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"Feel free to get in touch if you need help applying for self-employed support benefits"
From today, 1 October, self-employed workers (autonomos) whose activity has been temporarily suspended in full by order of the competent authority in response to COVID-19, or self-employed workers who can demonstrate a reduction in business income of at least 50% in Q4 2020 compared to Q1 2020, may apply for an extraordinary financial benefit under the criteria set out below:
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Self-employed workers whose activity has been suspended by order of the competent authority |
Self-employed workers whose income has fallen by at least 50% in Q4 2020 compared to Q1 2020 |
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Eligibility criterion |
Publication of an order suspending the activity as a containment measure in response to the spread of COVID-19. |
Reduction in income of at least 50% in Q4 2020 compared to Q1 2020. |
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When can you apply? |
From 1 October 2020. |
From 1 October 2020. Maximum duration of 4 months if applied for within the first 15 days of October. Otherwise: from the 1st day of the month following the month in which the application is submitted, and the duration may not extend beyond 31 January 2021. |
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Entitlement date |
From the day following the adoption of the business closure measure. |
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Social Security requirements |
Must be registered and active under the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA). Must be up to date with Social Security contributions. Must maintain active registration under the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA). |
Must be registered and active under the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA). Must be up to date with Social Security contributions. Must not be entitled to the cessation-of-activity benefit provided for in Article 9 of Royal Decree-Law 24/2020. Must maintain active registration under the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA). |
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Social Security contributions |
Exemption from contributions from the first day of the month in which the closure measure is adopted until the last day of the month following the month in which the measure is lifted. |
Exemption from contributions from the first day of the month in which the closure measure is adopted until the last day of the month following the month in which the measure is lifted. |
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Amount |
50% of the applicable minimum contribution base. If the self-employed worker has been officially recognised as a member of a large family (familia numerosa) and their income is the sole income of the family unit: an additional 20% increase applies to that amount. If the household consists of several self-employed workers living together, the amount of each benefit will be 40% of the minimum contribution base. |
50% of the applicable minimum contribution base. If the household consists of several self-employed workers living together, the amount of each benefit will be 40% of the minimum contribution base. |
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Where to submit the application? |
To the collaborating mutual insurance body. Recognition deadline: within the first 15 days following the entry into force of the decision. |
To the collaborating mutual insurance body. |
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Incompatibility |
Receipt of remuneration for work carried out as an employee, except in certain cases. |
Not having income from self-employed activity in the last quarter of 2020 exceeding the minimum wage (SMI).
Receipt of remuneration for work carried out as an employee, except in certain cases. |
Fourth Additional Provision – entitlement to the cessation-of-activity benefit under Article 9 of Royal Decree-Law 9/2020 of 26 June.
Self-employed workers who, at the time this measure came into force, were already receiving the cessation-of-activity benefit under Article 9 of Royal Decree-Law 24/2020, may continue to receive it until 31 January 2021, provided that during the fourth quarter of 2020 they continue to meet the conditions that were set for its award.
Recognition of this benefit will be carried out by the mutual insurance bodies, with effect from 1 October 2020 if the application is submitted before 15 October 2020, or with effect from the day following the date of application in all other cases.
From 1 March 2021, mutual insurance associations began carrying out turnover reduction checks in accordance with the criteria set out in Royal Decree-Law 24/2020.
The self-employed worker will not be exempt from paying Social Security contributions, which must continue to be remitted to the General Social Security Treasury (TGSS).
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information on this matter.
