Finding yourself unemployed after the age of 50 is often a cause for concern. Given this, the Public Employment Service (SEPE) offers special assistance to these people. Over 52 years of age who do not have access to co-payment benefits. These people can get help 480 euros per month until you reach the legal retirement ageunless they find a job first.
This initiative aims to support a population group that often faces difficulties in remaining in the workplace due to their age. However, the Ministry of Labor imposes certain conditions in order to benefit from this assistance. Most importantly, the buyer being actively looking for a job. Additionally, SEPE warns that rejecting a job offer or a training course without a valid reason can lead to sanctions.
Of course, if you want to collect this aid, the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy imposes a number of obligations. The most important of these is that the beneficiary is actively looking for work. In this sense, through SEPE, it also warns that sanctions may be imposed if a job offer or a training course to increase employability is rejected without justified reason. The sanctions that those who benefit from this aid will face are as follows:
- three month suspension amount of aid received in case of first absence
- Six-month suspension for repeat offenses
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complete termination of the right to receive subsidies in the event of a third unjustified refusal accepting a job or a training course.
Recipients of this assistance must also prove that: They do not earn more than 75% of the Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMI), Therefore, another obligation they have to continue collecting aid is to submit an annual report to the Tax Office. annual income statement. The income tax return must be submitted after 12 new months have passed since the date the subsidy entitlement was established or every 12 new months have passed since the last resumption date. Failure to do so will result in payment deduction.