Particle.news

Minimum Social Security Base for Many Self‑Employed Jumps to €1,424 in 2026

The increase follows a 2022 law that links these self‑employed bases to the General Regime minimum, with the extra cost due at the 2028 settlement for 2026.

Overview

  • ATA, which said Thursday it has opened talks with parliamentary groups, seeks a retroactive fix to undo the jump applied from January 1.
  • The rule lifts the minimum base for company‑owner self‑employed and family collaborators from €1,000 to €1,424, adding about €135 a month, or €1,620 a year, for those on the minimum.
  • The change covers societarios, family collaborators, and those who do not declare earnings, touching more than one million workers out of 3.4 million self‑employed.
  • Affected workers can keep paying last year’s quota for now, then 2026 will be reconciled in early 2028 to reflect the higher base.
  • Social Security says the 2022 reform requires this link to the General Regime floor, while trade groups warn it can make a collaborator spouse pay more than the owner and strain older women in rural family firms.