Special Agreement for individuals with a disability who have particular difficulties as regards employability (R.D. 156/2013 of 1 March)

In order to subscribe to this special agreement, the following requirements must be met:

• Have reached the age of 18 and have not reached the legal age for ordinary retirement.
• Be legally resident in Spain and have been so for five years, two of which must have been immediately prior to the date of the application for the special agreement.
• Have a recognised disability that implies special difficulties in finding employment. Considered as such are:

• • People with cerebral palsy, mental illness or intellectual disability, with a recognised degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.
  • People with a physical or sensory disability with a recognised degree of disability equal to or greater than 65%.

• Not be registered or in a situation assimilated to that of being registered in any of the schemes of the Social Security system, or in any other public social protection scheme.
• Be registered with the public employment services as an unemployed jobseeker for a minimum period of six months immediately prior to the date of the application for the special agreement.
• Not be in receipt of a retirement or permanent disability pension, in its contributory form, or a non-contributory retirement pension, or receiving equivalent pensions under any other public social protection scheme.
• Having a Social Security Number.

It is not necessary to prove a previous period of social security contributions.