Subsidy for families

Protection of financial needs following the  death of the person that triggered the entitlement.

• Children over 25 years of age andsiblings over 22 years of age, single, widowed, legally separated or divorced who, without accrediting the conditions to be pensioners, have lived with the originator and at their expense at least 2 years prior to the date of death , lack means of subsistence, due to having economic income equal to or less than the minimum professional wage, and of relatives with the obligation and possibility of providing them with maintenance and who are not entitled to a public pension.

The deceased or missing person, whose death triggers the right to entitlement.

Evidence must be provided regarding the contribution period, which varies based on the employment status of the deceased and the cause of death:

• Affiliated or with asituation equal to affiliation, for 500 days within an uninterrupted period of 5 years immediately before the death or 15 years over their entire working life.
• Not affiliated: 15 years over his/her entire working life.
• Pensioners: No contribution period is required.

No previous contribution period is required when the cause of death is attributable to a work-related accident or occupational disease.

Temporary allowance, the maximum amount of which is 12 monthly payments and two extra payments, which is calculated by applying the percentage of 20 per cent to the corresponding base rate, the latter being different according to the employment situation of the deceased on the date of death and the cause of death.

The allowance shall be paid from the first day of the month following the date of application.

The allowance is paid monthly, with two extra payments in June and November.
The minimum amounts set for the family pension are guaranteed, without the widow's pension increase.

The allowance shall be incompatible with a certain level of income and with the receipt of any public pension.

The maximum duration of the allowance is 12 months.

• Filing the application: There are no deadlines.
• Decision on the case: 90 days after the filing date of the application. Currently, the average time frame is 13 days.

• Due to the maximum duration period expiring.
• Due to death.
• After establishing that the missing worker did not die in an accident.

Application for Survivor’s Benefits.

The documents listed on the application form.

At Social Security Assistance and Information Centres and at local or provincial office of the Social Marine Institute, for seafarers.

Entitlement to the allowance is recognised by the National Social Security Institute or by the Social Marine Institute in the case of seafarers. When the death is due to an accident at work, this may be the responsibility of the Social Security Mutual Society Partner.

• Entitlement to benefit is not time-barred.
• As regards work-related injury and occupational disease, the deceased is considered to have been duly affiliated at the time of death, even if the employer has failed to fulfil its obligations.
  
• Special Regimes

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