250,000 euro compensation for victims of the Dictatorship

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1. A 250,000 euro compensation is recognized for the beneficiaries of people who died between January 1, 1968 and December 29, 1978 in defense and vindication of democratic freedoms and rights. Members of terrorist armed groups, past or present, are excluded.
2. The beneficiaries are the children and spouse of the deceased person, or someone who lived with them permanently in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years. If none exist, in this order: parents, grandchildren, siblings, and children of the cohabiting partner.
3. If a smaller compensation was already received for the same facts, a payment for the difference can be requested, updating the amount paid using the legal interest rate. This also applies to those who were paid under the previous rules.
4. Extraordinary compensations are also granted to people who suffered disabling injuries: 180,000 euros for permanent total disability and 500,000 euros for major disability. They are paid directly to the affected person and cannot be transferred.
5. Applications can be filed within one year from the entry into force of the rule. Before that deadline ends, the Council of Ministers may extend it by one more year.
6. The compensations are exempt from personal income taxincome tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. (IRPFIRPF Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas: Spain's personal income tax, paid on income such as wages.). In addition, the Evaluation Commission that reviews applications is updated, and payment is made by the Directorate General for Victim Assistance of the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory.

Who it affects

• Relatives of people who died between 1968 and 1978 in defense of Democracy: They can request a 250,000 euro compensation, split according to the order of beneficiaries.
• People with disabling injuries from the same facts: They can request extraordinary compensations of 180,000 or 500,000 euros depending on the type of disability.
• Those who already received earlier compensations for these facts: They can request a payment for the difference, with the amount updated.
• Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory: Its Directorate General for Victim Assistance processes and pays the compensations.

Words worth knowing

IRPF

Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas: Spain's personal income tax, paid on income such as wages.

Incapacidad permanente absoluta

Permanent total disability: an officially recognized situation in which a person cannot perform any work.

Gran incapacidad

Major disability: an officially recognized situation in which, besides being unable to work, the person needs help from another person for daily activities.

Interés legal del dinero

Legal interest rate: the percentage set by law used to update monetary amounts over time.

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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