The average price of electricity this Friday, April 17, 2026, rises, although very little, standing at 140.86 euros per megawatt hour (euros/MWh) for those consumers who have a regulated or indexed rate in the free market, according to data published by Red Eléctrica. With this increase, electricity is paid 0.01% ...
The State Public Employment Service (SEPE) recognizes the contributory unemployment benefit (known as unemployment) for a certain period of time and with a rule in which for each year worked, four months of unemployment correspond. Now, workers should know that by requesting this aid all contributions accumulated up to that ...
Refueling at a cheap gas station has always raised doubts among drivers. There are many who believe that ‘low cost’ fuels are of poorer quality, cause breakdowns or reduce vehicle performance. However, a report from the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) Dismantle this myth definitively. So looking for the ...
The average price of electricity for this Wednesday, April 15, 2026 will be 59.90 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) in the wholesale market, according to data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE). Electricity continues at an unstoppable pace and is experiencing its third increase of the week, with ...
This is not the first time that Mercadona has introduced changes in its establishments; in fact, not long ago it changed its ‘Ready to Eat’ section. With the transformation that supermarkets and hypermarkets are experiencing in Spain, due to the fact that the establishments are increasingly smaller and many chains ...
The age at which a self-employed worker can retire depends directly on the years they have contributed to the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA). In 2026, those who have contributed 38 years and 3 months of contributions can retire at age 65. The rest will have to wait until ...
The benefit for family members is one of the least known Social Security aids. It is designed for children or siblings of pensioners who, when the beneficiary dies, are left without income because they were financially dependent on that pension. To access this, it is necessary to meet a series ...
The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid has confirmed that a pensioner who received non-contributory retirement since February 2020 must return 9,664.11 euros to Social Security. The reason is that her husband received an annual income of 15,333.08 euros in fiscal year 2022, a figure that far exceeded the resource ...
Günnar Högnäs decided to continue working as he had done for decades, as a librarian in the city of Abo, once he reached retirement age. Thanks to the delayed retirement He collects 400 euros more in pension and admits: “I have become a bit of a capitalist,” he jokes in ...
Alan Brozel, a 74-year-old retiree, and his wife Paulene, moved to Spain to enjoy their newly reached retirement after an intense life of work. But this dream did not turn out as they expected since the company in which they had invested for their pension plans went bankrupt, losing 175,000 ...