Proposal to improve unemployment benefits in Spain

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1. The bill would reverse cuts to unemployment benefits and return to the situation before the 2012 reforms, which lowered payment amounts and tightened access requirements.
2. It would lower the minimum contribution period to receive unemployment benefits to 180 days for people under 30, instead of the current 365 days, with a four-month duration.
3. It would restore the 70% rate applied to the calculation base for the entire duration of the benefit, instead of the 50% rate after day 181 set by the 2012 reform.
4. The means-tested allowance would rise to 100% of the IPREMIPREM Indicador público de rentas de efectos múltiples: a public income reference used in Spain to calculate benefits and income limits. (or 127% with family dependents), the early retirement allowance would return to age 52, and the proportional reduction for part-time work would be removed.
5. It would extend unemployment protection to domestic workers, removing their current exclusion from the system.
6. The Government would have to review active employment policies, moving money from company incentives toward training, counseling, and a special program for young people without professional qualifications.

Who it affects

• Unemployed people receiving or eligible for benefits: Changes would affect the amount, duration, and access requirements for benefits and allowances.
• Young people under 30: They would need fewer contributions to qualify for benefits and would get a special employment program if unqualified.
• Domestic workers: They could access unemployment protection for the first time.
• Unemployed workers over 52: They would regain the early retirement allowance with better amount and duration conditions.
• Part-time and discontinuous permanent workers: Their unemployment protection would be equal to that of full-time workers.

Words worth knowing

Prestación contributiva (unemployment benefit)

Money paid by the State to someone who lost their job and contributed enough beforehand through social security payments.

Subsidio asistencial (means-tested allowance)

Financial aid for unemployed people who exhausted regular benefits or do not meet the requirements, at a lower amount.

IPREM

Indicador público de rentas de efectos múltiples: a public income reference used in Spain to calculate benefits and income limits.

Base reguladora (calculation base)

Reference amount, calculated from social security contributions, used to set how much a benefit pays.

Fijo discontinuo (discontinuous permanent worker)

Worker with a permanent contract who only works during certain periods of the year, depending on the company's activity.

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