Minimum Vital Income

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Individual beneficiaries

• Persons at least 23 years old who live alone or who, although they share a residence with a household unit, are not part of that unit, provided that:

  • They are not married, unless they have initiated separation or divorce proceedings.
  • They are not part of a domestic partnership.
  • They are not part of another cohabitation unit.

  If they are aged between 23 and 29, they must have had their legal and effective residency in Spain and have lived independently for at least two years prior to the application, unless they left their habitual residence as victims of gender-based violence, have initiated separation or divorce proceedings or other circumstances that may be determined. It is understood that a person has lived independently if they can prove that their address has been different to that of their parents, guardians or foster carers during the two years and that during this period they remained registered with the Social Security, State Pension Scheme or a mutual fund alternative to the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers for at least twelve months – whether continuous or not.
  In the case of persons over 30 years of age, they must prove that, during the year immediately prior to that date, their address in Spain has been different from that of their parents, guardians or foster carers, unless the cessation of cohabitation with the parents, guardians or foster carers was due to the death of the latter.    
  

• Older women victims of gender-based violence or victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
• Persons aged between 18 and 22 who come from residential centres for the protection of minors in the different Autonomous Communities and have been under the guardianship of Public Entities for the protection of minors in the three years prior to reaching the age of majority, or who are absolute orphans, provided that they live alone and are not part of a cohabitation unit.
• Homeless people.
  
• Permanent users of a social, health or public health residential service benefit are not entitled to the benefit, except in the case of women victims of gender-based violence or victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Cohabitation unit beneficiaries

MVI beneficiaries, i.e., the persons who receive the benefit on behalf of and represent the household unit, must have legal capacity and be at least 23 years old.

They may also be entitled, provided they have legal capacity, if they are of legal age or emancipated minors, when they have children or minors in foster care scheme for adoption or permanent family foster care, or absolute orphans when they are the only members of the cohabitation unit and none of them reaches the age of 23.

Cohabitation unit:

The cohabitation unit if formed of all persons living in the same home, joined by marriage or as domestic partners, or by link up to the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, adoption, and other persons living with them for the purpose of adoption or permanent foster care.

For these purposes, a domestic partner is considered to be a couple formed with an analogous relationship of affectivity to that of a spouse at least two years in advance, by those who, not being prevented from marrying, have not been married to another person and have lived together in a stable and notorious manner immediately before applying for the benefit and for an uninterrupted period of at least five years.

The benefit may be paid to persons who, without forming part of the cohabitation unit or forming part of an independent cohabitation unit, live in the same household with others with whom they have one of the aforementioned family ties. To this end, they must be in one of the following situations:

a) When a woman – a victim of gender violence – has left her habitual family home accompanied or not by her children or minors in foster care for the purpose of adoption or permanent family foster care.

b) When, due to the commencement of separation, annulment or divorce proceedings, or the dissolution of the formally constituted unmarried couple, a person has left their habitual family home, whether or not accompanied by their children or minors in foster care for the purpose of adoption or permanent family foster care. In the case of domestic partners who have ceased living together, the person claiming the benefit must prove, where applicable, that the procedures for allocating custody and guardianship of the children have been initiated.

c) When it is accredited to have abandoned the home due to eviction, or because it has become uninhabitable due to accident or force majeure, as well as other cases that are established by regulation.

In the cases foreseen in paragraphs b) and c), an independent unit shall only be considered during the three years following the date on which the events indicated in each of them occurred.

When people who do not have the aforementioned family ties live together in the same household, the minimum vital income holders may be the one or those who are at risk of social exclusion, a circumstance that must be accredited by the social services or by entities of the third sector registered in the registry of social mediators of the minimum vital income.

In the case of persons who are registered in collective establishments, or who, because they are homeless and habitually reside in a municipality, are registered at a dummy address, the cohabitation unit will be made up of the persons joined by marriage, as a common-law couple, and, if applicable, with their descendant minors up to the first degree of consanguinity, affinity, adoption or by virtue of permanent family foster care or guardianship for the purpose of adoption. The aforementioned descendants may be up to the second degree if they are not registered with their first degree ascendants.

The cohabitation unit must have been continuous for at the six months prior to submitting the application.

