Total spending on unemployment benefits reached 1,993 million euros in November of last year, the first month with the subsidy reform fully in force, which represents an increase of 4.7% compared to the same month of the previous year.
According to data detailed by the Ministry of Labor, spending on unemployment benefits, the benefit that was the subject of the reform, remained practically the same at 543 million, 0.9% more than in the same month a year ago. anus.
The main item, 1,365 million, corresponded to the contributory benefit, which increased by 7.2%.
Regarding the number of benefit beneficiaries, it fell by 1.2% to 1.8 million, with a greater decrease in subsidy beneficiaries, who fell by 6.2% to 762,141 in a context of job creation and decrease in unemployment.
They also fell that month Compared to last year, both applications and total benefits registrations, 8% and 6.7%, respectively, with greater decreases in the subsidy where applications fell by 30.6% and 32.9%, respectively.
In total, the coverage of the unemployment protection system stood at 74.49%, above the 71.1% a year ago and the highest since 2010.
The average monthly expense per beneficiary, not including the agricultural subsidy of Andalusia and Extremadurawas 1,130 euros, 5.9% more.
Regarding the average gross amount of the contributory benefit received per beneficiary, it was 1,007.5 euros, which represents an increase of 24.8 euros over the same month of the previous year, 2.5%.
Improvement of amounts and access to more groups
These are the first figures that reflect the full entry into force of the subsidy reform, a welfare benefit that is received in the case of having exhausted the unemployment contribution, not having contributed enough to access it or having more than 52 years, among other assumptions.
Since November 1, the amount of this subsidy is higher and amounts to 95% of the Iprem (about 570 euros per month) during the first six months, to go from the seventh month and during the following six months to 90% of the Iprem (540 euros).
The reform also facilitated access to the subsidy for those under 45 years of age without family responsibilities, to temporary agricultural workers, to cross-border workers from Ceuta and Melilla, and to those who prove contribution periods of less than 6 months and lack family responsibilities, among other changes.
Furthermore, in November the employment support supplement (CAE) came into force, which makes it possible to make the receipt of subsidies compatible with both part-time and full-time work.
Regarding this complement, the Secretary of State for Labor, Joaquín Pérez Rey, pointed out that about 5,000 people were receiving ita figure still incipient given the short time span of the reform.
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