Factsheet for measure
ES-2020-14/612
– measures in Spain
Access to reduced supplies' prices for self-employed through the so-called social bonus
Derecho a percepción del bono social por parte de trabajadores autónomos que hayan cesado su actividad o hayan visto reducida su facturación como consecuencia del COVID-19
Background information
Article 28 of Royal Decree-Law 11/2020, of March 31, which adopts urgent complementary measures in the social and economic field to deal with COVID-19, establishes the right to receive the social bonus by self-employed workers who have ceased their activity or have had their turnover reduced as a result of COVID-19.
The objective of this measure is to allow self-employees whose activities have ceased or their income fell substantially, to have access to utilities (water, electricity etc.) at a reduced cost.
Content of measure
Will be considered vulnerable consumers in their habitual residence, those consumers of utilities who, complying with the income requirement of section 2 of Royal Decree 463/2020, of March 14, prove that the owner of the supply point, or one of the members of its family unit, are self-employed or self-employed professionals, are entitled to the benefit for total cessation of professional activity or for having seen their turnover in the month prior to the request for the social bonus reduced by at least 75 percent in relation to with the average billing for the previous semester, in the terms established in Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17.
Use of measure
No data available.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Self-employed
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Does not apply to businesses
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Does not apply to citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Company / Companies
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Informed
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Informed
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: Sectoral or branch level
Involvement
Peak-level social partners were not directly involved in the design, implementation or monitoring of this measure, though they were informed. Organisations representing self-employed (sector level) were informed.
Views and reactions
Social partners were supportive of this measure.
Sources
