Factsheet for measure
LU-2020-15/306
– measures in Luxembourg
Establishment of an emergency fund for the self-employed
Mise en place d’un fonds d’urgence à destination des indépendants
Background information
The General Directorate for the Middle Classes introduced an emergency allowance for self-employed workers. This measure is intended to provide financial support, in the form of a certified tax-free emergency allowance, to traders, craftsmen and intellectual workers who work as self-employed persons, as well as to managing partners who hold an establishment permit.
This is an additional measure to the measure aiming at small enterprises and self-employed occupying less than ten employees.
At the moment no legal reference is available.
Content of measure
The aid takes the form of a one-off lump-sum capital grant of €2,500.
It is intended exclusively for persons:
* who have the status of self-employed persons as their main occupation and;
* who are affiliated as such to the social security system.
The aid cannot be cumulated with the certified emergency allowance which was introduced by Grand-Ducal regulation of 25 March 2020 in order to assist commercial or craft enterprises, whether operating as sole proprietorships or companies. To be eligible, 5 conditions must be met:
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the self-employed person was affiliated to the Joint Social Security Centre as such on 15 March 2020;
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he has the necessary authorisations and approvals for the activity he carries out as a self-employed person;
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the professional income of the self-employed person used as a basis for calculating the social security contributions for the year 2019 plus, where applicable, the pensions paid by a pension insurance body must not exceed the amount of 2.5 the minimum social wage (€5,354.98 per month or €64,259.70 per year);
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the self-employed person employs less than 10 people;
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the self-employed person encounters temporary financial difficulties that have a direct causal link with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Use of measure
Until 19 October 2020, 2,547 eligible applications for an emergency allowance of €2,500 for self-employed persons were processed with a total amount of €6,367,500.
New figures published by the government in May 2021 indicates that until 20 May 2021, 2,564 self-employed people had received a total amount of €6,410,000.
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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Solo-self-employed
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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
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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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No involvement
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No involvement
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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: Unknown
Involvement
No involvement.
Views and reactions
No information available.
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