Learn about the new benefits for self-employed workers RD-Law 18/2021

On September 29, Royal Decree-Law 18/2021,, on urgent measures for the protection of employment, economic recovery and the improvement of the labor market, was published.

In this new norm, 6 types of aid are provided for the group of self-employed workers, which are as follows:

1. An exemption from contributions for those self-employed who had received until September 30, 2021, the aid regulated in arts. 7 and 8 of RDL 11/2021, of May 27 (article 8).
2. A subsidy and exemption from contributions for self-employed people who are obliged to totally suspend their activity by resolution of the competent authority (article 9).
3. An economic benefit and aid to offset the contribution expense, equivalent to the contribution for common contingencies, for those self-employed who have sufficient contributions upon cessation of activity and anticipate a bad third and fourth quarter (article 10).
4. A subsidy and aid to offset the contribution expense, equivalent to the contribution for common contingencies, for those self-employed who have NOT enough contributions upon cessation of activity and foresee a bad third and fourth quarter (article 11).
5. A subsidy and exemption from contributions for the seasonal self-employed, whose main source of income was obtained between the months of October to December, and who foresee a bad third and fourth quarter (article 12).
6. An extraordinary benefit for those self-employed workers directly affected by the volcanic eruption registered in the Cumbre Vieja area in La Palma.

You can get more detailed information about these new features here.