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Contribution programmes

Generally, all employers, their employees, self-employed workers, members of manufacturing cooperatives, domestic personnel, military personnel and civil servants who reside and/or perform their duties in Spain are required to be registered with, and pay contributions to, the Spanish social security system (except in specific cases of temporary secondments of employees).

There are different contribution programmes under the Spanish social security system:

1. Ìý

   •ÌýÌýÌýÌý general social security programme

2. Ìý

   •ÌýÌýÌýÌý there are other situations included within the general social security programme that qualify for special treatment, namely:

3. Ìý
   1. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý artists

   2. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý railroad workers

   3. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý sales representatives

   4. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý sport's professionals

   5. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý agricultural workers

   6. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý domestic personnel

4. Ìý

   •ÌýÌýÌýÌý special social security programmes for:

5. Ìý
   1. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý seamen

   2. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý self-employed workers

   3. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý civil servants and military personnel

   4. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý coal miners

   5. Ìý

      –ÌýÌýÌýÌý students

Classification under these programmes depends on the nature, conditions and characteristics of the activities carried on in Spain.

Generally,