Social Security contributions for internships

UMH policy regarding the management of Social Security in internships:

As of January 1, 2024 , Additional Provision 52 of the General Social Security Law applies   to the University. Furthermore, in accordance with the provisions of  Royal Decree 592/2014 of July 11, which regulates external academic internships for university students,  the signing of educational cooperation agreements is mandatory to facilitate these internships, which are integrated into the training programs. The Budgetary Implementation Regulations establish the criteria for assuming costs and managing Social Security contributions for these internships through   ANNEX N-XXIX: CRITERIA FOR MANAGING SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS FOR STUDENTS IN UNPAID INTERNSHIPS  (VOLUME II).

Generally, the UMH assumes the payment and management of Social Security contributions for unpaid curricular internships, while collaborating entities assume the cost and management of paid internships. This Social Security arrangement is detailed for each training program and internship managed at the UMH under the heading of Annex.

Students must provide their social security number before being assigned an internship through the application  universite.umh.es/observatorio . The application establishes a system for communicating the social security number, or, if applicable, the method for obtaining it. In accordance with the internship assignment system, each internship is communicated to the Occupational Observatory Service through the same platform, which records the start and end dates of each student’s internship, as well as the schedule of internship days. Based on this information, the Occupational Observatory Service manages the registration, deregistration, and payment procedures.

Any changes to dates will be communicated to the Occupational Observatory Service to adjust the contribution periods.

 

Additional information

From January 1, 2024 , students of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche who carry out external CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR academic internships, paid or unpaid, are subject to registration in the General Social Security Scheme , and the student is considered as assimilated to an employee (in force since January 1, 2024, by Royal Decree Law 2/2023, modified by Royal Decree Law 5/2023, in its single article, section 34).

( Note: the assimilated concept implies that, without being an employee of the company, the student’s relationship with it is subject to some obligations typical of an employer and employee ).

Therefore, when carrying out documented external or internal internships through the Occupational Observatory, you must meet a series of requirements :

  • Social Security Affiliation Number.
  • If the internship is in juvenile centers or health centers, you must have a Certificate of Sexual Offences .
  • Have processed the corresponding internship annex through the Occupational Observatory.
  • In the case of foreigners :
    • Foreigner Identification Number (NIE).
    • Visa valid at the time of the internship.

 

Who is responsible for managing your Social Security registration?

The entity where you do your internship will take responsibility in the following cases:

  • Any paid internship carried out at the entity.
  • Unpaid extracurricular activities carried out at the institution.

The UMH takes charge in the following cases:

  • Unpaid curricular internships.
  • Paid curricular internships (will be governed by its specific procedure), when the payer is the UMH.
  • Paid extracurricular internships if the payer is the UMH.

They are exempt from this contribution

  • Internships carried out abroad by Erasmus+ students who are enrolled at the host university (interpretation criterion 11/2023 of the DG of Social Security Organization).
  • Practices carried out by persons in any of these situations (Art. 80 of Royal Decree-Law 8/2023, of December 27, which adopts measures to address the economic and social consequences arising from the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as to alleviate the effects of the drought): 
    • Retirement.
    • Permanent disability.
    • Status of being registered in any of the Social Security schemes for any other reason.

 

Obtaining the Social Security Affiliation Number (NAF) or Social Security Number (NUSS)

Several ways have been made available to obtain this requirement in cases where your internship is funded by the UMH:

  1. Regarding enrollment : If you are enrolled in a course that includes curricular internships, we have informed you of this procedure and requested your information for consultation. The first time you access the Occupational Observatory application ( https://universite.umh.es/observatorio ), the consultation will be performed. If the Social Security Treasury confirms your information, your social security number will be saved in your personal data.
  2. On the first access to the application universite.umh.es/observatorio , when you access it for the first time, if you are enrolled with a passport, or authorization was not required during enrollment, a form will appear to provide the necessary data and make the query.
  3. If the first two options fail, or you do not yet have a NAF/NUSS , the Occupational Observatory will send the request for NAF/NUSS assignment to the Social Security Treasury. When they forward the result of the consultation, we will upload it to your personal data.
  4. If the third option fails , you will need to provide the resolution assigning your social security number. This option depends on you, and you must manage it directly with your nearest Social Security Treasury office to your place of residence.

