This Friday, November 1, most of the unemployment compensation reform comes into force, which improves the amount of compensation, relaxes the conditions of access and expands the number of categories of beneficiaries.
The decree-law aimed at reforming the protection of unemployment assistance was approved a few months ago, although the entry into force of most of the measures was postponed until today due to their greater complexity and their technical and human requirements.
This non-contributory aid or benefit is collected in the event of exhaustion of unemployment contributionsnot having contributed enough to access it or being over 52 years old, among other hypotheses.
New unemployment benefit amounts
From today, the amount to be received will be higher and will increase to 95% of Iprem (around 570 euros per month) during the first six months, to increase from the seventh month and for the following six months to 90% of the Iprem (540 euros). The rest of the period, until reaching the maximum of 30 months, will be at 80% (480 euros) as has been paid until now, an amount that is maintained for those over 52.
Furthermore, for this last group (over 52 years), the retirement contribution is maintained at 125% of the minimum base in force at any time.
Access to the subsidy is also facilitated for those under 45 without family responsibilities, for temporary agricultural workers, for cross-border workers from Ceuta and Melilla, and for those who can prove contributions for periods of less than 6 months and who do it. no family responsibilities.
As a novelty, the subsidy is extended to victims of gender-based violence and returning emigrants.
Likewise, the amounts of subsidies incurred by people with part-time contracts are assimilated to those with full-time contracts, which mainly benefits women. Accessibility to subsidies is improved by eliminating the month of waiting to submit the request once the contributory benefit has been exhausted and the accounting period is reduced to one quarter.
New gateway to the Minimum Vital Income (IMV)
A gateway is also articulated to automate the transition to minimum vital income (IMV) from unemployment benefit so that those who meet the conditions to receive this minimum income can receive it directly and automatically.
People who receive unemployment benefits will have to submit the personal income tax declaration every year from 2025, whether or not the income threshold requiring the filing of the declaration (22,000 euros with a single payer) is not reached. .
Also from this month, the active integration income (RAI) and the extraordinary unemployment benefit (SED) are also repealed.
Individuals who, as of November 1, 2024, have applied for, are beneficiaries of, or have had any of the existing subsidies suspended, including SED and RAI, will continue to be governed by the previous regulations until their expiration.
The referral to the IMV of subsidies which were until now regulated by the RAI or the SED will be carried out from November 23.
These measures are in addition to those already in force at the time of publication of the regulation, such as the possibility of making the agricultural subsidies of Andalusia and Extremadura compatible with those of the general regime and the reduction to 10 of the number of effective days required to access the first (the so-called peonadas).
The employment support supplement will also begin to be applied for beneficiaries of the subsidy, that is to say the possibility of receiving it while working as an employee, whether full-time or part-time, while that this incentive for workers remains until April 2025. of the contributory benefit.