Cohabitation is not deemed interrupted due to temporary separation because of studies, work, medical treatment, rehabilitation or other similar circumstances.

One person may not be part of more than one household unit.

The following requirements must be met both at the time of submitting the application and at the time of its revisions, and must be maintained when the decision is issued and during the term of the benefit:

1. Be resident in Spain:
   
   Individual beneficiaries or members of household unit must have their legal and effective residence in Spain on a continuous and uninterrupted basis for at least one year before the application is submitted. The one-year time limit is not required to:
• Minors incorporated into the cohabitation unit by birth, adoption, family reunification of sons and daughters,   foster care or permanent family placement.
• Persons who are victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
• Women victims of gender-based violence.
  
  
2. Be in a situation of economic vulnerability:

   Determining economic vulnerability takes into account the economic capacity of the individual applicant or of the household unit, calculating the resources of all members.

   This requirement is met when the average calculable monthly income and annual income of the previous year is at least 10 euros less than the monthly amount guaranteed by the minimum vital income according to the modality and the number of household unit members. The amount of pensions and benefits, contributory or non-contributory, public or private, shall be calculated as income.

   An individual beneficiary who owns net assets, without including the habitual residence, valued at a sum equal to or more than three times of the amount of the income guaranteed by the minimum vital income for an individual beneficiary is not considered to be in a situation of economic vulnerability. In 2023 this amounts 20,353.62 euros.

   Household units are not considered to be in a situation of economic vulnerability when they own assets, not including the habitual residence, valued at a sum equal to or more than the amount indicated in this table according to the size and configuration of the household unit.

   Table showing the scale of increases and the asset limit in euros in relation to the cohabitation unit

   Cohabitation unit:	Increment Scale	Limit in euros
   One adult	1	20,353.62
   One adult and one minor	1.40	28,495.07
   One adult and two minors	1.80	36,636.52
   One adult and three minors	2.20	44,777.96
   One adult and more than three minors	2.60	52,919.41
   Two adults	1.40	28,495.07
   Two adults and one minor	1.80	36,636.52
   Two adults and two minors	2.20	44,777.96
   Two adults and more than two minors	2.60	52,919.41
   Three adults	1.80	36,636.52
   Three adults and one minor	2.20	44,777.96
   Three adults and more than two minors	2.60	52,919.41
   Four adults	2.20	44,777.96
   Four adults and one minor	2.60	52,919.41
   Other	2.60	52,919.41

   Individual beneficiaries or cohabitation units who own non-corporate assets without a principal residence for a value greater than that indicated in this table for each configuration of the cohabitation unit will be excluded from access to the minimum vital income, regardless of the valuation of the net worth:

   Cohabitation unit:	Increment Scale	Limit in euros
   One adult	1	40,707.24
   One adult and one minor	1.40	56,990.14
   One adult and two minors	1.80	73,273.03
   One adult and three or more minors	2.20	89,555.93
   One adult and more than three minors	2.60	105,838.82
   Two adults	1.40	56,990.14
   Two adults and one minor	1.80	73,273.03
   Two adults and two minors	2.20	89,555.93
   Two adults and more than two minors	2.60	105,838.82
   Three adults	1.80	73,273.03
   Three adults and one minor	2.20	89,555.93
   Three adults and more than two minors	2.60	105,838.82
   Four adults	2.20	89,555.93
   Four adults and one minor	2.60	105,838.82
   Other	2.60	105,838.82

   A supplementary allowance for children is established for those cohabitation units that include minors among their members. This allowance is subject to the condition that in the financial year immediately preceding the year of application, the eligible income is less than 300% of the amount guaranteed by the minimum vital income and the net assets are less than 150% of the limits indicated above, provided that the limit of non-corporate assets indicated above is met.

   Regardless of the value of their assets, individual beneficiaries or members of a cohabitation unit in which any of the members are the legal administrator of a company that has not ceased its activity are not considered to be in a situation of economic vulnerability.

• Reglas para el cómputo de ingresos
• Reglas para el cómputo de patrimonio.

Receipt of the minimum vital income benefit shall be incompatible with receipt of the economic allocation per dependent child or minor in foster care, without disability or with disability of less than 33 per cent, when the originators or beneficiaries of the benefit are identical.

