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IMV income and asset limits in Spain

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Many IMV problems begin with income or assets. INSS compares your household data with the tax authority, social security records and bank movements. Discrepancies lead to document requests or refusal.

Quick answer

Income limit 2026: varies by household size. From 733.60 euros per month for 1 adult.
Asset limit: total household assets must not exceed 10 times the annual IMV amount.
INSS cross-checks: tax authority, social security, municipal registration.
Rental income, dividends and investment returns count towards the income limit.

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Check your income and assets for IMV eligibility

NAVI will review your household income, assets and composition, and tell you whether you meet the IMV conditions.

Check IMV income and assets

What counts as income and what counts as assets for IMV

Income: salaries, pensions, unemployment benefits, rental income, dividends, interest.
Usually exempt: IMV itself, public scholarships, child maintenance from the other parent for children.
Assets: bank accounts, property excluding primary home, shares, bonds.
Property value: INSS uses the cadastral value, not the market value.
Foreign assets: INSS can request information on assets in other countries.

What to do first

List all household members and their income sources for the past year.
List all assets: bank accounts, property other than your home, investments.
Check whether any income is exempt. Not all income counts towards the IMV threshold.
If you received an inheritance or sold property recently, include this in your review.

Documents and evidence

DNI/NIE/TIE or passport.
SEPE/INSS decision, application receipt or expediente number.
Work history report (vida laboral), contribution days, income documents and bank details.

Deadlines and risk

Undeclared income is still counted by INSS through tax authority data.
An asset you forgot to declare: INSS may discover it and suspend the IMV retroactively.
A household member added or removed without notification: retroactive adjustment and repayment demand.
Rental income not declared for tax but visible through property records: counts for IMV.
Bank account in another country not declared: INSS can request international information.

INSS suspended or reduced IMV due to income or assets?

Tell NAVI what INSS stated. Get a review and appeal plan if there is an error.

Dispute the INSS calculation

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Information only, not legal advice. Public authorities, courts, banks and companies make their own decisions.

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