It is one of the measures within the anti-crisis plan to mitigate the economic and social consequences of the War in Ukraine
As of July 1, a new financial aid of 200 euros may be requested. It is a check that the Council of Ministers approved on June 25 within the package of measures to mitigate the economic consequences that the invasion of Ukraine is having in Spain. It is a shock plan against the impact, not only economic, but also social, that the war is causing.
The purpose of this aid is to alleviate the detrimental effect on prices caused by the energy crisis resulting from the War in Ukraine, which has caused situations of economic vulnerability not covered by other social benefits. These are the requirements, who can request it and how it can be requested.
Requirements
This aid represents a provision of 200 euros in a single payment for vulnerable households. There are several requirements to be able to access this new aid.
-Income requirement: Households with total income below 14,000 euros in 2021 may apply, adding all the members of the cohabitation unit.
-Equity requirements: Applicants must have assets of up to 43,196.4 euros, discounting the current home.
Another requirement is that you have one year of legal and effective residence in Spain. In addition, it is considered that the people who lived with the applicant on January 1, 2022 with a family or foster relationship up to the third degree from two years before are part of that family unit.
From the Independent Trade Union and Officials Central (Csif), they warn that the wording of the decree law generates a series of doubts due to the multitude of different family situations that exist: «What happens if the relationship is not two years old but they did live together on January 1? Are there going to be problems if other people without family ties appear on the register, as has happened in the management of the IMV?”
Who can ask for this help
The regulations contemplate that employees, self-employed and unemployed registered in the employment offices can benefit from this check of 200 euros.
Those who already receive the Minimum Vital Income or receive pensions from the General Regime and the special Social Security Regimes or from the State Passive Classes Regime are excluded from this aid.
How to apply
This aid can be requested from July 1 to September 30. The body in charge of managing this, which will require prior request by the beneficiaries, will be the State Tax Administration Agency.
According to a Csif complaint, “the decree law does not specifically establish face-to-face channels or help systems in the online process to facilitate its presentation to people who do not have access to technology or find it difficult”
The Government of Spain estimates that 2.7 million households will benefit from this aid and that it will cost around 540 million euros in total.
Other measures of the shock plan
Other measures for people with low incomes within this extraordinary package due to the invasion of Ukraine is that the 15% increase in the Minimum Vital Income is extended and the 15% increase in Non-Contributory Pensions is carried out. In addition to the reduction of VAT on electricity to 5%, the lowest in Europe.
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