If the amount of the minimum income allowance is higher than the amount of the child benefit, the entitlement to the minimum income allowance shall be recognised. Such recognition shall extinguish the right to the child or dependent child allowance of the beneficiary of the minimum subsistence income.

In the event that the amount of the minimum subsistence income benefit is lower than the amount of the financial allowance for a dependent child or minor, and the interested party opts for the former, its recognition shall extinguish the right to the financial allowance for a dependent child or minor of the beneficiary of the minimum subsistence income. If you opt for the child benefit, the claim for the minimum subsistence allowance will be rejected on this ground.

1. Identity, both of the applicants and of those forming the cohabitation unit, shall be accredited by means of the national identity document (DNI) in the case of Spaniards and by means of the national identity document of their country of origin or provenance, or foreigner identification card, or passport, in the case of foreign citizens who, in addition, must provide their foreign resident identification number (NIE) if this does not appear on the documents presented to accredit identity or legal residence in Spain.
   
   A DNI is required of all Spaniards who are members of the cohabitation unit, regardless of their age. However, children under 14 years of age who are members of a cohabitation unit are exempt from paying fees for the issuance and renewal of their DNI.
   
2. Legal residence in Spain shall be accredited by registration in the central registry of foreign nationals, in the case of nationals of the Member States of the European Union, European Economic Area or Swiss Confederation, or with a card of a family member of a Union citizen or a residence permit, in any form, in the case of foreign nationals of other nationalities. 
   
   Victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, as well as their children, may prove legal residence in Spain with the provisional residence permit issued by the Secretary of State for Security of the Ministry of the Interior in collaboration with the police or judicial authorities, or issued by the Secretary of State for Migration in accordance with the personal situation of the victim. 
   
   Women victims of gender-based violence and their children may prove legal residence in Spain with the provisional residence permit issued by the authority competent to grant the residence permit for exceptional circumstances, pending a decision on the authorisation.                                   
3. Addresses in Spain will be accredited with city registration certificates.
4. The existence of the cohabitation unit shall be accredited by means of the family book, civil registry certificate, and information in the Municipal Registers related to those registered at the same dwelling. 
   
   In the case of a mismatch with information provided in the benefit application, the following shall be requested: the corresponding historical and collective city registration certificate for the period required in each case, referring to the addresses where cohabitation unit members reside or have resided, issued by the Local Authority.

5. The existence of a domestic partnership shall be accredited using a registration certificate from any of the specific registries in the Autonomous Communities or local authorities in the place of residence, or a public record stating the existence of said partnership. Both the aforementioned registration and the signing of the relevant public record must have taken place at least two years prior to the date of the benefit application.   

6. The commencement of separation or divorce proceedings, or the existence thereof, shall be evidenced by the filing of the petition or the corresponding judicial decision, or by a public record.
7. Not being united to another person by marriage or domestic partnership shall be accredited by a sworn statement or solemn statement from the individual himself, which shall be included in the benefit application. Said sworn statement or solemn statement shall not prevent the managing body from requiring additional accreditation in case of reasonable doubt.
8. The accreditation of having lived independently from parents, guardians or carers shall be carried out with the information provided by the National Statistics Institute or, where applicable, the historical and collective city registration certificate in which all the persons registered in the applicant's home during the stated period are recorded.
9. A person is considered to be homeless if they do not have a roof over their head and habitually reside in the municipality, and this shall be accredited by registration at a fictitious address in application of the corresponding technical instructions to the Local Authorities on the management of the Municipal Register.
10. The status of women victims of gender-based violence shall be accredited by any of the means established in Article 23 of Organic Law 1/2004 of 28 December on Comprehensive Protection Measures against Gender-Based Violence.
11. The status of victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation shall be accredited with a report issued by the public services responsible for the comprehensive care of these victims or by Social Services. This may also be accredited by means of a report issued by specialised social entities duly recognised by the Public Administrations competent in the matter.
12. The status of persons between 18 and 22 years of age who come from residential centres for the protection of minors shall be accredited by means of a certificate issued by the entity that has been in charge of fostering or guardianship in the corresponding Autonomous Community.
13. The status of persons with a disability equal to or greater than 65 per cent shall be accredited with a certificate from the competent body of the Autonomous Communities or IMSERSO (Institute of Social Services and the Elderly) in Ceuta and Melilla.
14. Income and asset requirements for access to and maintenance of the minimum vital income financial benefit shall be determined by the managing body in accordance with the information obtained by electronic means from the State Tax Administration Agency (AEAT) and the Regional Tax Authorities of Navarre and the historical territories of the Basque Country.
    
