Guaranteed Citizenship Income (RGC)
Description: 

The Guaranteed Citizenship Income (RGC) is a social benefit aimed at people who do not have the minimum financial resources to meet the basic needs for a decent life. 

To access the RGC, it is necessary to present documentation proving that you have applied for the Minimum Living Income (IMV) at the National Social Security Institute (INSS). The RGC is a supplementary financial benefit to the IMV. 

Requirements: 

Age:

▪    Be over 23 years of age.
▪    Be over 18 years old if you are in any of the following situations:
o    Have minors or people with disabilities in your care.
o    Be orphaned by both parents.
o    Have been victims of gender violence in the home.
o    Be a person at social risk, as accredited by a mandatory technical report. 

Registration in the municipal register:
It is necessary to be registered in Catalonia for 24 months before the date of application. 

Exceptions: 
▪    Women who have a residence permit for family reunification and lose it as a result of divorce or separation.
▪    Returned Catalan migrants.
▪    Women victims of gender-based violence coming from other autonomous communities do not need to prove residence time.
▪    Refugees and applicants for international protection need to prove 12 months of residence.

Legal residence
It is necessary to reside legally in Spain when submitting the application.

The following documentation can be used to prove legal residency: 

▪    DNI (Spanish national identity document), NIE (identity number for foreign nationals), passport and identification number of the other members of the family unit.
▪    In the event of having European Union nationality, this must be proven with the certificate of registration as an EU resident in the Central Register of Foreigners of the General Directorate of the Police and by presenting a copy of all pages of the passport.
▪    And in the case of nationals of other countries, a copy of the NIE, a valid residence permit, and copies of all passport pages showing legal residence periods.

Employment status

-    General case: Not working.
-    In exceptional cases, the RGC may be compatible with part-time employment in the following situations: 
-    Single-parent families with dependent children.
-    Large families.
-    Families where the working person is over 55 years old and long-term unemployed.
-    In all cases, you must not have given up a job in the last 12 months. 

Income:

To determine the economic vulnerability status, the following is taken into account:

-    In the case of individual applicants: The person’s income.
-    In the case of family units: All members’ income.

The income requirement is met when the income for the two months prior to the application is below 100% of the income sufficiency indicator for Catalonia.

The table shows the monthly income thresholds for 2025. The Guaranteed Citizenship Income (RGC) can only be received if all the members of the family unit do not exceed the following incomes:

Family unit Gross income/month
 One person 778.49 €
 Two people 1,167.74 €
 Three people  1,284.51 €
 Four people  1,401.29 €
 Five people or more  1,416.86 €

 

Assets

In order to receive the RGC, you cannot have any assets other than your habitual residence and assets that facilitate basic transport.

People over 18 years of age who are victims of domestic gender-based violence are entitled to the supplement, and the requirement of 24 months of residency in Catalonia is not necessary for women victims of gender-based violence who come from other autonomous communities.

Incompatibilities:

The RGC is incompatible with the following situations: 

-    Being a beneficiary of a public or private permanent residential or healthcare service benefit. 
-    Being interned in a penitentiary centre.  
-    Having the right to receive a compensatory pension or child support but not having filed a legal claim. 
-    Not having received an undue benefit in the last 5 years that has resulted in a debt the holder must repay to the Administration. Exception: proving that the debt has been accepted.

Amount and frequency:

The current RGC amounts are as follows:

Family unit Amount of the GCR*
 One person

778.49 €

 Two people

1,167.74 €

 Three people  

1,284.51 €

 Four people  

1,401.29 €

 Five people or more  

1,416.86 €

(*) The monthly amounts of this financial support are fixed on the basis of the Catalan Income Sufficiency Indicator (IRSC) for the current year: 100% of the IRSC for family units of one person, 150% for family units of two people, 165% for family units of three people, 180% for family units of four people, and 182% for family units of five or more people.

The RGC can supplement unemployment benefits or allowances as long as the income from these items does not exceed the amounts indicated in the table. 

Complementarity of the RGC with respect to the IMV:

If the requirements of both are met, the two benefits complement each other. For example, if a person living alone is entitled to both the IMV (658.81 euros) and the RGC (778.49 euros), once both benefits are granted, he/she will receive 658.81 euros for the IMV plus a supplement of 119.68 euros for the RGC, which is the supplement for pensions, benefits, and other aid. In total, the individual will receive an amount of 778.49 euros per month.

Further information:

VERY IMPORTANT: To apply for the Guaranteed Citizenship Income, it is necessary to submit the documentation proving that the application for the Minimum Living Income has been made to the National Social Security Institute (https://imv.seg-social.es/)