Spain Court Upholds €32,857 Repayment in Disability Pension Case Over 680 Days Abroad
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Updated · Morocco World News · Aug 18
Spain Court Upholds €32,857 Repayment in Disability Pension Case Over 680 Days Abroad
1 articles · Updated · Morocco World News · Aug 18
Summary
€32,857.20 must be repaid after Catalonia’s High Court upheld Social Security’s decision to end a Moroccan woman’s non-contributory disability pension retroactive to June 2018.
680 days in Morocco between 2018 and 2021—135, 136, 260 and 149 days by year—breached Spain’s 90-day annual limit for time abroad, and the absences were not reported in advance.
€73,291.08 in household income in 2021 separately exceeded the legal ceiling, and the court said that ground alone was enough to extinguish the benefit.
The pension had paid €604.20 a month plus a small complement since 2013; the clawback includes €8,458 linked to 2021 and a final €764.40 paid in January 2022.
Spain’s non-contributory disability pension is reserved for residents aged 18 to 64 with at least 65% disability and low income; in 2026, the personal income cap is €8,803.20.