Gobierno de España. Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones. Secretaría de Estado de la Seguridad Social y Pensiones - Dirección General de Ordenación de la Seguridad Social
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Benefits and requirements of nationality

The beneficiary concept considers both those directly suffering bodily harm or injuries and individuals that depended on the deceased party, in the event of death, as victims

Protection extends to victims in other countries resulting from violent and intentional crimes committed in Spain

 

1. BENEFICIARIES

 

The beneficiaries of aid provided for in Law 35/1995 may benefit from said aid as:

 

  • DIRECT VICTIMS: having suffered serious bodily harm or serious damage to their physical or mental health as a direct result of the crime.

  • INDIRECT VICTIMS: In terms of intentional crimes resulting in death, widow/widower aid may be provided as may, under certain circumstances, assistance with funeral costs, to:

  1. The spouse of the deceased party, unless they were legally separated, or the person permanently cohabiting with the deceased party with an affective relationship analogous to that of a spouse, regardless of sexual orientation, for at least the two years prior to his/her death, unless they have children together, in which case mere cohabitation shall suffice.

  2. The children of the deceased party that were economically dependent thereon, regardless of their affiliation or posthumous situation. Minors and disabled children shall be considered economically dependent on the deceased party.

  3. Children of the partner living with the deceased party, provided that they were economically dependent on the latter.

  4. In the absence of any of the aforementioned individuals, the parents of the deceased party, if they were economically dependent thereon.

La dependencia económica de los hijos y, en su caso, de los padres se apreciará cuando el beneficiario viniera conviviendo con el fallecido y a expensas del mismo y no tuviera ingresos propios superiores a ciertos límites establecidos reglamentariamente.

 

 

2. NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

 

The following direct victims are entitled to aid:

  • Spanish nationals or nationals of any other Member State of the European Union.

  • Those failing to meet the aforementioned requirements who regularly reside in Spain..

  • Nationals of another State who offer analogous aid to Spanish nationals in their territory, although they do not regularly reside in Spain.

  • Asimismo, podrán acceder a las ayudas las mujeres nacionales de cualquier otro Estado que se hallen en España, cualquiera que sea su situación administrativa, cuando la afectada sea víctima de violencias sexuales en el sentido de la Ley Orgánica de garantía integral de la libertad sexual, incluidas las víctimas de homicidio subsiguiente a un delito contra la libertad sexual, o víctima de violencia de género en los términos previstos en la Ley Orgánica 1/2004, de 28 de diciembre, de medidas de protección integral contra la Violencia de Género

In the event of death, nationality requirements shall be enforced in terms of indirect victims, regardless of the personal circumstances of the deceased party.