Those over 52 who are unemployed are entitled to a subsidy if they have exhausted the contributory benefit, as stated by the Public State Employment Service (SEPE).. 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.
The requirements to access this benefit, however, open the question for two types of workers: domestic employees and self-employed workers. Do they have access to this benefit based on the requirements demanded by the SEPE?
Requirements for the provision of people over 52 years of age
The requirements for unemployed people over 52 years of age to receive this benefit are the following:
- 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
The self-employed and domestic workers would have a difficult time
These requirements, however, would make it difficult for household employees or workers to benefit from it.. This is due to the minimum contribution requirements (at least 15 years of contributions for the retirement pension, two of which in the 15 prior to the application, and a minimum of 6 years of unemployment contributions): the self-employed can contribute for termination of activity since 2019, as published by Social Security on its website. For their part, domestic workers can collect unemployment from 2020, according to the website of the Ministry of Labor.
These groups, according to El Periódico, have difficulty meeting these minimum requirements established by law, which is why it is very possible that they do not have access to this benefit.