En Drise advisors we have extensive knowledge about the contributions that workers must pay self-employed. We will explain how much the self-employed must pay to Social Security and what is the cost of the self-employed quota that is established for January 1, 2023.

The fees paid by the self-employed each month are a guarantee that self-employed professionals can enjoy health care, maternity leave or temporary disability. For this reason, we will analyze How much do you have to pay to the Self-Employed Regime?

What is the freelance quota?

La freelance quota It is the amount you pay each month when you carry out an activity on your own. Before starting your activities as a freelancer, you must register with the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA) in Social Security, thus initiating the payment of contributions.

This fee is a percentage that will be useful to have coverage in situations of sick leave due to disability or in which it is necessary for you to receive health care, among others. In addition, it will also serve to calculate the amount you will receive in pension when you retire.

Share of the self-employed in 2022

The fee for the self-employed in 2021 was 286 euros per month, and in 2022 it increased to 294 euros per month, in accordance with the provisions of the 2022 General State Budget. The increase in the fee is due to the increase in professional contingencies, which went from 1,1% to 1,3% and the cessation of activity from 0,8% to 0,9%.

This means that all self-employed workers who contribute to the minimum base in 2022 have the obligation to pay 8 euros more each month. The self-employed quota is divided as follows:

• Contributing, according to the minimum base that is located at 960,6 euros, the self-employed must pay a monthly fee of 294 euros.
• In case of contributing for the maximum base of 4.139,4 euros, the self-employed must pay a fee of 1.266,66 euros per month.

Share of the self-employed over 47 years of age in 2022

All self-employed workers have an increase in the contribution base from the age of 47. In such a way that the self-employed who have turned 1 on January 2022, 47 will have a new contribution base that varies between 1.035,90 euros and 2.113,20 euros.

In the case of a spouse over 47 years of age, who is now the owner of the business of a deceased self-employed person, the latter has the obligation to register as self-employed and will contribute according to the minimum base of 960,60 euros or the maximum of 2.113,20 euros each month.

What benefits does the self-employment fee cover?

By paying the self-employed fee month after month, you are entitled to coverage for the following benefits:

Common contingencies

They are applied when a disability due to illness or non-occupational accident that requires health care by the Public Health System and that prevents the self-employed from carrying out their work activities. The Mutuals for professional illnesses and occupational accidents of the Social Security can contribute with the economic benefit derived from the contingency.

professional contingencies

They apply when the self-employed become disabled due to an occupational disease or an accident at work.

Cessation of activity

With the self-employed quota you have coverage in the event of the end of your activity as a self-employed worker unwittingly. In order to receive the corresponding benefit, the termination must have a justification, this process is known as "Self-employment strike”.

If you need help to register as self-employed and to calculate the amount you must pay each month, in Drisar Advisors We can offer you all the necessary processing to carry out this process successfully.

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