15. The applicant will not be required to provide evidence of facts, data or circumstances that the Social Security Administration should know for itself, such as the beneficiary’s situation in relation to the Social Security system; or the receipt by members of the cohabitation unit of another economic benefit that is recorded in the register of public social benefits.

16. A certificate issued by the competent Social Services or by social action third sector bodies entered in the register of IMV (minimum vital income) social mediators shall be required, where necessary to accredit the following requirements:                                                                                                                      

    a) The effective residence in Spain of persons who, at the date of application, are registered at a dummy address in application of the corresponding technical instructions to local councils on managing the municipal register.
    

    b) The temporary nature of the residential, social, health or social-health care service of which the applicant for the minimum vital income benefit is a user.

    c) The actual address of the person claiming not to live at the address shown in the register.

    d) The non-existence of family ties when, in addition to applicants for the minimum vital income who are united by such ties, there are other persons registered in the same household with whom it is claimed that they are not related by blood or affinity, nor being a domestic partner.

    e) The non-existence of family ties between all or part of the cohabitants when one of them applies for the minimum vital income.

    f) Compliance with the requirements relating to proof of having lived independently in Spain and proof of being part of a cohabitation unit for at least the year prior to submitting the application.
    

17. In any case, a certificate issued by the competent  Social Services or social action third sector bodies entered in the register of IMV social mediators shall be required to accredit the risk of social exclusion in the case of non-related cohabitants.
    

Establishing the amount

The amount of the minimum basic income for an individual beneficiary or cohabitation unit will be the difference between the guaranteed income and the sum of the person’s revenues or income, provided that the resulting amount is equal to or more than 10 euros per month.

The monthly guaranteed income amount in 2023 is:

• For an individual beneficiary: 100% of the annual sum of non-contributory pensions divided by 12. In 2023, 565.37 euros. This amount is increased by 22% if the recipient has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 65%.

• For the cohabitation unit, the above amount increased by 30% for additional members as of the second member, with a maximum of 220%. For 2023, the amounts are:

  • 734.99 euros for a cohabitation unit consisting of one adult and one minor or two adults.
  • 904.60 euros for a cohabitation unit consisting of one adult and two minors, two adults and one minor, or three adults.
  • 1,074.21 euros for a cohabitation unit consisting of one adult and three minors, two adults and two minors, three adults and one minor, or four adults.
  • 1,243.83 euros for a cohabitation unit consisting of one adult and four or more minors, two adults and three or more minors, three adults and two or more minors, or four adults and one minor.

• The amount stated in the previous point is increased by a supplement of 22% for a single-parent cohabitation unit (a single adult living with one or more descendant minors up to the second degree over whom they have sole custody, or living with one or more minors in permanent foster care or guardianship for the purpose of adoption when they are the sole foster parent or guardian, or when the other parent, guardian or foster parent is in prison or in a hospital for an uninterrupted period of one year or more). For 2023, the monthly amounts are:

  • 859.37 euros for a single-parent cohabitation unit consisting of one adult and one minor.
  • 1,028.98 euros for a single-parent cohabitation unit consisting of one adult and two minors.
  • 1,198.60 euros for a single-parent cohabitation unit consisting of one adult and three minors.
  • 1,368.21 euros for a single-parent cohabitation unit consisting of one adult and four or more minors.
• Where the descendants or minors referred to in the previous paragraph live exclusively with their parents or, where applicable, with their grandparents or guardians or foster parents, the same supplement will be granted when one of them is recognised as having a degree 3 dependency, absolute permanent disability or severe disability. For the purposes of receiving the aforementioned allowance, a single-parent cohabitation unit shall also be understood as one formed exclusively by a woman who has suffered domestic violence and one or more descendant minors up to the second degree over whom she has custody or, where appropriate, one or more minors in permanent foster care or guardianship for the purpose of adoption.
• A supplement equivalent to 22% will be added to the monthly amount corresponding to the cohabitation unit in the event that the cohabitation unit includes a person with a recognised degree of disability equal to or greater than 65%.
  

