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What it is

Proposal to raise the age limit for orphan's pensions in state classes

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 1 December 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: Private member's bill to amend the consolidated text of the State Passive Classes Law, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 670/1987, of 30 April, in order to equalize the orphan's pension with the General Social Security System.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000153· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would align the orphan's pension under the State's passive classes scheme with the one under the General Social Security scheme. The general rule would still be to receive it until age 21.
  2. The bill would let orphans receive the pension until age 25 if they do not work or their yearly income is below the minimum wage. If they are studying, the pension would continue until the start of the next school year.
  3. If an orphan over 21 becomes unable to work before turning 25, the bill would grant them the orphan's pension for life.
  4. Orphans who lost the pension because they exceeded the age limit before the law took effect could get it back, as long as they meet the new age and income requirements.

Who it affects

  • Orphans with a pension under the State's passive classes scheme, who could receive it until age 25 if they do not work or have low income.: improvement
  • Orphans who are studying, who could keep the pension until the start of the next school year.: improvement
  • Orphans who already lost the pension due to age, who could get it back if they meet the new requirements.: improvement
  • Orphans with a disability of 33% or more, or in a situation of absolute orphanhood, whose age limit would rise from 24 to 25.: improvement

Words worth knowing

Clases pasivas (passive classes)
The former pension system for Spanish civil servants, now managed by Social Security but with its own rules.
Pensión de orfandad (orphan's pension)
Money paid to the child of a deceased person as long as certain requirements are met.
Salario mínimo interprofesional (minimum wage)
The lowest wage employers in Spain are allowed to pay by law.
Orfandad simple y absoluta (simple and absolute orphanhood)
Simple: one parent has died. Absolute: both parents have died or the orphan cannot be cared for by them.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced1 December 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted5 December 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sept 2018Dec 201811. 1 December 2017: Presentación22. 5 December 2017: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 05/12/2017 hasta 11/12/201733. 5 December 2017: Calificación44. 11 December 2017: Gobierno Contestación desde 11/12/2017 hasta 17/02/201855. 17 February 2018: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 17/02/2018 hasta 05/03/201966. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

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Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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