Self-employed workers with a recognized termination benefit will also receive it in May, even if they reopen their businesses.

The Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration has published on Twitter: “the self-employed who have recognized the extraordinary benefit will receive it again in May, regardless of whether you are opening your business in accordance with the provisions of the de-escalation plan”.

According to the Ministry itself, on April 17, the first monthly payment was made to 919,173 self-employed workers, which represented an injection of 670.9 million Euros, corresponding to the period between March 14 and that date. Now, these self-employed workers have received half a monthly payment. In addition, 235,574 new benefits have been added.

This benefit is available to any self-employed worker registered in the corresponding regime who is affected by the closure of businesses due to the declaration of a state of alarm or whose turnover falls in the month by 75% with respect to the monthly average of the previous six-month period.

The self-employed beneficiaries of the benefit who are able to open their business at the beginning of the de-escalation will continue to receive it until the last day of the month in which the state of alarm ends. The aid seeks to protect the lack of income of the self-employed in this exceptional situation and to contribute to the survival of their business.

According to data from the Ministry, self-employed workers have requested this extraordinary benefit from the Social Security’s collaborating mutual insurance companies. Ninety-three percent of the applications have been approved and 4% are pending evaluation. The amount of the benefit is 70% of the regulatory base, i.e. a minimum of 661 euros in the case of those who pay contributions at the minimum base.

In order to apply for this benefit, there is no minimum contribution period required for other benefits; it is only necessary to be registered as self-employed in the corresponding regime and be up to date with the payment of social security contributions. It is also compatible with any other social security benefit that the applicant may have been receiving, such as, for example, orphan’s or widow’s or widower’s benefits, and which is compatible with the performance of the activity in which he/she was engaged.