In addition to the amounts indicated, a monthly child allowance shall be paid for each minor in the cohabitation unit (on the date the application is made), depending on their age on 1 January of the corresponding financial year, in accordance with the following brackets:

• Under the age of three: 115 euros.

• Over the age of three and under the age of six: 80.50 euros.

• Over the age of six and under the age of 18: 57.50 euros.
  

For the purpose of determining the amount, children, minors or adults with decision-making support measures established by the court who form part of different family units in cases of joint custody established by the court shall be considered to form part of the unit where their residence is registered.

In all cases, and regardless of the previous year’s income of the person living alone or in the cohabitation unit, when the applicant for the minimum basic income or one or more of the members of the cohabitation unit, where applicable, has one or more contributory or non-contributory pensions from the social security system, or an unemployment benefit for persons over 52 years of age, recognised on the date of the application or recognised before the decision, the combined monthly amount of which, including the proportional part of the special payments, is less than the applicable monthly guaranteed income amount, and the minimum basic income is recognised because all the requirements for this are met, the monthly amount of this benefit may not exceed the difference between the aforementioned monthly guaranteed income amount and the monthly amount of the pension or sum of pensions, including the proportional part of the special payments where applicable.

When the aforementioned combined monthly amount of contributory or non-contributory pensions from the social security system, as well as, where applicable, of the unemployment benefits for persons over 52 years of age, is equal to or higher than the monthly amount of the applicable guaranteed income, the right to the minimum basic income will not be recognised.

Likewise, the recognition of a contributory or non-contributory pension from the social security system or an unemployment benefit for those over 52 years of age for the person or persons receiving the minimum basic income benefit shall determine the reduction or termination of this benefit in accordance with the same criteria indicated in the previous paragraphs, considering the sum of all the pensions held by the individual beneficiary or the members of the cohabitation unit, with effect from the first day of the month following the month in which the pension is recognised or its effective date if this is later.

Under no circumstances may the updating of the minimum basic income amount with effect from 1 January of each year give rise to the receipt of a monthly amount greater than the difference between the guaranteed income applicable in accordance with this article and the amount of the pension or the sum of pensions and, where applicable, unemployment benefits received by the individual beneficiary or any of the members of the cohabitation unit on that date, after updating.

Beneficiaries of the minimum basic income are exempt from contributions paid by users to the outpatient pharmacy benefit.

Likewise, minors under 14 years of age who are part of a cohabitation unit applying for the minimum basic income benefit shall be exempt from paying fees for the issuance and renewal of their National Identity Document.

Changes to the amount

A change in the personal circumstances of the minimum basic income beneficiary, or of any of the cohabitation unit members, could entail a change in the amount of the financial benefit, as reviewed by the competent managing body.

The change shall be effective as of the first day of the month following the date on which the event causing the change occurred.

In any case, the amount of the benefit shall be updated as of 1 January each year, taking as a reference calculable annual income from the previous year. If the variation in calculable annual income from the previous year causes termination of the benefit, this shall also be effective as of 1 January of the year following that income.

Beneficiaries of the minimum vital income shall be subject to the following obligations while receiving the benefit:

1. Provide accurate documentation and information for the accreditation of requirements and the maintenance of the benefit, as well as to ensure the receipt of notifications and communications.
2. Communicate any change or situation that could lead to the modification, suspension or termination of the benefit, within 30 calendar days from the date of its occurrence.
3. Communicate any change of address or change of situation in the municipal register that personally affects the aforementioned holders or any other member of the cohabitation unit, within 30 calendar days of the change occurring.
   
