Fomento de empleo para personas con discapacidad con 110 millones de euros

The Ministry of Employment, Business and Self-Employment has published in the Official Gazette of the Andalusian Government (BOJA) the call to apply for grants to promote the creation, maintenance, and adaptation of jobs held by people with disabilities, both in Special Employment Centers (CEE) and in regular companies. This package has a budget of 110 million euros for five lines of incentives. Both CEEs and regular companies have a deadline of one month to apply, that is, until the next 16th of June.

The call published in BOJA includes three lines of grants for Special Employment Centers (companies where, at least, 70% of the workforce is composed of people with disabilities) totaling a credit of 109.3 million euros and supporting fixed investment linked to the creation of permanent jobs, the maintenance of jobs for people with disabilities, and the adaptation and removal of architectural barriers, and two lines aimed at regular companies with an investment of 622,000 euros that also promote the creation of permanent jobs, the adaptation of jobs, and the removal of architectural barriers, all in a non-competitive regime.

Creation and maintenance of jobs

Line 1, which includes a grant of up to 15,000 euros for the creation of permanent jobs for people with disabilities in CEEs and has a budget of 900,000 euros, links these new positions to fixed investment in construction, installation, or modernization costs of production units in these companies.

Line 2 is aimed at the maintenance of jobs held by people with disabilities in CEEs and subsidizes the continuation of Social Security contributions. It is the line with the highest budget, 108.4 million euros, and covers a percentage between 50 and 75% of the actual cost derived from the effective provision of work for each person, varying according to the type and degree of disability, the temporary nature of the contract, and membership in certain groups.

Likewise, a budget of 47,500 euros is allocated to the adaptation of jobs and the removal of architectural barriers. This includes measures of physical, sensory, cognitive, and communication universal accessibility, as well as those appropriate to the needs of each situation, in addition to the provision of personal protective equipment and the removal of architectural barriers or obstacles. The grant reaches 1,800 euros for each person hired and job position.

Incentives for regular companies

Line 5 of grants, with a budget of 600,000 euros, aims to create permanent jobs, supporting new hires and the transformation of existing fixed-term contracts. The grant for each permanent contract reaches up to 5,500 euros as a general rule and increases to 8,000 euros based on the type and degree of disability and membership in certain groups. If the hiring is done by self-employed individuals, cooperatives, or labor societies for the first time, or when workers with disabilities come from a supported employment program, the grant can be increased by 2,000 euros.

Finally, Line 6 supports the removal of architectural barriers and adaptation of jobs held by people with disabilities in regular market companies with a budget of 22,000 euros. The grant reaches up to 1,800 euros for each person hired and job position.

This is the second call made under the new regulations for these grants, which, among other innovations, include an increase in the grant amounts and budget allocation, as well as automation in management. Thus, the amount is calculated using data obtained from consultations with the State Tax Administration Agency and the General Social Security Treasury, avoiding the need for Special Employment Centers to provide payslips and payment receipts for workers.

The forms to submit applications are available on the virtual office of the Ministry of Employment, Business, and Self-Employment and must be submitted to the general electronic headquarters of the Andalusian Government Administration, through the Procedures and Services Catalog. These incentives can be requested by Special Employment Centers, associations, foundations, or non-profit entities, as well as companies in the regular job market, including self-employed individuals and cooperative and labor society workers.