Deadlines to claim the SEPE subsidy for people over 52 years of age if you have been denied

ECONOMY / By Luis Moreno

Those over 52 years of age, as stated by the Public State Employment Service (SEPE), are entitled to an unemployment subsidy for those over 52 years of age in case they have exhausted the contributory benefit. To opt for it, it is necessary to be registered as a job seeker and sign the activity commitment that obliges you to actively seek employment.

To access it, the SEPE includes on its website a series of requirements to collect this benefit, the amount of which is 80% of the IPREM (about 480 euros per month) and the duration, if the requirements are met, is until the age required to be entitled to the Social Security contributory pension.

However, it is possible that, either due to not duly accrediting compliance with the requirements or due to an error, the request for said benefit may be denied.. In this case, applicants should know that there is an appeal period that SEPE includes on its own website.

These are the deadlines to claim the SEPE

From the SEPE they specify that, “in the case of not agreeing with the resolution of approval of your request for unemployment benefit or with the denial”, you can claim “within thirty days from the notification of the resolution”. Three months are also available from the presentation of the same if no response has been received.

Once the claim has been submitted, the SEPE must respond to it within 45 days. From the administration they inform that “if this period elapses without an express resolution being produced, the claim for administrative silence will be understood as dismissed. In this case, it is possible to file an appeal before the courts within 30 days.

Where is the claim filed?

The claim, notify from the SEPE, must be submitted in writing with name, surname, ID, postal address and the reason for the challenge, in addition to the date, signature and body to which the claim is addressed.

Requirements for the provision of people over 52 years of age

  • be unemployed
  • ​Age 52 or older
  • Have exhausted the contributory benefit
  • ​Be registered as a jobseeker for one month from the end of the unemployment benefit
  • Sign the activity agreement
  • Lack of income above 75% of the SMI
  • Proof of having contributed for retirement for a minimum of 15 years
  • Have contributed unemployment for a minimum of 6 years.