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Family Hardship Benefits
Subject of the Benefit
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The purpose of the family hardship benefit is to ensure that students can continue studying until the normal completion of the course, including doctorate studies when circumstances arise in which it is impossible to continue the studies as a direct result of the financial situation in the home.
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This benefit is granted in the following cases:
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Death of the head of the household (of the father or mother, provided that they contribute income to the family economy).
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Family bankruptcy. The financial loss must be of some significance, and bankruptcy shall not be understood as the permanent insufficiency of financial resources to pay for the studies.
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Amounts
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86.55 euros per year for students from non-large families.
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103.85 euros per year for students from large families in the general category.
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129.82 euros per year for students from large families in the special category.
Accrual
The right shall arise from the first day of the month following the month in which the causative event (death or bankruptcy) occurred.
Payment
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It is paid during the number of years remaining for the beneficiary to complete his or her studies normally without repeating a course.
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In all events, the benefit is terminated when the beneficiary reaches the age of 28.
Compatibility
It is compatible with any school grant, although the student must declare, when applying for a grant, the annual financial endowment received for the family hardship allowance.
Extensions
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Once the benefit is granted, an annual review is done on the continuation of the economic situation and that the student has adequately taken advantage of the studies.
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In the event of death of the head of household, the family income can not exceed 6,010.12 euros for each member of the family unit. All members of the family unit who live with the student are therefore taken into account, along with their respective earnings.