Bill to make the minimum vital income easier to get and regulate emergency aid

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1. The bill would reform the minimum vital income because, according to AIReF, only 36% of households that could receive it actually do. It also notes that many families end up owing repayments when their income is reviewed.
2. The bill would change several requirements for the minimum vital income: simplify how income and assets are counted, remove certain requirements and paperwork, and allow the benefit to be reviewed automatically using data the government already has. It would also mean that if a review lowers the payment, no money would have to be paid back.
3. The bill would regulate the child allowance supplement as a monthly payment for each minor in the household, without needing to have applied for the minimum vital income first.
4. The bill would give their own legal framework to emergency cash benefits managed by social services, so they can be granted quickly. Regional governments would have twelve months to adapt their rules, and these benefits would fall outside the general subsidies law.

Who it affects

• Low-income households: Lone adults aged 18 or over and low-income, low-asset families could qualify for the minimum vital income more easily.
• Families with children: Households with minors could receive the child allowance supplement without having applied for the minimum vital income first.
• People in vulnerable situations: They would no longer have to repay money when a review lowers the benefit, and emergency aid would involve less paperwork.
• Autonomous communities (regional governments): They would have to adapt the legal framework for emergency benefits within twelve months and define how they are granted.
• Foreign nationals and people affected by emergencies: They could qualify for the minimum vital income with fewer proof requirements, and compensation for emergency damage would not count as income.

Words worth knowing

Ingreso mínimo vital (IMV)

A monthly government benefit for households with very low income in Spain.

Unidad de convivencia

The group of people living in the same home who are linked by marriage, registered partnership, family ties or other relationships covered by the law.

Complemento de ayuda para la infancia (CAPI)

An extra monthly payment for families with children under their care.

Patrimonio neto

Net worth: the value of everything a person or family owns (homes, bank accounts, investments) minus their debts.

Declaración responsable

A written statement in which someone declares they meet a condition, knowing it can be checked later.

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