Documents to apply for contributory benefits
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:49 am
The contributory benefit is unemployment aid (unemployment benefit) for those who have 360 or more days of contributions. To apply for it, you need to register as unemployed, obviously, and the following documentation:
Identification of the applicant (DNI, NIE, etc.) and of the children who live with him or her or are in his or her care and who appear on the application. Foreigners from the European Union must present the Certificate of Registration of Citizen of the European Union, which includes the NIE, together with the passport or identification document from their country of origin; non-national citizens of the European Union must present the Foreigner Identity Card (TIE) and the passport.
Family Book. The original must be brought to show. In the case of foreigners, they must bring the equivalent document from their country, legalized and translated.
In cases of separation or divorce, the regulatory agreement.
The unemployment claim card. This is the document that proves that you are registered as a job seeker with the employment service of your Autonomous Community.
Fill out the benefit application form, using the standard form provided by the Public Employment Service office.
Certificate or certificates from the company where the employee has worked in the last 6 months. Normally, companies send the certificate to the SEPE directly through a computer system and do israel phone data not hand it over to the employee. In these cases, it is not necessary to provide it.
If you have worked part-time in the last 6 years prior to your last termination and have not received any benefits for them, it will be necessary to submit your employment contracts to see the number of days worked per week and thus calculate the effective days of contributions.
Bank account number for unemployment benefits. You must bring a bank document (a receipt, for example) that shows the full account number of the bank where you want to collect unemployment benefits. You must be the account holder of that bank account.
Additional specific documents in some cases such as after having worked abroad, challenging dismissals, children with disabilities, leaves of absence, conciliation minutes, court decisions, etc.
People who have worked for less than a year are also entitled to a subsidy, but it must be taken into account that the duration and amount depend on the number of months of contributions and whether or not the person has family responsibilities.
Identification of the applicant (DNI, NIE, etc.) and of the children who live with him or her or are in his or her care and who appear on the application. Foreigners from the European Union must present the Certificate of Registration of Citizen of the European Union, which includes the NIE, together with the passport or identification document from their country of origin; non-national citizens of the European Union must present the Foreigner Identity Card (TIE) and the passport.
Family Book. The original must be brought to show. In the case of foreigners, they must bring the equivalent document from their country, legalized and translated.
In cases of separation or divorce, the regulatory agreement.
The unemployment claim card. This is the document that proves that you are registered as a job seeker with the employment service of your Autonomous Community.
Fill out the benefit application form, using the standard form provided by the Public Employment Service office.
Certificate or certificates from the company where the employee has worked in the last 6 months. Normally, companies send the certificate to the SEPE directly through a computer system and do israel phone data not hand it over to the employee. In these cases, it is not necessary to provide it.
If you have worked part-time in the last 6 years prior to your last termination and have not received any benefits for them, it will be necessary to submit your employment contracts to see the number of days worked per week and thus calculate the effective days of contributions.
Bank account number for unemployment benefits. You must bring a bank document (a receipt, for example) that shows the full account number of the bank where you want to collect unemployment benefits. You must be the account holder of that bank account.
Additional specific documents in some cases such as after having worked abroad, challenging dismissals, children with disabilities, leaves of absence, conciliation minutes, court decisions, etc.
People who have worked for less than a year are also entitled to a subsidy, but it must be taken into account that the duration and amount depend on the number of months of contributions and whether or not the person has family responsibilities.