Proposal to make non-contributory disability pensions compatible with paid work

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1. The bill seeks to improve the compatibility of non-contributory disability pensions with paid work, building on what Law 8/2005 already allowed.
2. The bill would raise the limit on earnings compatible with the pension: the sum of pension and earnings could not exceed twice the IPREMIPREM Indicador público de renta de efectos múltiples: a public reference amount used to set income limits for benefits and aid. per year. If it does, the pension is reduced by 50 % of the excess, and the sum may never exceed three times the IPREM.
3. It would also remove the current four-year limit, so that combining the pension with work would be indefinite.
4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (official state gazette).

Who it affects

• People with disabilities receiving a non-contributory disability pension: They could work longer and earn more without losing the pension entirely.
• People with disabilities starting a paid activity: They would be registered and would pay social security contributions when doing paid work.

Words worth knowing

Pensión no contributiva (non-contributory pension)

A social security pension for people with disabilities who have not paid enough social security contributions to get an ordinary pension.

IPREM

Indicador público de renta de efectos múltiples: a public reference amount used to set income limits for benefits and aid.

Proposición de ley (bill)

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