COUNTRY FILE

Spain

ESPActive related benefit
National statusNo strict national UBI

It does not simultaneously meet universality, individuality, unconditionality, periodicity, cash and lasting national scale.

Related activityActive related benefit

Minimum Vital Income (IMV), 2020; B-MINCOME (Barcelona), 2017–2019; Catalonia Guaranteed Citizenship Income

Latest material changeJune 1, 2020

IMV enters into force.

Spain has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). The closest current instrument is “Minimum Vital Income (IMV)” (related): UBI-adjacent income.

RELATED BENEFITS

Related benefits

PILOTS AND CASH STUDIES

Pilots and cash studies

CRITERIA

Six criteria, per programme

Flags from different programmes are not added together to imply a national UBI.

Related programme

Minimum Vital Income (IMV)

UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes

Pilot

B-MINCOME (Barcelona)

UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalNo

Related programme

Catalonia Guaranteed Citizenship Income

UniversalNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalNo

TIMELINE

Material changes

  1. B-MINCOME starts in Barcelona.

  2. IMV enters into force.

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