The self-employed unemployment benefit maintains its minimum and maximum limits unchanged since 2023 because the IPREM remains anchored at 600 euros per month. The group totals 3,483,209 affiliates, an increase of 1.93% compared to a year ago.
The self-employed unemployment benefit, known as the "paro de los autónomos", has kept its minimum and maximum amounts unchanged since 2023. The reason is that the Public Indicator of Multiple Effects Income (IPREM) is still set at 600 euros per month, with a daily value of 20 euros and an annual value of 7,200 euros, according to La Razón. This reference is used to calculate the limits of the benefit, and since it has not been revised, the amounts remain frozen.
The benefit is generally calculated based on 70% of the average contribution bases from the previous twelve months. The limits act as a floor and ceiling: the minimum is 560 euros per month without dependent children and 749 euros with children. The maximum is set at 1,225 euros without children, 1,400 euros with one child, and 1,575 euros with two or more.
To establish these thresholds, the monthly IPREM is taken and increased by one-sixth, which leaves the reference at 700 euros on which the legal percentages are applied. As long as the indicator does not rise, the limits remain unchanged.
"The IPREM that continues to be used in 2026 is the one set in the General State Budgets of 2023"
The General State Budgets of 2023 remain extended due to the lack of new approved public accounts. This extension is what keeps the IPREM at 600 euros and, with it, the reference for the cessation of activity.
The impact can be seen with an example: a 5% increase in the IPREM would raise the 600 euros to 630, and applying the same formula would elevate the limits associated with the benefit. The freeze does not only affect the self-employed, as the IPREM is also used to determine amounts and income thresholds in numerous aids and benefits.
In parallel, the minimum interprofessional wage has increased by more than 50% in the last seven years, while the IPREM has remained stagnant since 2023.
The self-employed group maintains its weight in the labour market. In August 2026, there were 3,483,209 self-employed workers, 4,212 fewer than in July, but 65,945 more than a year earlier, an increase of 1.93%. Of the total, 99.7% are affiliated with the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers, and self-employed individuals are the largest group, with 2,036,247 workers, accounting for 58.5% of the total.
The self-employed unemployment benefit is not granted automatically: it requires meeting legal requirements and going through one of the stipulated situations. To consult the specific calculation, interested parties can go to Social Security or review their contribution base from the last twelve months.
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