4. Reimburse the amount of benefits unduly received.
5. Notify the managing body in advance of any trips abroad by both the beneficiary and the members of the cohabitation unit for a period, whether continuous or not, of more than 90 calendar days each calendar year, as well as, where applicable, justify absence from Spanish territory due to illness.
6. File a Personal Income Tax return each year.
7. Where the minimum vital income is compatible with income from work or economic activity, fulfil the conditions established for access to and maintenance of that compatibility.
8. Participate in the inclusion strategies promoted by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.
9. Any other obligation that may be established by regulations.

Cohabitation unit members shall be obliged to:

1. Report the death of the beneficiary.
2. Notify the administration of any fact that distorts the purpose of the benefit granted.
3. File a Personal Income Tax return each year.
4. Fulfil the obligations of the beneficiary established in the previous section when the former, for any reason, does not fulfil them.
5. Where the minimum vital income is compatible with income from work or economic activity, fulfil the conditions established for access to and maintenance of that compatibility.
6. Participate in the inclusion strategies promoted by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.
7. Fulfil any other obligation that may be established by regulations.

The National Social Security Institute may review ex officio, to the detriment of the beneficiaries, actions relating to the minimum vital income benefit, provided that this review is carried out within the maximum period of four years following the unchallenged administrative decision. In this case, it may also declare and demand ex officio the return of benefits that were unduly collected.

The managing entity may at any time correct material or factual errors and arithmetic errors, as well as reviews motivated by finding omissions or inaccuracies in the beneficiary's declarations, and also claim any amounts that were unduly collected for this reason.

In cases other than those indicated in the above paragraphs, reviews to the detriment of the beneficiaries shall be carried out in accordance with Act 36/2011, of 10 October, regulating Social Jurisdiction.

When a resolution is issued to terminate or change the amount of the benefit as a result of a change in the circumstances that determined its calculation and when there is no right to the benefit, or the amount to be received is lower than the amount paid, beneficiaries shall be obliged to return the amounts unduly collected according to the procedure established in Royal Decree 148/1996, of 5 February, regulating the special procedure for the reimbursement of unduly collected social security benefits, and in Royal Decree 1415/2004, of 11 June, approving the General Social Security Collection Regulation.

Beneficiaries and all persons who participate in fraudulently obtaining a benefit by facts, omissions, legal business or actions shall be jointly and severally liable for returning unduly collected benefits. Individuals jointly and severally liable may be required to pay the principal, surcharges and interest which must be demanded of the first person liable, and for all costs generated by collecting the debt.

For the reimbursement of benefits unduly collected, declared and claimed as of 28 December 2022, in each financial year, amounts not exceeding 65% of the monthly amount of non-contributory pensions shall not be claimable, when at least one minor beneficiary is included in the cohabitation unit. For the purposes of considering the existence of minors in the cohabitation unit, the date of the economic effects of the modification of the amount or the termination of the benefit shall be taken as the reference date.

Only if the amount unduly collected by the cohabitation unit exceeds 65% of the aforementioned indicator will the Spanish National Social Security Institute initiate the procedure for the return of unduly received benefits in order to demand the refund of the difference between the amount not due and the amount unduly received.

In the above cases, if the debt is not paid within the voluntary payment period, the relevant surcharges shall be applied and late payment penalties shall accrue, notwithstanding that the latter are only enforceable during the executive collection period. In the cases determined by regulation, the manging body may agree to offset the debt with the monthly minimum vital income up to a certain maximum percentage of each monthly payment.

The benefit will be paid monthly and is made by bank transfer to an account of the holder of the benefit.

Entitlement to the minimum living allowance will arise from the first day of the month following the presentation date of the application. 

The minimum living allowance is non-transferable. It may not be offered as security for obligations, nor may it be the subject of total or partial assignment, or of offsetting or discount, or of retention or attachment.

The right to the benefit begins on the first day of the month following the application submission date. This right shall remain in force while the reasons for granting the benefit remain and the requirements and obligations provided for in the Act are met.