Una vez el dato esté disponible te aparecerá en la pantalla principal (universite.umh.es/observatorio):

NO SE AUTORIZARÁ LA REALIZACIÓN DE PRÁCTICAS A PERSONAS QUE NO DISPONGAN DE ESTOS REQUISITOS.

 

Situación de personas extranjeras (matriculadas con NIE o pasaporte)

Las personas matriculadas con NIE o PASAPORTE (NO-UE), deberán tener en cuenta:

 

Cuestiones importantes sobre la cotización a la Seguridad Social por la realización de prácticas

  • Las prácticas se rigen por normativa estatal de obligado cumplimiento, no puedes pedir que no se te coticen las prácticas.
  • La cotización no implica que se te vaya a abonar ninguna cantidad económica directamente.
  • La falta de cumplimiento de requisitos (NAF, NIE+Visado), son responsabilidad del estudiantado.
  • Cotizantes: las obligaciones como empresario para la gestión del alta y la recaudación de las cuotas a abonar será de:
    • Las prácticas internas: la UMH.
    • Las prácticas externas curriculares: la UMH.
    • Las prácticas externas extracurriculares (voluntarias): la entidad.
  • Las prácticas realizadas en el extranjero de estudiantes Erasmus+ que estén matriculados en la universidad de destino,  están exentas de la cotización al no estar afectadas por la ley española.
  • El estudiantado en relación a su situación personal (personas: pensionistas, becarias, beneficiarias de mutuas de protección, etc.) deberá consultar con las entidades que otorgan esos beneficios la compatibilidad con el alta obligatoria en el Régimen General de la Seguridad Social por la realización de prácticas.
  • La cotización se realiza en base diaria por día efectivo de prácticas.
  • La cotización se liquida trimestralmente al vencimiento del mes siguiente, por lo que los periodos cotizados se reflejaran en la vida laboral a partir del mes siguiente a la liquidación.

 

Conceptos por los que se cotiza

Datos  para el año 2026, según la Orden PJC/297/2026, por la que se desarrollan las normas legales de cotización a la Seguridad Social, desempleo, protección por cese de actividad, Fondo de Garantía Salarial y formación profesional para el ejercicio 2026, los importes que serán aplicables para el año 2026, con el 95 por ciento de bonificación sobre las contingencias comunes son:

Remuneradas No Remuneradas(*)
Empresa Estudiante Empresa Estudiante
Contingencias Comunes(*) 2,89€/mes  0,58€/mes 0,14 €/día, 3,27€/mes NA
Contingencias Profesionales 7,95€/mes 0,35€/día, 7,95€/mes NA
FOGASA NA NA NA NA
Desempleo NA NA NA NA
FP NA NA NA NA
MEI NA NA NA NA
*Importes Contingencias Comunes bonificados al 95% para el año 2024 RDL 8/2015 DA52ª 5.b)
NA= No aplica 10,84€/mes 0,58€/mes 11,22€/mes

 

La cotización varía entre dos situaciones:  prácticas remuneradas o no remuneradas. En el segundo caso, como estudiante no abonarás ninguna cantidad. En el caso de las remuneradas se detraerá de las cantidades a percibir. Al no cotizarse todos los conceptos no se devengan derechos a desempleo o formación, entre otros.

Suscripción de convenio especial

Es posible solicitar a la Seguridad Social el reconocimiento en vida laboral de actividades realizadas en el pasado en las mismas condiciones que se desarrollan actualmente (por ejemplo, prácticas curriculares realizadas con anterioridad al 1 de enero de 2024). Para ello es necesario solicitar la suscripción de un convenio especial con la Tesorería de la Seguridad Social. En el momento de solicitud hay que presentar un certificado de las prácticas realizadas.

El procedimiento se detalla en la siguiente página web: https://observatorio.umh.es/2024/05/29/anuncio-certificacion-practicas-realizadas-para-suscripcion-del-convenio-especial-con-la-seguridad-social-regulado-por-la-orden-ism-386-2024-de-29-de-abril/

 

Normativa de referencia

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