Financial aid and training for long-term unemployed people with family duties

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1. It creates the Program for Activation for Employment, a temporary and extraordinary program for long-term unemployed people who have used up their unemployment benefits and have family responsibilities.
2. To join the program, applicants must meet requirements such as waiting at least six months after running out of the Renta Activa de Inserción or similar aid, being registered as a job seeker since December 1, 2014, having no right to other benefits, and having monthly income below 75 percent of the minimum wage.
3. Beneficiaries must sign an activity commitment, prove they are genuinely looking for work (at least three job search actions in the first month) and take part in the training and guidance actions of their personalized employment plan.
4. Applications may be filed between January 15, 2015 and April 15, 2016. The aid lasts at most six months and equals 80 percent of the monthly IPREM index. It can also be combined with an employment contract of up to five months, with the aid deducted from the salary.
5. Beneficiaries who fail their obligations, reject a suitable job offer or stop meeting the requirements will be permanently or temporarily removed from the program and lose the aid. Anyone who wrongly received the aid must pay it back.
6. Companies hit by natural disasters that suspend contracts or reduce working hours may ask the General Treasury of Social Security to waive up to 100 percent of their employer contributions, for a maximum of 12 months extendable by another 12, in exchange for reinvesting and keeping the affected workers employed.

Who it affects

• Long-term unemployed people with family responsibilities who used up their unemployment benefits: They can apply for six months of financial aid in exchange for actively looking for work and joining training actions.
• Companies that hire program beneficiaries: They can deduct the aid from the worker's salary for up to five months.
• Companies affected by natural disasters: They can be exempted from paying employer Social Security contributions for up to 12 months, extendable by another 12.
• Public employment services of the State and the autonomous communities: They split the work: the State manages and pays the aid, and the autonomous communities assign the employment plan and training actions.

Words worth knowing

Renta Activa de Inserción (RAI)

A financial aid program in Spain for unemployed people with special economic needs and difficulty finding a job.

Indicador público de rentas de efectos múltiples (IPREM)

A reference amount used in Spain to calculate the size of many public benefits.

Salario mínimo interprofesional

The minimum wage that Spanish law allows employers to pay any worker.

Búsqueda activa de empleo (BAE)

Actions that prove you are looking for work, such as sending résumés, going to interviews or signing up on job portals.

Itinerario individual y personalizado de empleo

A personalized plan prepared by a tutor to help each person find a job, with guidance and training.

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