Factsheet for measure
ES-2022-36/2798
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Updated
– measures in Spain
Supplementary education grant for beneficiaries of scholarships
Beca de educación complementaria para los beneficiarios de becas y ayudas (Real Decreto-ley 14/2022)
Background information
The COVID-19 health crisis, the extraordinary and unexpected rise in the prices of certain raw materials and intermediate goods, the high volatility of electricity prices, and the difficulties in the supply of certain essential products and materials resulting from the war in Ukraine have had significant impacts on the social and economic conditions of Europe.
More specifically, the Spanish economy has been heavily impacted. The situation requires the urgent adoption of exceptional measures to ensure sustainability in different economic and social areas.
Content of measure
Royal Decree-Law 14/2022 includes the distribution of a supplementary grant of €100 per month for all beneficiaries of scholarships and grants in the 2022-2023 round of awards. With the approval of the measure, beneficiaries will start receiving this monthly supplement in September and will do so until December. They will receive €400 in total. The government will allocate €400 million to finance this measure. Beneficiaries will receive the supplementary amount in four monthly payments.
The aim works to prevent young people from abandoning their studies for financial reasons. The grants is aimed at young students of Bachillerato, Vocational Training and university students with specific educational support needs.
Beneficiaries of the grants, aid and subsidies do not need to carry out any additional procedure to get supplementary aid. They only have to carry out the ordinary procedure to get the corresponding grant, and the supplementary amount will be approved automatically.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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01 January 2023
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This measure has not been further extended. The measure ended on 31 December 2022.
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Use of measure
It is estimated that there will be one million beneficiaries in the next academic year. In fact, the most recent call for applications broke record, with more than 1.36 million applications, 136,000 more than the previous one.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Does not apply to businesses
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Students
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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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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Social partners jointly
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Main level of involvement: Peak or cross-sectoral level
Involvement
Trade unions and employers' representatives have not been involved in the adoption of Royal Decree-Law 14/2022. This is a regulation approved by the Spanish government. Trade unions want to reactivate the social dialogue, and want to participate in the design of measures for economic sustainability and support for the most vulnerable social groups.
Views and reactions
Not available.
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