Non-contributory pensions (also called minimum) have risen in 2021 by 1.8% designed and approved for this year. Good news for the beneficiaries of this aid.
What are non-contributory pensions?
Non-contributory pensions, , are those that “are recognized for those citizens who, being in a situation of protectable need, lack sufficient resources for their subsistence in the legally established terms.” They are received by people who have not contributed to Social Security itself or who have not done so for at least 15 years, which is the minimum period to receive 50% of a contributory retirement pension.
Unlike most contributory pensions, the autonomous communities and the provincial directorates of the IMSERSO are in charge of managing these pensions, which can be retirement or disability pensions.
Who is entitled to a non-contributory pension?
Non-contributory pensions are intended for all those whose annual income is below 5,639.20 euros, even if they live with more people, including the spouse and other relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity (parents, children, siblings, grandparents and grandchildren). ) that limit goes up, counting all the income of the members of the family unit:
-If there are two members, the limit will be 9,586.64 euros per year.
-If there are three members, the limit will be 13,534.08 euros.
-If there are four members, the limit will be 17,481.52 euros.
-If there are two members and one of the two is a father or son, the limit is 23,966 euros per year.
-If there are three members and one of them is a father or son, the limit is 33,835.20 euros per year.
-If there are four members and one of them is a father or son, the limit is 43,703.80 euros per year.
In the case of non-contributory retirement pensions, beneficiaries are people aged 65 or over who, having lived in Spain for at least 10 years (and the last two years prior to applying and consecutively), are in a situation of need and has the objective of guaranteeing “an economic benefit, free medical-pharmaceutical assistance and complementary social services”.
In the non-contributory disability pensions, people in a situation of disability and in a state of need will be beneficiaries so that they are covered with the same rights as in retirement, but with some peculiarities: being between 18 and 64 years old, residing in Spanish territory for at least five years (the last two must be consecutive and immediate to the date of application) and have a degree of disability of at least 65%.
What is the minimum amount of non-contributory retirement pensions?
It yields the following data for 2021:
-The minimum amount of the full pension will be 402.80 euros per month and 5,639.20 euros per year.
-The minimum amount of the minimum pension of 25% is 100.70 euros per month and 1,409.80 euros per year.
-If there are two beneficiaries of this pension in the same family unit, the amount for each will be 342.38 euros per month and 4,793.32 euros per year.
-If there are three beneficiaries of this pension in the same family unit, the amount for each of them will be 322.24 euros per month and 4,511.36 euros per year.
What is the minimum amount of non-contributory disability pensions?
They are the following:
-The minimum amount of the full disability pension is 402.80 euros per month and 5,639.20 euros per year.
-The minimum amount of the disability pension with the 50% increase (for cases of greater dependency, from 80% disability) will be 604.20 euros per month and 8,458.80 euros per year.
-If there are two beneficiaries of this type of pension in the same family unit, the amount for each will be 342.38 euros per month and 4,793.32 euros per year.
-If there are three beneficiaries of this type of pension in the same family unit, the amount for each of them will be 322.24 euros per month and 4,511.36 euros per year.
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