PAEM - Women's Business Support Programme - Financed by the European Social Fund
The Women's Business Support Programme (PAEM) is a national network programme for the promotion and support of women's entrepreneurship. If you are a woman with your own company or if you are considering starting one, find information about funding and training possibilities by following the link.
Programa de Apoyo Empresarial a las Mujeres PAEM - Programa PAEM (camara.es)
Spain Undertakes - Financed by the European Social Fund
Spain Undertakes is a national programme that aims to contribute to the start-up of new business activities. It is aimed at both entrepreneurs and business people. Click on the link to find more information about training and financing opportunities.
Ayudas para emprendedores | Cámara de Comercio - Programa España Emprende (camara.es)
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training
The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training offers funding and help for all levels of education and information to students, staff, and education centres. Click on the link for more information.
Becas y ayudas | Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional (educacionyfp.gob.es)
Red.es
Red.es provides training programmes on the digital economy, innovation and entrepreneurship for young people and professionals. It also provides support for SMEs by encouraging the efficient and intensive use of digital technologies. Click on the link for more information.
Youth Guarantee
The Youth Guarantee fights youth unemployment: you can get a good quality offer within a period of four months after leaving formal education or becoming unemployed. The project is for all young people under the age of 25.
Garantía Juvenil | Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (sepe.es)
Eurodesk
Eurodesk provides free information on opportunities to travel, work, study and volunteer in Europe or participate in EU-funded programmes for young people up to 30 years old.
INJUVE
The Youth Institute is a public body, attached to the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, whose main activity is aimed at promoting actions for the benefit of young people. Click on the link and find more information about programmes that promote and help young people to find training, volunteering and job opportunities among other things.
SEPE – State Public Employment Service
The SEPE promotes, designs and develops measures and actions for employment. Click on the different links to discover how SEPE can help you improve your employment situation.
Ministry of Labour and Social Economy
The Ministry of Labour and Social Economy offers help and grants to self-employed people, immigrants and companies. Click on the link and learn how you can benefit from them.
Ayudas y Becas. Ministerio de Tabajo y Economía Social (mites.gob.es)
Europass
Europass provides free tools that make your competences and qualifications visible and understandable across Europe and beyond. Moreover, on the Europass platform you will find not only learning and job opportunities throughout Europe but also country-specific contact details and information on learning and working abroad. The Europass tools are your gateway to learning and working at home and abroad.
Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)
The EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) provides you with funding and tender opportunities, click on the link to find more information about the different opportunities available.
Empleo e Innovación Social EaSI | Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (sepe.es)
EURES
Find jobs, training opportunities and valuable labour market information and tips with EURES, the European network of employment services.
Social Security: Family Grants
The Social Security System’s Family Grants are intended to cover costs related to economic needs or expenses caused by family responsibilities such as the birth or the adoption of a child. Visit their website to find out if your family can benefit from Family Grants.
Social Security: Childbirth and Childcare Grants
The Social Security System’s Childbirth and Childcare Grants offer financial support to families for expenses linked to the birth, adoption, foster care or custody when adopting a minor. Check the website to see if you are eligible for the Social Security Grant for your family expenses.
Social Security: School Insurance Grants
If you are under 28 years old and enrolled in official studies from the 3rd year of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) to the end of the 3rd cycle of university, you may be eligible for help from School Insurance Grants if you have suffered from illness, a school accident or family misfortune. Visit the website to find out more and see if you are eligible.
Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030: Grants and Subsidies Search Engine
The Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 works to implement government policies on social rights and social welfare. Visit the website to find more information about available grants, including grants for people with disabilities and for the most disadvantaged people.
European Health Insurance Card
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland or the United Kingdom under the same conditions and at the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country. Find out how you can apply for this free card.
ONCE Foundation (Spanish National Organisation for the Blind)
ONCE Foundation for the Cooperation and Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities helps people with visual impairments and other disabilities improve their living conditions and integrate into the labour market. Visit the website to find out about the different EU-funded grants and scholarships this organisation offers.
Institute for Women
Linked to the Ministry of Equality, the Institute for Women aims to promote and foster the conditions that lead to freedom, real and effective equality between women and men and the participation of women in political, civil, labour, economic, social and cultural life, as well as the prevention and elimination of discrimination against people on the grounds of gender. Visit the website to find out more about the grants and training programmes this institution offers.
Council for the Elimination of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination
The Council for the Elimination of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination is working for equal treatment and non-discrimination of people on the basis of racial or ethnic origin. Visit the website to find out about your non-discrimination rights and about all the offices in Spain that enforce these rights.
Advisory Service for Equality Plans and Measures - Ministry of Equality
The Advisory Service for Equality Plans and Measures is co-financed by the European Social Fund and is an initiative of the Institute for Women. It works to promote equality between women and men in the workplace. It offers guidance, tools, methodologies and training to companies to carry out the process of negotiation, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of equality plans. Visit their website to learn more.
Minimum Wage
Every year, the Spanish government sets the value of the minimum wage.
You can find information on the latest minimum wage and the evolution of social welfare in Spain on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy.
Minimum Vital Income
The Minimum Vital Income is designed to protect you from poverty and social exclusion. If you are unable to meet your basic needs, you could be eligible to benefit from it.
Find the living arrangement criteria needed to apply and other important information on the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration website.
National Grants Database
The National Grants Database allows citizens to go through all current governmental grants available for claim.
Get informed on the advantages that could be available to you on the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service website.
Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (infosubvenciones.es)
Affordable Rental Housing Plan
The Spanish government’s Affordable Housing Plan aims to make available over 184 000 housing units to facilitate access to decent, efficient housing, at an affordable price and in a safe environment.
Learn more about this initiative on the website of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda.
Plan de Vivienda en Alquiler Asequible | Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana