RDL 8/2019 also introduces Measures in the Area of Social Security. Let us remember that this RDL must still be approved by the Permanent Deputation of the Congress.
The experts of our Labour Consulting Department have summarized below what these measures are.
Unemployment benefit for over 55s
The access age is lowered from 55 to 52 years by allowing access when that age is reached. And the maximum duration of their receipt is increased until they reach the ordinary retirement age. On the other hand, the consideration of the family unit’s income for access to the subsidy is eliminated and the amount of the contribution for the retirement contingency during receipt of the subsidy is increased from 100 to 125% of the minimum contribution ceiling in force at any given time. The percentages applicable to the amount of the subsidy when it comes from part-time work are eliminated.
Other Measures in the Area of Social Security
- Increase in the financial allowance for dependent children to 341€ per year. And up to 588€ per year in the case of families in a situation of severe poverty.
- Increase the effort in the fight against child poverty. Allocating greater economic resources to households with lower incomes. The allowance for a dependent child, from 291€ to 341€. While the economic allowance goes to the amount of 588 € in cases where household income is lower than the scale required by those families that are in the most severe poverty.
- Increase in the minimum amounts of the contributory total permanent disability pension due to common illness for children under 60 years of age. That is 6,991.60€ if the beneficiary has a dependent spouse. And 6,930€ if he does not have it. This measure is applied retroactively to 1 January 2019.
- The catalogue of benefits is adapted to the new regulations of RDL 6/2019 of 1 March for the maritime-fishing sector, economic benefit for birth and child care and benefit for exercise co-responsible for the care of the infant.
- Self-employed agricultural workers who had made a maximum of 55 real contributing days in 2018 will have their quotas reduced by 14.6% during periods of inactivity in 2019.
- Extension of the application period for artists’ inactivity in public shows at any time of the year. It will take effect from the first day of the month following the date of the application.
From the 61st day of temporary incapacity, the contributions of self-employed workers would be paid by the mutual collaborators, management entity or State Employment Public Service, charged to the cease of activity quotas.
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Arrabe Integra
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