Learn about the new benefits for self-employed workers RD-Law 2/2022

On February 23, the Royal Decree-Law was published 2/2022, on urgent measures for the protection of self-employed workers, for the transition towards structural mechanisms to defend employment, and for the economic and social recovery of the island of La Palma, and certain measures are extended to address situations of social and economic vulnerability.

This new regulation provides for 2 types of aid for the group of self-employed workers and extends the specific aid for the group of self-employed workers of La Palma that had been established in RDL 18/2021. They are as follows:

1. An exemption from contributions for those self-employed who had received until February 28, 2022, the aid regulated in arts. 10 and 11 of RDL 18/2021, of September 28 (article 1).
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 2).
3. Extension until June 30, 2022 of the extraordinary benefits established in points One, Two and Three of DA 6 of RDL 18/2021, for those workers self-employed workers affected by the volcanic eruption registered in the Cumbre Vieja area in La Palma.

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