Social Security

How can I change my personal details on the Social Security records?

To change your personal details, you must go to the nearest General Treasury of the Social Security Office . To do this you must present your DNI  and Certification Statement or you can call 901502050 and request the details update form with the corresponding Provincial Office of the Treasury General of the Social Security printed on it, and a paid postage stamp so that, once it has been filled in and signed, it can be sent by post. This Provincial Office will carry out the requested change.

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How can I obtain a Labour Record Report?

A labour record report can be obtained by the following means:

1. If you have a digital certificate you can obtain it directly from your computer.
   
2. If you do not have a digital certificate you can request one through the Electronic Office, using the service for requesting a Working Life Report without a digital certificate.
   • In this case the Social Security Details, DNI  and address must coincide with those held on the Social Security database so that the report can be sent to your place of residence.
   • Once you have sent the application, you will receive a message at the e-mail address provided, informing you of the status of your application.
   • 24 hours after receiving this e-mail, you will be able to find out your application status through the "Application Report Status Enquiry" service.
     
3. You can also call 901 50 20 50, 24 hours a day.

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How can I rectify errors in the Labour Record Report?

If you notice any incident or error in the information supplied in the labour record report, you must contact your nearest Social Security Office , providing the relevant documentation so that the appropriate changes, if necessary, can be made.

If you have a digital certificate, you can also request the correction of any error detected in the report using the Application to Correct a Working Life Report service of our Electronic Office. If you do not have a digital certificate, this page also provides information on how to obtain it.

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Is it possible to combine self-employed work and working for another person?

If you carry out activities as a self-employed person and simultaneously work for another person and these activities correspond to different Social Security Schemes, you must be registered in and pay contributions under both Schemes.

It firstly needs to be determined whether the worker's situation should fall within the Special Self-Employed Workers' Scheme. Article 2 of Decree 2530/1970, of 20 August, governing the Special Self-Employed Workers' Scheme (RETA), defines a self-employed individual as a person who habitually, personally and directly carries out economic activity for profit without such activity being conditioned by an employment contract, even if they use the paid service of other persons. In any case, your relevant General Treasury of the Social Security Office , based on the specific documentation provided, will be able to inform as to whether or not you should be included in the RETA. 
  
With regard to the contribution, current Social Security regulations do not provide for any contribution discount, if the worker by virtue of their work activity needs to be simultaneously included in the General and Self-Employed Workers' Schemes.

Double contribution or multiple activity will provide the entitlement to the earning of benefits in each of the Schemes in which you are registered, if the relevant contributions are shown to be superimposed and so long as the requirements of each Scheme for such entitlement are met.

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Who is included in the Special Scheme for Sea Workers?

• Workers employed by another person, receiving a salary or share-out pay, employed in any of the following activities:
  
  
  • Merchant Navy
  • Sea fishing in any form.
  • Extraction of other sea products.
  • In-port trade and sports and recreational vessels.
  • Administrative, technical and auxiliary personnel in the aforementioned companies.
  • Port stevedores.
  • Auxiliary health, boarding and kitchen service provided to Spanish emigrants aboard vessels that transport them.
  • Personnel at the service of Fishermen's Guilds and their Federations, as well as Maritime Co-operatives.
  • Any other sea fishing activity whose inclusion in this Scheme is determined by the Ministry of Employment and Social Security.
    
• Shipowners of vessels over 10 tonnes or that have more than 5 crew members, if they are listed on the payroll and receive a share in the fishing profits (Monte Menor) as compensation for their work or a salary as a crew member, they are assimilated as employed workers, except for the purposes of unemployment.
  
  
• Self-employed workers who carry out any of the activities listed below habitually, personally and directly, as long as such activities constitutes their basic means of living:
  
  
  • Owners of ships not exceeding 10 tons gross registered weight, that do not have more than 5 people enrolled including the owner, and in which the owner is enrolled as a technician or crew member.
  • Those dedicated to extracting sea products.
  • Net fishermen who do not work for any specific fishing company.
  
  
• The spouse and family members, up to the second degree of kinship, affinity or adoption, of the self-employed worker may also be included, if they work, live with and depend economically on the worker, except when there is proof that they are workers employed by another person.

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How can I find out my affiliation or Social Security number?

To find out your Social Security affiliation number, you can go to any Social Security Office  and they will provide you with both the number and a copy of the Social Security card. If you have a digital certificate,  you can obtain a duplicate copy of the Social Security card by accessing your personal details through the Electronic Office. If you do not have a digital certificate, this same section will provide you with information on how to get hold of one.

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How can I obtain a copy of the Affiliation Card? Losing the card.

If you lose your affiliation card or need a copy, the nearest Social Security Office  will provide you with one. If you have a digital certificate,  you can carry out this process by accessing your personal details over the Internet, using the Duplicate Affiliation Card service at the Electronic Office. If you do not have a digital certificate, this same section will provide you with information on how to get hold of one.

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How can I join a collective labour agreement?

Collective labour agreements do not form part of the Social Security's jurisdiction. They are the responsibility of the relevant labour authority according to the territory where the agreement applies, in other words the State Employment Office if it is a nationwide agreement or the competent body in the Autonomous Community if the agreement is of application in a particular Autonomous Community.

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How do I do the paperwork related to the Social Security healthcare card?

For any issue related to the Social Security healthcare card, you must go to the health care clinic or primary health care centre assigned to you by the relevant body responsible for providing health care in your Autonomous Community. This information, however, is not the responsibility of our website.

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