Special Schemes

The general requirements to qualify for this benefit in the Special Schemes are the following:

• Being affiliated to the corresponding Scheme.

• Being up-to-date with all contribution payments for which the workers are directly responsible, even if the benefit is recognised as a consequence of a reciprocal contribution calculation in a scheme for workers employed by another person.
• For these purposes, the payment demand mechanism provided for in |art. 28.2 of Decree 2530/1970, passed on 20 August, will be applicable for whatever Social Security system to which the applicant may belong at the time of applying for the benefit or in the system said benefit is applied for.
• When, by deferring settlement of the payments owed, the applicant is considered up-to-date with payments for the purposes of awarding a benefit and he subsequently fails to meet the deferred payment schedule or conditions, he will no longer be considered up-to-date with payments, and the benefit he was receiving will immediately be suspended, and it will only be resumed once the debt with the Social Security has been settled in full. To this end, the benefit Management Entity may deduct the corresponding deferred debt payment from the monthly amounts accrued by the claimant.

• Worker employed by another person: Same as in General Scheme.
• Self-employed workers: the same as for the General Scheme, but under the conditions specified in the regulations.
  
  
• More information on this Scheme:
  • Other benefits.
  • Basic regulations.
  Persons included in the scope of application of this Scheme, affiliation, registration and termination  and contributions

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