This benefit is available to people who, after reaching that age, are no longer eligible for unemployment benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits, or extraordinary unemployment assistance.
Additionally, this subsidy can be received indefinitely until retirement age, after which the pension payments begin automatically.
Requirements to receive the subsidy for persons over 52
According to the Public State Employment Service’s SEPE website, those seeking to collect this aid must meet the following criteria:
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Be in an unemployment situation.
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Be 52 years old or older on the date the subsidy access conditions are met.
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Be registered as a job seeker for one month after the end of the unemployment benefit being received. The registration must be maintained for as long as the subsidy is received.
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Meet the activity commitment included in the grant application.
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Have no own income, of any kind, higher than 75 percent of the minimum interprofessional salary in the monthly calculation. If this requirement is not met at the time the causal event occurs, the subsidy remains accessible if it is met and proven within one year from that date.
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Confirm fulfillment of all requirements except age to access any type of contributed pension, that is, having paid pension premiums for 15 years, two of which are within the last 15 years. In addition, one must have paid unemployment benefits for at least six years during working life.
SEPE: These are the benefits given to the unemployed between the ages of 30 and 55
The overview below outlines the support available to those in the specified age range on SEPE’s platform.
Increase in support for citizens over the age of 52
The monthly subsidy amount for people over 52 years old equals 80 percent of the IPREM, the Public Revenue Indicator. In 2022 the monthly amount was 463.21 euros.
Increased figures for 2023 raise the monthly subsidy to 480 euros, meaning beneficiaries gain an extra 16.79 euros every month.
SEPE notes that the aid is paid in monthly installments of 30 days, typically between the 10th and the 15th of the month following the accrued month.