Royal Decree-Law 1/2025, of 28 January, through which urgent measures are approved in economic matter, of transportation, of Social Security Institute, and to address situations of vulnerability

• Extension of the dossiers of employment temporary regulation linked to the situation of force majeure storm in the event of companies and people workers of the islands Canary Islands affected by the volcanic eruption registered in the area of Summit Old woman.
  They will be applicable until 30 of June 2025, exclusively for the work centres located at municipalities of El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane and Tazacorte, dossiers of temporary regulation of employment to those which adverts the additional condition fourth of the Royal Decree-Law 2/2022, of 22 February. 

• Extension of the deferment of the payment of fees of the Social Security Institute.
  Deferments in the payment of fees to that it adverts the article 10 of the Royal Decree-Law 20/2021, of 5 October, will be able to request again in relation to the payment of the fees of the Social Security Institute and for concepts of joint collection, whose accrued interest takes place between months of December 2024 to May 2025, in the case of companies, and between months from January to June 2025, in the case of self-employed workers.
  To these deferments them will be of application conditions, term of presentation with respect to each of the monthly payments whose deferment is requested and the legal system established in the above-mentioned article 10 of the Royal Decree-Law 20/2021, of 5 October. 

• Extension of the extraordinary measures of Social Security Institute for the self-employed workers affected by the volcanic eruption registered in the area of Summit Old woman in La Palma: 
  
  
  • Provision of cessation of activity for self-employed workers that obliged to stop have been seen in the activity as a result direct of the volcanic eruption registered in the area of Summit Old woman of La Palma.
    
    From 1 January 2025, self-employed workers that they came receiving on 31 December 2024, provisions for cessation of activity as a result direct of the volcanic eruption registered in the area of Summit Old woman of La Palma, considered in the section one of the article 36 of the Royal Decree-Law 4/2024, of 26 June, will go on receiving them, without are counted, for the purpose of to consume established perception maximum periods, the six provision months of cessation of activity considered in this section.
    
    Will be considered as a compliment, to effects of being able to to access these provisions for cessation of activity, the requirement of contribution, considered in the article 338 of the legislative law of the Social Security Act, approved by the Legislative Royal Decree 8/2015, of 30 October.
    These benefits for cessation of activity may begin to accrue with effect from 1 January 2025, and will last for a maximum of six months, provided that the application is submitted within twenty-one calendar days following the entry into force of this regulation. Otherwise, the benefit will enter effect on the day after the application is filed. The duration of these benefits cannot exceed 30 June 2025.
    
    
  • Extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity for the self-employed workers affected by a temporary suspension of all the activity as a result of the damages brought about by volcanic eruptions.
    
    From 1 January 2025, the self-employed workers affected by a temporary suspension of all the activity as a result of the damages brought about by the volcanic eruption that they came receiving on 31 December 2024 the extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity considered in the section two of the article 36 of the Royal Decree-Law 4/2024, of 26 June will be able to access the provision of extraordinary nature of cessation of activity considered in this section, provided that they meet following requirements:
    
    
    • Be members and in registration in the RETA or, where applicable, in the RETMAR on 19 September 2021.
    • You must be up to date with the payment of social security contributions. Nonetheless, if in the date of the suspension of the activity this requirement, the body manager was not fulfilled will invite to the payment to the self-employed worker so that in the term improrrogable of 30 days enters owed fees. The regularisation of the due amounts will generate full effect as regards acquiring the right to the protection.
    • That the situation of suspension of all activity has been maintained from 1 July 2024 to date of coming into force of this Royal Decree-Law.

The amount of the benefit will be equivalent to 70% of the minimum contribution base for the corresponding business activity carried out.

On 24 December 2024, Royal Decree-Law 9/2024 of 23 December was published, adopting urgent measures in economic, tax, transport and Social Security matters, and certain measures are extended to respond to situations of social vulnerability.

Article 96 extends the extraordinary cessation of activity benefits for self-employed workers affected by the volcanic eruption in La Palma until 30 June 2025. In any case, recipients are required to have received the corresponding benefits until 31 December 2024.

This new extension will take effect from 1 January 2025 and will last for a maximum of six months, provided that the application is filed within 21 calendar days after 25 December 2024.  Otherwise, the benefit will enter effect on the day after the application is filed. The duration of these benefits cannot exceed 30 June 2025. 

Provision of cessation of activity for self-employed workers that obliged to stop have been seen in the activity as a result direct of the volcanic eruption registered in the area of Summit Old woman of La Palma.

1. From 1 January 2025, self-employed workers who were receiving, on 31 December 2024, benefits for cessation of activity as a direct consequence of the volcanic eruption recorded in the Cumbre Vieja area of ​​La Palma, provided for in section one of Article 36 of Royal Decree-Law 4/2024 of 26 June, by which certain measures are extended to address the economic and social consequences arising from the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and urgent measures are adopted in fiscal, energy and social matters, will continue to receive them, without computing, for the purposes of consuming the maximum periods of perception established, the six months of cessation of activity benefit provided for in this section.

Will be considered as a compliment, to effects of being able to to access these provisions for cessation of activity, the requirement of contribution, considered in the article 338 of the legislative law of the Social Security Act, approved by the Legislative Royal Decree 8/2015, of 30 October.

2. These benefits for cessation of activity may begin to accrue with effect from 1 January 2025, and will last for a maximum of six months, provided that the application is submitted within twenty-one calendar days following the entry into force of this regulation. Otherwise, the benefit will enter effect on the day after the application is filed. The duration of these benefits cannot exceed 30 June 2025.

Extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity for the self-employed workers affected by a temporary suspension of all the activity as a result of the damages brought about by volcanic eruptions.

1. From 1 July 2023, self-employed workers affected by a temporary suspension of all activity as a result of the damage caused by the volcanic eruption and who had been receiving the extraordinary benefit on 30 June 2023, will be eligible for the extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity provided for herein.

Extraordinary benefit of cessation of activity for those self-employed workers that see affected its activities as a result of the damages brought about by the volcanic eruption registered in the area of Summit Old woman of La Palma.

1. From 1 January 2025, self-employed workers whose activity has been affected as a result of the damage caused by the volcanic eruption recorded in the Cumbre Vieja area of ​​La Palma and who were receiving on 31 December 2024 the extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity provided for in section three of Article 36 of Royal Decree-Law 4/2024 of 26 June, will be able to access the extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity provided for in this section.