Information on financial benefits for caring for minors affected by cancer or another serious illness
Our objective is to facilitate and expedite access to the benefit as much as possible, therefore, for any questions or issues related to the benefit you can contact your reference healthcare center.
Requirements for access to the benefit
- Both parents, adopters or foster parents must be working and in a situation of high in some public Social Security scheme.
In the event of annulment, separation, divorce or termination of the de facto couple, as well as when the condition of victim of gender violence is proven, the right to the benefit may be recognized to the parent who lives with the sick person, even if the other does not work, provided that the rest of the required requirements are met.
- The applicant worker must reduce his or her working day by minimum of 50% and a maximum of 99.99%.
- The person responsible for the benefit must be in the following situation:
- Having been diagnosed with cancer or a serious illness included in Annex I of Royal Decree 1148/2011, of July 29, for the application and development, in the Social Security system, of the economic benefit for the care of minors affected by cancer or another serious illness.
- That said serious illness requires a long-term hospital admission that implies of his direct, continuous and permanent care.
- Be less than 18 years old. However, after reaching the age of 18, the benefit may be recognized until the deceased turns 23 in the event of suffering from cancer or a serious illness diagnosed before reaching the age of majority.
- Prove the following minimum contribution periods for the person requesting the benefit:
- If it is less 21 years old: no minimum contribution period will be required.
- Compliments 21 years and under 26 years: 90 days of contributions in the 7 years immediately prior to requesting the benefit, or 180 days throughout your working life.
- 26 years or older: 180 days, within the immediately preceding 7 years, or 360 days in the total of your working life.
- Be up to date with payment of Social Security contributions.
Causes of suspension
- When any of the following situations occur in the beneficiary of the benefit:
- Medical leave (temporary disability).
- Birth and child care leave.
- Benefit for risk during pregnancy and risk during breastfeeding.
- Suspension of the employment relationship (ERE, strike, lockout...).
- Alternation in the receipt of the subsidy with the other parent of the deceased.
- Failure to present the medical declaration from the Public Health Service, necessary to extend the benefit, indicating that the need for care of the minor persists.
Causes of extinction
- Due to the death of the person receiving the benefit.
- Return to work or full resumption of work activity of the beneficiary, ending the reduction in working hours.
- Termination of one of the parents in their work activity.
- The need for direct, continuous and permanent care of the deceased does not subsist.
- Because the deceased is 23 years old (26 years if he or she proves a disability equal to or greater than 65%).
- Due to the death of the deceased.
- Termination of coverage with Fraternidad-Muprespa.
