Unemployment is a situation that can affect every employee. in spain, BASKET (State Public Employment Service) plays an important role in providing support during these periods when the worker is unemployed.
SEPE, or the State Public Employment Service, is the body responsible for managing employment policies in Spain. unemployment benefits. This public service not only provides financial assistance, but also job guidance and training to increase people’s employability.
There are various unemployment benefits in Spain designed to adapt to different situations. Some of them:
- Use contributor. It is for people who have lost their job in the last six years and have contributed at least 360 days.
- Unemployment benefit. For those who have exhausted their co-payment aid or do not meet the conditions for accessing this aid.
- Asset Addition Income (RAI). Assistance for those who are long-term unemployed, over 45 or disabled.
- Extraordinary Unemployment Support (SED). For people who have exhausted other benefits and find themselves in special needs situations.
- Subsidy for people over 52 years of age. For unemployed people who have already exhausted their unemployment benefits.
How to apply for unemployment online?
Applying for unemployment benefits online is a process that facilitates access to unemployment benefits. Here we will explain you how to do this:
- Access to the electronic center. Go to the SEPE website and the ‘Electronic procedures and services’ section and there the ‘Contacts’ section. In this section you will need to click on ‘Claim your benefit’.
- Digital identity. It is important to have an authentication tool and password obtained through the Cl@ve system, Digital Certificate or DNIe. When you press the ‘Access Requests’ button, you will see special types that you can choose depending on the situation.
- Fill out the application. Below are options for requests you can process based solely on your individual situation. You can reference all available application types in this SEPE pdf. Once you clear yours, click on it and fill out the application form. You also have different attachments in each of the applications (contribution benefits, special benefits for artists, unemployment benefits, real RAI, etc.) from which you can download a user manual.
- Approve. Once the application is completed and reviewed, the system will display a screen with sections and subsections into which the different completed sections will be collected. A green (true), orange (warning), and red (error) symbol will appear next to each one. In case of an error, it will only allow you to proceed with the request if it is corrected. You will also see a brief summary of personal data and several tabs containing legal texts that you are advised to read, obligations and commitments, and additional information about data protection.
- Signature of the application. Signing the application will depend on the signing process: Cl@ave username and password, digital certificate or Electronic DNI.
- Application receipt. Once you have completed all these steps correctly, you will be notified that you have submitted the online application correctly and you will be given the option to save in print format (to review the processed application in PDF), receipt (to download the completed form). procedure in PDF format) or additional information (knowing the obligations that must be fulfilled as the beneficiary of the claimed right).
If you make your request online, it will be much faster and you will not need to travel. You can also submit a request at any time and it allows you to track the request online and in real time.