Bill would shield social benefits and wages from seizure

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1. The bill would make social benefits that cover basic needs exempt from seizure: unemployment benefits, the active insertion income, farm worker subsidies, the PREPARA program, regional minimum incomes, dependency benefits, and study grants.
2. It would raise the amount of salary, wage or pension that cannot be seized: 1.5 times the minimum wage, plus 30% more for each family member with no income of their own.
3. If what a person earns exceeds that limit, only the excess could be seized, at rates from 30% to 90% depending on the amount.
4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

• People receiving social benefits or subsidies.: Those payments could no longer be seized.
• Families with members who have no income of their own.: They could keep a larger share of wages or pensions safe from seizure.
• Debtors whose wages or pensions exceed the current limit.: A smaller portion of their income could be seized.
• Students and people in situations of dependency.: Their grants and benefits would be protected from seizure.

Words worth knowing

Inembargable

Exempt from seizure: it cannot be taken to pay a debt through a court order.

Salario mínimo interprofesional

The minimum wage, the lowest pay employers can legally offer in Spain.

Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil

The Spanish law governing civil court proceedings, including seizures.

Renta activa de inserción

A Spanish benefit for unemployed people who have trouble finding work.

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