtedly mark a before and after in the way in which aid to the unemployed is distributed and managed in Spain.
