What it is
Proposal to waive repayment of some benefits paid by mistake
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 12 May 2026. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR.
Official title: Private member's bill to amend the requirements for the recoverability of undue benefits of the General Social Security Law and the Minimum Vital Income Law.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000281· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would add a new section to Article 55 of the General Social Security Law. It would make repayments unenforceable when benefits were paid due to a government error and the person acted in good faith, or when the money covered basic needs of someone in a vulnerable situation.
- It would also change the Minimum Vital Income law so that minor or dependent children cannot be held responsible for repaying benefits paid by mistake. People who received payments due to a government error and acted in good faith would be exempt.
- A person would be considered vulnerable if they receive the Minimum Vital Income or their region's minimum income, or if their income the previous year was below twice the annual minimum wage.
- Minimum Vital Income repayments already claimed but not yet paid, or still in process, would become unenforceable. All repayment cases opened by the National Social Security Institute would be suspended for review under the new rules.
Who it affects
- People and families who received the Minimum Vital Income or other Social Security benefits and are being asked to repay them.: They could be exempt from repaying if there was a government error and they acted in good faith, or if the money covered basic needs.
- Minor or dependent children of Minimum Vital Income recipients.: They could no longer be held responsible for repaying benefits paid by mistake.
- People in vulnerable situations.: Defined as those receiving the Minimum Vital Income, their region's minimum income, or low incomes.
Words worth knowing
- Prestaciones indebidas
- Social Security benefits or payments a person received without being entitled to them.
- Reintegro
- Repayment of money received by mistake or without entitlement.
- Responsable solidario
- Jointly liable person: someone who can be required to pay another person's debt in full.
- Ingreso Mínimo Vital
- Minimum Vital Income: a benefit guaranteeing a minimum income for households in financial hardship.
- Salario mínimo interprofesional
- The minimum wage set by law in Spain.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced12 May 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted19 May 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
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.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000281
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.
Retrieved 12 November 2026
- 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.