The Government of Spain and specifically the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy, led by the Second Vice President, Yolanda Díaz, has approved the increase in the minimum interprofessional salary (SMI) to 1,184 euros per month in fourteen payments, that is, a Annual salary of 16,576 euros. As well as the increase in the minimum wage will benefit more than 2.3 million workers, also It will benefit the unemployed who currently perceive the subsidy for over 52 years.
The subsidy for unemployed over 52 years, in addition to being the only subsidy that is charged indefinitely is also the only one that quotes for the retirement pension. Exactly, it does so for 125% of the minimum current contribution base, which is currently at 1,653.75 euros per month.
The minimum contribution bases are linked to the minimum interprofessional salary. Therefore, when the SMI rises, so does the minimum contribution base. According to current regulations, this base is calculated by adding a sixth to the value of the SMI.
Royal Decree-Law 1/2025 establishes that, in 2025, the minimum price base will increase automatically by the same percentage as the SMI, plus an additional sixth. That is, if the SMI is 1,184 euros, the minimum contribution base will be set at 1,381.33 euros.
How to quote the subsidy for over 52 years in 2025
He Subsidy for older than 52 years is traded on 125% of the minimum contribution base in force every year. With the approval of the minimum interprofessional salary by 2025, the minimum contribution base is set at 1,381.33 euros per month. Since the subsidy quote is calculated on 125% of said base, this represents a contribution base of 1,726.66 euros per month.
Not only that, but the SEPE must pay the arrears in these contributions with effect since January 1. This does not mean that money is received, but that the public employment service must pay the difference from social security contributions. In this way, it will benefit in the future retirement pension, since in the current calculation method the last 300 contribution bases (25 years) are taken into account, so the higher the largest contribution base amount in the pension.
The quotes, like wages, correspond to the payer, which in this case is the SEPE. These will remain throughout the period of collection of aid, which guarantees the price of the beneficiaries in the years before retirement. The Government of Spain has already approved the increase in the minimum interprofessional salary (SMI), an agreement that was recently announced by the Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz.