Overview
- SEPE issued the instruction on November 19 to recognize up to six years of prior registrations for domestic workers who were in the system between 2016 and 2022.
- The recognized periods will count toward both contributive unemployment benefits and non‑contributive support, including access to the subsidy for people aged 52 and over.
- Years in which a worker was simultaneously registered in the household system and the general regime will not be included in the added periods.
- Since unemployment cotization began in 2022, 80,542 domestic workers have received some form of benefit, with 347,305 currently registered and 40% aged 55 or older.
- The over‑52 subsidy pays about €480 per month and SEPE contributes to Social Security at 125% of the minimum wage, which can bolster future pension entitlements; separately, households now face mandatory prevencion10 risk self‑evaluations with fines for non‑compliance.