• The number of beneficiary households amounts to 7,791, of which 1,566 are single parents
• In almost two-thirds of the households in Cantabria with IMV live minors, which is 38.2% of the beneficiaries

The Minimum Vital Income (IMV) reached 7,791 households in Cantabria in November, in which 20,980 people live, according to data from the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). Compared to the same period last year, the number of benefits has grown by 20.77% in the region, which means 1,340 more beneficiary households.

The average amount of IMV in the region is 524.57 euros per month per household, slightly higher than the state average of 485 euros. Overall, this November’s payroll in Cantabria has amounted to 4.5 million euros.

The IMV maintains a strong female profile in Cantabria, where 70% of the holders (5,522) and 54.6% of the beneficiaries are women (11,472). The average age of IMV beneficiaries is 29.76 years, slightly above the national average.

In 61 per cent of households receiving this benefit (4,749), minors live, and 20 per cent are single-parent families (1,566). Currently, 38.2% of the beneficiaries of the IMV in Cantabria are minors, which means a total of 8,013 children and adolescents.

In parallel, 4,906 households in the region have received the Child Support Supplement (CAPI), which provides additional support for each dependent child and can be requested independently from the IMV, as it includes low and moderate incomes.

Since its inception, the IMV has covered 30,965 people in Cantabria, of whom 12,737 were children and adolescents. Nationwide, this benefit amounts to more than 3.3 million beneficiaries, including more than 1.4 million minors.

General requirements for applying for the IMV

To apply for the IMV, it is necessary to have resided in Spain legally, effectively and continuously for at least the previous year. Both the applicant and his or her household must be in a situation of economic vulnerability, as they do not have sufficient income or assets. The IMV is compatible with work income and includes incentives to promote job placement and improve the living conditions of families.

In addition, the new system of double income review implemented allows families to know in advance the update of their benefit. As a result, since May, beneficiaries already know whether, depending on the income of the previous year, their benefit will be increased, reduced or extinguished.

In order to facilitate the conditions of access for young people, some new features have been incorporated. For example, people over the age of 18 or emancipated minors with dependent sons or daughters can apply for help, and the independent living period for young people under the age of 30 has been reduced from 3 to 2 years.