Since the Government of Spain approved the minimum income in an extraordinary Council of Ministers, many have tried to get this help that, although it was an attempt to help families who were having a hard time, the truth is that it has been stayed at that, an attempt.
However, if you are one of those who wants try your luck and try to be a beneficiary of the minimum income, It is convenient that you know everything that it offers and the steps you must take to be able to request it and have a chance to get it. Do we explain everything to you?
What is the minimum income
The minimum income, also known as the minimum living income, is a government aid for those people who are at risk of social exclusion due to the lack of minimum income to live.
This benefit has a defined amount and It is granted to anyone who meets the requirements to request it, Although due to the high demand for it, the process can take a long time or even be denied because the aid cannot reach everyone.
What requirements are nedeed to fulfill
Minimum income is not something that is given to just anyone. The truth is that you can ask, but after the resolution will be denied for not meeting the requirements that are needed. And what are those? Well, we are talking about:
- A certain age. Specifically, we are referring to having an age between 23 and 65 years. If you are older, it is assumed that you will be eligible for retirement, so the pension and the minimum income are not compatible. And with less age it is not considered that the person should ask for help.
- Justify that you do not reach the minimum income level established by the Administration. This is easy to prove since if you do not have income, with attaching certificates from the bank, as well as from the Social Security, the INEM or SEPE (for being unemployed), etc. it would be more than enough.
- Income test. In this case, it has to do with the heritage you have. In other words, if you own a house or some real estate, that could automatically close the possibility of obtaining the minimum rent. The good news is that the main residence is not taken into account for this requirement.
- Active job search. At first, this was one of the requirements that was required of people who requested the minimum income. However, nowadays this is not being requested, so you can request it even when you are not looking for a job.
How much is the minimum income received?
If you are lucky enough to be 'admitted' after applying, consider yourself one of the lucky people. Now, there are two important issues to keep in mind. The first, that the amounts of the payments were established as follows:
- An individual person would collect an aid of 462 euros per month.
- If you are two people, the minimum income can reach 1015 euros as long as you have more than two dependent children.
- If it is only one person and a dependent child, the rent will be 700 euros.
- This is increased if you have two children (700 euros); or three or more children (977 euros).
- In the case of being two adults without children, the amount is 600 euros.
- If those two adults have a dependent child, they would receive 738 euros.
- If they are two adults with two dependent children, 877 euros.
- For its part, if there are three adults, 730 euros.
- And if there are three adults with a minor, 877 euros.
The second thing to keep in mind is that There are cases that have appeared on television where the beneficiaries of the minimum income have not received that minimum but a much lower amount to which it was determined in the beginning. This may be due to the fact that other public aid or another type of pension is being collected that, although it is not incompatible with the minimum income, it does subtract a part of it.
How to request the minimum income step by step
If after reading all of the above you consider that you can be a beneficiary of the minimum income, then what you now need to know is the step by step to request it. This is actually quite simple, although we recommend that you have all the documentation that they will request at hand to fill out the papers in one go. What documentation should you have? Well:
- DNI
- Legal residence in Spain (and documents that prove it, such as the census).
- Certificate of registration.
- Family book or certificate of Civil Registry.
Thus, The steps to follow are those:
- Go to the official page of Social Security.
- Locate the tab for "Request the minimum vital income."
- Next, you will have to put your name, surname and ID. In fact, they will ask you for a photocopy in front of and behind the document (we recommend that you have it scanned first to be able to send it, and always separate the faces).
- Now you can go on to fill in the rest of the information: Social Security, marital status, date of birth ...
- In the next step they will ask you a series of questions about your employment situation, your wealth, income, where you live, etc. You will also have to enter an account number since, in case they accept the application, it will be where they enter the rent.
- In this step you will need to include a document that will be signed by you, as well as by those who are part of the coexistence unit, in which the will to receive the minimum vital income is established.
- Afterwards, you must accept the consent of the INE (National Institute of Social Security) to give it permission to collect data from the Administration, and also to send you notifications to your mobile phone and email.
- Check the box "I'm not a robot" and click OK.
- The next screen will show you a summary of all the data you have included. Verify that everything is correct and click "Request". Finally, click on "Accept" as well. When you do, you will be given a code that you must write down since it is the one that you must give to inform you of the status of the minimum rent application.