Government plans reform of the IMV employment incentive

The Ministry of Inclusion wants combining the Minimum Vital Income with a job to always pay off for people receiving the benefit.

What has been announced

The Ministry of Inclusion, through minister Elma Saiz, has announced plans to reform the employment incentive within the Minimum Vital Income (IMV). The goal is to make work the best path to inclusion for people who receive this benefit.

The IMV is financial aid from the Ministry of Inclusion and Social Security for people at risk of poverty in Spain. An employment incentive already exists within the IMV. It lets people combine the aid with a job.

What the proposal involves

According to the Ministry, the reform would let people keep some of the aid gradually when they find work, instead of losing it all at once. It would affect people who currently receive the IMV, as well as future applicants.

What happens next

For now, this is only an announcement. No changes are in force yet. People who already receive the IMV or the employment incentive stay under the current rules until the reform is approved and the details (amounts, deadlines and requirements) are published in the BOE, Spain's official state gazette.

You can read the official announcement on the Ministry of Inclusion website.