Extraordinary unemployment aid for people who exhausted benefits

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1. A temporary six-month program is created to provide financial support to unemployed people who have exhausted their unemployment benefits or subsidies, have almost no income, and commit to taking part in a job placement pathway.
2. It can be claimed by people under 65 who exhausted their contributory benefit or unemployment subsidy during the program period, whose income is below 75 percent of the minimum wage (counting family income), and who are registered as job seekers. Excluded are those over 52 who exhaust their subsidy, permanent seasonal workers during inactive periods, and those who exhaust benefits during a layoff proceeding.
3. The aid is a monthly payment equal to 80 percent of the IPREMIPREM A Spanish public income index used as a reference to calculate certain benefits., for a maximum of 180 days. No Social Security contributions are paid during collection, but beneficiaries keep public health care and, where applicable, family benefits.
4. The application must be filed within 60 days after benefits run out; after that deadline it is denied. Payment starts the day after the application, and the State Public Employment Service (Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal) manages the benefit and informs people whose benefits are ending about this option.
5. The aid cannot be combined with social wages, minimum income schemes, or similar social assistance. The general incompatibility rules of the General Social Security Law also apply.
6. The program is funded with 345,000,000.00 euros through a budget supplement charged to the State Public Employment Service. The Government may extend the program in six-month periods depending on unemployment, and people who exhausted their benefits since August 1, 2009 can also join by applying within 60 days.

Who it affects

• Unemployed people under 65 who have exhausted their unemployment benefit or subsidy.: They can apply for extraordinary financial aid if they have almost no income and join a job placement pathway.
• People who exhausted their benefits since August 1, 2009.: They can also join the program if they meet the requirements and apply within 60 days.
• Workers affected by layoff proceedings, permanent seasonal workers, and recipients of the subsidy for people over 52.: They are excluded from the program if they exhaust their benefits in those situations.
• Public employment services.: They define and manage the job placement pathways and process applications.

Words worth knowing

Prestación contributiva

The unemployment benefit paid to people who previously contributed to Social Security, commonly known in Spain as 'el paro'.

Subsidio por desempleo

A smaller unemployment payment for people who run out of the contributory benefit or do not qualify for it.

IPREM

A Spanish public income index used as a reference to calculate certain benefits.

Salario mínimo interprofesional

The minimum wage that can legally be paid for full-time work in Spain.

Expediente de Regulación de Empleo

A proceeding through which a company temporarily suspends or reduces employment contracts.

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