Active Insertion Income

Seafarers who have a suspended RAI recognised before 1/11/2024 may be beneficiaries, provided that they are not entitled to an unemployment benefit or subsidy, that they can prove a lack of income, of any kind, higher in monthly calculation than 75% of the Minimum Professional Wage, excluding the proportional part of the extra payments, and:

• In the case of termination of full-time paid employment, the receipt of the active insertion income will be recovered automatically, provided that the worker is registered as a job seeker, which will imply the reactivation of the activity agreement, and that the Management Entity is aware of the involuntary nature of the termination, or, otherwise, accreditation of the requirements will be required.

• In the case of termination of self-employment, proof of involuntary termination, registration as a jobseeker and reactivation of the activity agreement are required.
• In the event that the individual or family unit income requirement is met again, if they can prove that they meet this requirement again and apply for it within a period of six months from the date of leaving the programme, after registering as a job seeker and reactivating the activity agreement.

• In the case of the return of the foreigner, when the interested party requests reincorporation into the programme within 15 days of the return, after registration as a job seeker, reactivation of the activity agreement and accreditation that the transfer has been made in order to seek or carry out work or professional improvement or international cooperation for a period of less than six months.
  

In order to be eligible for reinstatement in the programme, workers, in addition to meeting the established requirements, must apply and reactivate the activity agreement.

The application for reinstatement must be presented in person at any Social Marine Institute Centre or through the ISM e-Office at the following link: Citizens

Once they have rejoined the programme, the recipient has the right to receive the income and participate in and benefit from the following actions throughout the whole time they are involved in it:

• Individual tutorial.
• Labour market integration itinerary.
• Occupational interview by tutor to define their occupational profile.
• Preparation of a personal labour market integration plan. Determination of a timetable and activities to be carried out.
• Management of job offers.
• Inclusion in employment and/or training plans.
• Inclusion in voluntary actions.

Income amount is 80% of the current monthly Public Indicator of Multiple Effect Income (IPREM) at any given time.

While receiving the Active Insertion Income, the State Public Employment Service will pay the Social Security contributions corresponding to health care benefits and, where applicable, family protection.

Victims of sex-based violence or victims of domestic violence who have been forced to change their residence during their stay in the country and can prove that they have done so, may receive in a single lump sum a supplementary payment of three months of active insertion income, without this reducing the duration of this income. This additional payment can only be received once for every entitlement to join the active insertion income programme.

Workers accepted onto the Programme who are self-employed or work as a full-time employee, will receive a benefit equal to 25% of their income for a maximum of 180 days, irrespective of the number of employment contracts or self-employment activities carried out. Receiving this benefit will not reduce the duration of the active insertion income.

• In the case of termination of full-time employment, it accrues from the day following the termination of employment if the person concerned is registered as a jobseeker on the date of termination of the contract or if they register within 15 days following the termination of the employment contract. If they register after the deadline, the entitlement shall commence on the day of registration as a claimant without deduction of days used up after the deadline.
• In the case of cessation of self-employment, it is accrued from the day following cessation of employment, if the person concerned applies to return to the programme within 15 days of cessation of employment. If they apply after the deadline, they will lose as many days of income and social security contributions as there are between the day after they cease to be self-employed and the day of application.
• In the event that the individual or family unit income requirement is met again, it is accrued from the day following the application when the interested party applies to rejoin the programme, if they apply within six months from the date of leaving the programme.
• In the case of the return of the foreigner, it is accrued from the day following the return, when the person concerned applies to rejoin the programme within 15 days of the return. If they apply after the deadline, they will lose as many days of income and social security contributions as there are between the day following their return and the day of application.

The maximum duration of the income is 11 months.

Workers in the programme will leave it permanently if one of the following circumstances occurs:

• Failure to fulfil the obligations in the Activity Commitment that are specified in the personal labour market integration plan, except for just cause.
• Failing to appear, by prior requirement, before the National Employment Institute or Public Employment Services, not resuming their job search in the form and time frames specified in the job search resumption document, or not returning to the Public Employment Services within the given time frame the relevant note confirming their appearance at the place and time indicated to fill the job offers provided by these services, except for just cause.
• Rejection of an appropriate job offer or participation in employment programmes or occupational integration, guidance, promotion, training or retraining programmes, except for just cause.
• Self-employed or working for another person on a full-time basis for six months or more.
• Obtaining Social Security pensions or economic benefits that are incompatible with work or which, even if they are not, exceed the limits set for receiving active insertion income, or obtaining welfare assistance as a gender-based violence victim who cannot participate in employment programmes.
• Not meeting the lack of income requirement for more than six months.
• Receiving unemployment benefit or Agricultural Income.
• Moving abroad, except when working or receiving further training for less than six months.
• Voluntary renunciation of active insertion income.
• Unduly obtaining or continuing to receive active insertion income.
• Coming to the end of the maximum allowed time for active insertion income.

Workers will temporarily leave the programme in one of the following cases:

• Working full time for another person for less than six months.
• Being self-employed for less than six months.
• Exceeding the income limit for less than six months.
• Moving abroad to search for or carry out work, professional improvement or international cooperation for a continuous period of less than twelve months.
• Going abroad for no more than 15 calendar days once a year will not be considered to be a change of residence, even though the recipient is obliged to inform the Social Security of this situation.

• Formal application for reincorporation.
• Identification of the applicant and their children.
• Proof, where appropriate, of income for the month prior to the application for the applicant, spouse and children.
• Any other that, in accordance with the regulations in force, the ISM Centre indicates as necessary for access to the active insertion income programme in each particular case.