And there are certain situations related to our work and the like in which we can receive help. In addition, we must take into account that, on these, new features and changes are added from time to time that sometimes do not reach us or we simply do not know about them. This is precisely the case that we are going to talk about now with the Minimum Vital Income. Next, we will tell you what it is, how to request it and what requirements we must meet.
The first thing we should know in this regard is that the Minimum Vital Income is actually a benefit to prevent risk of poverty and social exclusion. This is especially aimed at all those people, both alone and belonging to a cohabitation unit, who lack economic resources to cover their own basic needs. At the same time we will tell you that all this is part of the protective action of Social Security.
Thus, the Minimum Vital Income serves to guarantee a minimum level of income those who are in a situation of economic vulnerability. Likewise, and for those of you who already knew about this help, now the novelty is that we can request it and receive it even if we are working at that moment. Of course, for this we will have to meet a series of requirements that we will talk about next.
Requirements to apply for the Minimum Vital Income
The first thing we must know is that in order to benefit from it, we must have legal and effective residence in Spain continuously during the last year. The situation of economic vulnerability is accredited based on the net worth and our level of income. In turn, the cohabitation unit mentioned above must have been formed for at least six months.
Also, something that we must keep in mind is that, thanks to the recent changes, as we told you, we can receive this help even if we work. For this, the sum of the Minimum Vital Income and the salary must not exceed 17,000 euros per year. Therefore, if we meet all these requirements, we will be able to request this aid that we are talking about, let’s see how to do it online.
Ask for help from home and quickly
Obviously, for this, the first thing we need is an internet connection, even from home, and a web browser installed. These are the essential elements so that we can request the Minimum Vital Income quickly and easily and thus benefit from this help.
Once we have put into operation the internet browser that we are talking about and we meet the requirements mentioned above, we only have to access the official Social Security website for these tasks.
From there and after clicking on the corresponding button to start with the request, a series of questions will appear on the screen that we must answer compulsorily. Once we have finished answering them all, which can take around 15 minutes, we will have to fill in the corresponding application form and send it to Social Security digitally.
