UNEMPLOYED, FUCK THEM ALL! (II)

The formula for calculating unemployment benefits takes into account the contributions made to a specific contingency system in the last 6 months worked. In this way a regulatory basis is available. The amount actually received by unemployed people is a 60% of the regulatory basis in the six first months and 50% in the following ones (70% and 60% respectively before the last austerity measures adopted two weeks ago).

The minimum and maximum amount of unemployment benefits are as follows:

Minimum gross monthly  amount of benefits	Maximum gross monthly amount of benefits
Unemployed                                 497’00 €	Unemployed                             1.087’20 €
Unemployed with children           664’74 €	Unemployed + child                 1.242,52 €
	Unemployed + children            1.397,83 €

The average amount (before taxes) of unemployment benefits per capita in May 2012 was 865’2 €

The benefits also include contributions to National Health Service to guarantee the access of unemployed people to medical care and contributions to the public pensions system.

What do these figures mean? Let see some references. The rent of a 50 m2 (2 rooms) flat in a working-class neighbourhood in Madrid (no lift, no central heating, no building expenses…) fluctuates between 650 € and 850 €. The 10-trip metro-bus ticket fare is 12 €. The monthly fee of a primary school canteen is around 110 €.

Next entry will be devoted to no-contributory benefits, in other words, unemployment incomes for those who have no right to perceive regular benefits.