Extension of aid, pension increase and transport discounts for 2025

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1. Social Security and Clases PasivasClases Pasivas The pension scheme for public employees who joined the civil service before 2011. contributive pensions rise by 2.8% in 2025, and minimum pension amounts, non-contributory pensions and other public benefits are updated.
2. The 2024 minimum wage (salario mínimo interprofesional) stays in force until the royal decree setting the 2025 amount is approved, while social dialogue continues.
3. A new public transport aid system is created: from July 1, 2025 there will be free travel for children under 14, a 50% discount for young people and a 20% discount on other passes and multi-trip tickets, co-funded by regional and local governments.
4. The current transport discount system (Renfe, road concessionaires and urban transport) is extended until June 30, 2025 so there is no gap before the new model starts.
5. The income taxincome tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. deduction for energy efficiency home improvements and for buying electric vehicles and charging points is extended one more year, until December 31, 2025.
6. The amount that can be received from a second payer without having to file an income tax return is raised to 2,500 euros, and the limits of the simplified tax method for self-employed workers are extended for 2025.
7. The suspension of evictions and removals of households in vulnerable situations is extended until December 31, 2025, and landlords can request compensation until January 31, 2026.
8. The guarantee of water and energy supply to vulnerable consumers is extended until December 31, 2025, and the extraordinary discounts of the electricity bono socialBono social A discount on the electricity bill for low-income or vulnerable households. remain in place during 2025.

Who it affects

• Pensioners: Their pensions rise by 2.8% in 2025 and minimum amounts are updated.
• Public transport users: They keep discounts on passes and multi-trip tickets during 2025, with new conditions from July.
• People at risk of eviction: The suspension of evictions for vulnerable households is extended until the end of 2025.
• Self-employed workers: They can keep using the simplified tax method in 2025 and tax deduction deadlines are extended.
• Vulnerable energy consumers: Water and electricity supply is guaranteed and bono social discounts remain.

Words worth knowing

Real decreto-ley (royal decree-law)

A rule with the force of law that the Government can pass urgently, without going through the full parliamentary process first.

Método de estimación objetiva

A simplified way for some self-employed workers to calculate their taxes, using fixed modules instead of actual income and expenses.

Bono social

A discount on the electricity bill for low-income or vulnerable households.

Título multiviaje

A transport ticket that allows several trips at a lower price than single tickets.

Clases Pasivas

The pension scheme for public employees who joined the civil service before 2011.

income tax

The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.

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