First condition: Type of work


You worked in a job that is recognized as vital work for the purposes of payment of the grant.

If you received an offer for a job that does not appear in the list below or if you are not sure whether this job is a vital work or not, we advise you to check at the branch of the National Insurance Institute nearest your place of residence, if it is indeed a vital work prior to the start of employment. You can contact your branch via the website.


Below is a list of work places that were recognized by law as giving eligibility for the grant:

Industrial plants and workshops

Professional jobs on metal entitling to the grant: frames and welding, milling and engraving, electricity, mechanics, instruments and grinding.

Professional jobs in clothing entitling to the grant: tailoring and sewing, cutting and leather sewing.

Any unqualified job on industrial sites or in workshops give eligibility for the grant, such as unqualified manpower in construction, food and textile industries, office work excepted.

Gas stations

Any unqualified manpower gives eligibility for the grant. 

Construction sites

Any job on a construction site gives eligibility for a grant, office work excepted.

Hotels

Table service, kitchen, maid services and unqualified manpower, including dishwashing and cleaning, office work excepted.

Agricultural sites and packing houses

Unqualified manpower on agricultural sites and in packing houses give you entitlement to the grant, including cleaning, but office work excepted.

Care for persons with disabilities

Job consisting in providing care and personal assistance to persons with disabilities who live in their own home, under certain conditions, or reside in one of the establishments specified in the law.

Those who worked in the field of help in performing daily actions, such as: dressing, bathing, eating, toileting, moving around at home, and so on, or in supervising the disabled to prevent any danger for themselves and others.

Housekeeping at the disabled's home is not considered vital work.


For more information about the list of jobs entitling to a grant, click here.

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