SOCIAL SECURITY
Information on joining, registration and deregistration of workers, enrolment
of firms and contribution:
- Dirección General de la Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social
Plaza de los Astros 5-7
28007 MADRID
Telephone: +91.503.80.00
There is a Provincial Directorate of the General Social Security Fund with a
network of offices in every province.
Information on economic benefits (except unemployment benefits) and
recognition and management of entitlement to benefits in kind (health benefits),
in relation to all the schemes except the Seamen’s Scheme:
- Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social
C/ Padre Damián n° 4
28036 MADRID
Telephone: 91. 5688300
Telefax:91.5611051
There is a Provincial Directorate of the National Social Security Institute
with a network of offices in every province.
Information on health care.
- Instituto Nacional de la Salud
C/ Alcalá 56
28014 MADRID
Telephone.91.338.00.00/01/02/03
Information on unemployment benefit in relation to all the schemes except the
Seamen’s Scheme:
- Instituto Nacional de Empleo
C/ Condesa de Venadito 9
28017 MADRID
Telephone:.91.585.98.88
There is a Provincial Directorate of the National Employment Institute with a
network of offices in every province.
Information on the Special Seamen’s Scheme.
- Instituto Social de la Marina
C/ Génova 20-24
28004 MADRID
Telephone: +34.91.319.80.00 / 319.42.01
Other addresses:
- ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE MEJORAS SOCIALES
(Spanish Association for Social Improvements)
Alberto Aguilera 58 - E 28015 MADRID
Tel. +(34)(91)544.90.76
- ASOCIACIÓN PARA LA PREVENCIÓN DE ACCIDENTES
(Spanish Association for the Prevention of Accidents)
c/ Echaide 4 - E 20005 SAN SEBASTIÁN
Tel. +(34)(943)42.17.52
- ASOCIACIÓN PARA LA PREVENCIÓN DE ACCIDENTES – MADRID
(Association for the Prevention of Accidents – Madrid)
Puerta del Sol, 6 - E 28013 MADRID
Tel. (91)532.24.57
- DEFENSOR DEL PUEBLO
(Ombudsman)
EDUARDO DATO 31 E 2800 MADRID
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES
(National Social Services Institute)
C/AUGUSTIN DE FOXA 31- E 28003 MADRID
MINISTERIO DE TRABAJO Y ASUNTOS SOCIALES
(Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs)
Agustín de Bethencourt 4 - E 28071 MADRID
Tel. 915352000
Fax. 915332996
- MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR - DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE POLICÍA
(Ministry of the Interior – Directorate-General for Police)
Avda Pio XII 50 - E 28016 MADRID
Tel. (91)302.41.91
- MISSOC - ESPAÑA
(mutual information system on social protection)
Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social
Padre Damián 4 -E 28036 MADRID
Tel. 5688300
Fax. 5611051
- OFICINA DE INFORMACIÓN SOCIO-LABORAL (Office for Information on
Living and Working Conditions)
SUBDIRECCIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN ADMINISTRATIVA
(Sub-Directorate for Administrative Information)
Agustín de Bethencourt 11 - E 28071 MADRID
Tel. 91553.62.78
Fax 91 533.29.26
- TESORERIA GENERAL DE LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL
(General Social Security Fund)
Plaza de los astros 5 y 7 - E 28007 MADRID
Tel.91 5038000 91 5038001
Fax: 91 5038411
Useful address
For further information on the social security of migrant workers, there is a
practical guide entitled "Your Social Security Rights When Moving Within
the European Union - A Practical Guide". Published by the European
Commision, this guide is available from the address given below. It includes
various chapters on the Community provisions and the national law of each Member
State, including Spain.
- European Commission
Social Security for Migrant Workers
200, rue de la Loi
B-1049 Brussels
SOCIAL BENEFITS
Instituto de Migraciones y Servicios Sociales (Migration and Social Services
Institute) (Royal Decree 140/1997 of 31 January 1997 and Royal Decree 238/2002
of 1 March 2002). Duties:
Manages the non-contributory procedures of invalidity and old-age pensions.
Duties transferred to the Autonomous Communities, with the exception of Ceuta
and Melilla.
Complementary services in relation to the provisions of the social security
system for the elderly and disabled.
Assistance, social promotion and integration of immigrants, displaced people,
asylum seekers and refugees.
Monitoring the management of economic benefits deriving from Law 13/1982 of 7
April 1982 on the Social Integration of the Disabled.
The proposed basic legislation, guaranteeing the principles of equality and
solidarity for determining scales for the purposes of recognition of degrees of
disability.
Setting up and managing special care centres of those assigned special
research or experimental objectives operating nationwide within the Institute’s
field of operations.
Proposing, managing and following up nationwide social service plans within
the body’s field of operations.
Relations with foreign and national bodies and technical assistance for
international cooperation programmes aimed at the population within its field of
operations.
The departments determined by each autonomous government are responsible for
the management of social programmes transferred to the Autonomous Communities
which make up the State by virtue of the powers attributed to them in their
respective statutes of autonomy (see the telephone directory for information).
Care and social assistance is provided for citizens in every municipality
(see the telephone directory for information).
Source: European Union
© European Communities, 1995-2006
Reproduction is authorised.
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