This website uses its own cookies and third-party techniques and analytics to obtain statistical data. We do not use them to segment users for advertising purposes. Pressing "more information".
More information OK

Can domestic partnership charge the widow's pension?

In Spain, Unmarried couples can indeed have access to a survivor's pension in the event complied with requirements set by the Social Security legislation, being that one of these conditions is that of having constituted as a domestic partnership with certain formalities. Despite the foregoing, prior to the month of April 2017, there was a problem because, when it was time to constitute the domestic
partnership, the only option was with a Notary through the public deed or in the Town Hall of the municipality of the place of residence, being that not all the Town halls (in fact the great majority) did not carry out such procedures, on not having consisted with a record in which the citizens could carry out the inscription as domestic partnership of free form, and therefore not being able to be fulfilled by this condition, the members of the de domestic partnership were losing their right to perceive a widow's pension on the day in which one of them was expiring. 


But the previous thing has changed at present because in April 2017 the Register of Domestic partnerships from Catalonia was created, thus ensuring that all citizens of that territory have access to such registration, irrespective of their place of residence, being that up to that date as already indicated, there were only municipal-scope records. Now and with the creation of this register, the opportunity is given to all the citizens of Catalonia to register as a stable partner, and now they do, that they can meet the requirements established by the current legislation, to perceive the survivor's pension.


Consequently it is important to note that if the couple has not registered in the register of stable partners, the Social Security will deny the survivor the pension of widowhood, being that although to date this could be unfair (since there were municipalities that did not give an option to enroll as a stable partner and therefore automatically deprived of such benefit) now depends only on the process , which is free of charge, at the headquarters of the Department of Justice of the Government of Catalonia or in the territorial delegations of justice of Girona, Lleida, Tarragona or Barcelona.


The General Social Security Act establishes the requirements for which a common-law partner is deemed to have the right to receive a widowhood pension, being these:


- That the couple has had a stable and noticeable coexistence with immediate character to the death and with an uninterrupted duration not less than 5 years.


- The registration as a domestic partnership in any of the specific registries existing in the autonomous Communities or town halls of the place of residence or by public document (notarized), which must have occurred at least 2 years before the date of death.


-That during the period of coexistence, no component of the couple was prevented from getting married or having a marriage relationship with another person.


- That the deceased has quoted for a minimum period, which shall be:


• If the death is due to a common illness: 500 days within a minimum uninterrupted period of 5 years immediately prior to death.

• If the death is due to an accident, whether or not at work, or to occupational disease, no previous period of contribution is required.

• In the case of persons who on the date of death are not discharged or in a situation assimilated to that of discharge, they shall be entitled to a widowhood pension provided that they meet a minimum contribution period of 15 years.


- That the income of the beneficiary of the widow's pension (surviving cohabitant):


• During the calendar year preceding the death of your partner, do not reach 50% of the sum of your own income plus those of the deceased in the same period, or 25% in the event that there are no common children entitled to orphan's pension.

• Or alternatively they are less than 1.5 times the current interprofessional minimum wage at the time of death. The indicated limit shall be increased by 0.5 times the amount of the minimum interprofessional wage for each common child entitled to the orphan's pension living with the survivor.


In this way and in the case of complying with all the previous conditions established by the legislation in force, the survivor's pension will be perceived by the surviving member of the stable partner.

6 Comments

Leave a Comment

Leave a Comment

Responsible AOB ABOGADOS LEGAL SERVICES SLP
Purposes
  1. Publish and answer in our Blog the comments you make in the section 'Leave a comment' that appears in the forms enabled of our blog. On our website the name and your comment will be published (never your email)
  2. To be able to send you our commercial bulletin and to carry out informative and advertising communications of our products and services, even by electronic systems (mail, etc ...)
Legitimization Consent of the interested party.
Recipients Your data is confidential and will not be transferred to third parties, unless there is a legal obligation.
Rights To access, rectify and have data deleted, and other rights as explained in the additional information.
Additional information You can consult the additional and detailed information on Data in the Privacy and Data Use Protection section of our website

txell

Reply

50%? Això vol dir q sí el supervivent cobra més que el finat... no cobrarà pensió de viudetat?

Cari

Reply

Buenas tardes. Mi hermano a enviudado y tenian una relación de pareja estable, registrados ante notario desde el año 2012, al tramitar la viudedad le piden un certificado de pareja estable, cosa que no tiene, porque en aquel año no se registraban ni lo sabían tampoco, pueden denegar la paga de viudedad por no estar registrados como pareja estable? . Muchas gracias. Un saludo. Cari.

image description

AOB Abogados

Reply

Hola,

Para consultas tan específicas como la que nos indicas, en el menu superior, dentro de servicios online, encontrarás nuestro servicio de consulta online vía web.

A través de este mecanismo de asesoramiento un abogad@ podrá responderte por escrito en 24 horas laborables a la cuestión que nos planteas. Comprueba las condiciones de este servicio y si tuvieras más dudas al respecto, puedes utilizar nuestro servicio de consulta legal por videoconferencia y podremos asesorarte así de forma personalizada.

Un saludo

Luis Quejido Perez

Reply

Yo soy viudo, además de mi pensión por incapacidad cobro una pensión de viudedad, si yo me hago pareja estable registrada con mi pareja, ¿pierdo mi pensión de viudedad?

image description

AOB Abogados

Reply

Hola Luis,

Para consultas muy específicas disponemos del servicio de consulta legal online vía web, que encontrarás en el menú superior de nuestra página web dentro de servicios online y en 24 horas laborables recibirás respuesta por escrito por un abogado especialista en la materia. Consulta las condiciones de este servicio.

Si por el contrario quieres un servicio más completo y global en el que podamos interactuar contigo y ayudarte ante más dudas y consultas que pudieras tener,, disponemos del servicio de consulta legal por videoconferencia, que encontrarás en el menú superior de nuestra página web dentro de servicios online y mantendrás una reunión como si estuvieras presencialmente en nuestras oficinas.

Un saludo