Suspension of rights

The right to the benefit shall be suspended for the following reasons:

1. Temporary loss of any of the requirements for recognition.
2. Temporary breach by the beneficiary, holder or any member of their cohabitation unit of the obligations assumed by accessing the benefit.
3. As a precautionary measure, in the event of evidence of a breach by the beneficiary, holder or any member of their cohabitation unit of the requirements established or obligations assumed by accessing the benefit, as decided by the managing body.
4. In any case, the benefit shall be provisionally suspended in the event of transfer abroad for a period over 90 calendar days, whether continuous or not, without having notified the managing body in advance and without due justification.
5. As a precautionary measure, in the event that no communication has been received within the stipulated period regarding the maintenance or variation of the certificates issued by Social Services or social action third sector bodies entered in the register of IMV (minimum vital income) social mediators, in the cases expressly foreseen.
   
6. Failure to meet the terms related to compatibility of the minimum vital income with income from work or self-employed economic activity.
7. Any other cause that is determined by regulations.

In the event of non-compliance with the obligation to file personal income tax returns, in accordance with the conditions and deadlines set out in the applicable tax regulations, suspension shall occur when persons with the status of taxpayer have failed to comply with this obligation for two consecutive tax years.

Suspension of the right to the minimum vital income shall entail the suspension of benefit payment as of the first day of the month following the causes for suspension, or the month in which the competent managing body has knowledge of the causes, and notwithstanding the obligation to return amounts unduly collected. Suspension shall be maintained for as long as the circumstances leading to suspension persist.

If the suspension is maintained for one year, the right to the benefit shall be terminated.

If the causes leading to suspension of the right disappear, the right shall be resumed ex officio or at the request of a party provided the requirements that led to recognition are maintained. In this case, the benefit shall accrue from the first day of the month following the date on which the causes leading to suspension ended.

If the causes for suspension are maintained, the right shall be amended or terminated, as appropriate.

Termination of rights

The right to the minimum vital income benefit shall be terminated for the following reasons:

1. Death of the beneficiary. However, in the case of cohabitation units, any other eligible member may submit a new application. If the application is submitted within three months of the day following the date of death, the economic effects of the right the cohabitation unit may be entitled to under its new circumstances shall take effect from the first day of the month following the date of death, provided that the application is submitted within the period indicated.
2. Definitive loss of any of the requirements to maintain the benefit.
3. Decision in a penalty proceeding establishing termination.
4. Departure from the national territory without notification or justification to the managing body during a period, whether continuous or not, of over 90 calendar days per year.
5. Waiver of the right.
6. Suspension of the benefit for a period of more than one year.
7. Repeated failure to meet the terms related to compatibility of the minimum vital income with income from work or self-employed economic activity.
8. Any other cause that is determined by regulations.

Termination of the right to a benefit shall be effective from the first day of the month following the causes for termination.

This simulator will ask you a series of questions about your situation and, based on the answers, you will be able to check if you are eligible for the Minimum Vital Income benefit and find out the approximate amount you would be entitled to.

You can access the simulator at the following link: Minimum Vital Income Calculator.

In Frequently Asked Questions there are a series of questions published about the minimum living allowance that can clarify the most common doubts about this new benefit. They will be updated to include those that arise.

In this section, you can access a summary of the most important aspects of the legal regulation of the minimum vital income. You can use the following services on this benefit:

• Through this access you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about the minimum vital income.

• You can use the Minimum Vital Income Simulator to check whether you qualify for the Minimum Vital Income benefit and to find out the approximate amount you may be entitled to.

• To apply for the minimum vital income and/or the child aid complement, access the Minimum Vital Income Service on our website.

• There is an information number on minimum living income: 900 20 22 22.
  

Notification of the change of bank account can be made by the financial institution on behalf of the holder of the Minimum Living Income. Further information.

• Receipt of the minimum vital income benefit shall be incompatible with receipt of the economic allocation per child or minor in foster care, without disability or with disability of less than 33 per cent, when the originators or beneficiaries of the benefit are identical.

• The child allowance is incompatible with the financial allowance for a dependent child without a disability or with a disability of less than 33 per cent.

• If the person concerned fulfils the conditions for entitlement to both the family allowance and the minimum living income allowance, he/she must choose one of the two.

• From 1 January 2023, the status of beneficiary of the IMV financial benefit will be incompatible with the assistance pensions that are still being received and will be terminated when the IMV benefit is granted to its beneficiaries starting on 1 January 2023.

• The termination of the assistance pension shall take effect on the same date on which the financial benefit of the minimum subsistence income takes effect.