Procedure 13: request additional supplements to your pension (mínimos and gender gap) – INSS

What to have ready

1. Cl@ve, certificado digital or DNIe that works (and their PINs).
2. Resolución de tu pensión (jubilación, viudedad, incapacidad, etc.).
3. IBAN of the account where you receive the pension.
4. Certificado de empadronamiento (for mínimos) and, if relevant, libro de familia/certificados de nacimiento (for brecha de género).
5. Income: last year’s renta, pension certificates (including extranjeras), payslips, rental income, interest…
6. Scanner or a decent phone for legible PDFs (better one PDF per section, under 10 MB per file).

Documentation

• DNI/NIE in force.
• Resolución recognising the pension.
• Empadronamiento and proof of residence in Spain (only for complemento a mínimos).
• Proofs of income (IRPF, certificates of benefits, rent statements, etc.).
• Libro de familia or birth certificates and, if applicable, custody judgment/agreement (for brecha de género).
• Declaración responsable about cohabitation/marital status if they ask for it.

Step by step

1. Access Tu Seguridad Social: https://sede.seg-social.gob.es/wps/portal/sede/tuss and log in with Cl@ve, certificado or DNIe.
2. Locate the procedure: search for "Complemento a mínimos" or "Complemento para la reducción de la brecha de género". If your profile doesn’t show it, go to Presentación de otras solicitudes, escritos o comunicaciones (INSS): https://tramites.seg-social.es/acceso/otros-escritos-comunicaciones.
3. Fill in key data: type of pension, address and residence in Spain (mínimos), income for the previous year and estimate for the current year, and, for brecha de género, children and custody details.
4. Attach evidence: empadronamiento (mínimos), libro de familia/births (brecha), renta and certificates of other pensions. Don’t upload blurry photos: they will stop the process.
5. Sign and submit: validate, sign with Cl@ve/Certificate and download the receipt. This saves you if there are delays.
6. Prefer in person? Book a cita previa INSS: https://sede.seg-social.gob.es/wps/portal/sede/sede/Ciudadanos/Cita+Previa/Cita+Previa+para+Pensiones+y+otras+prestaciones+INSS and bring originals and copies.
7. Follow up: check Tu Seguridad Social for status. The resolution arrives by post or electronically. If they ask you to subsanar, upload the missing items fast.

Time-saving tips

• Organised PDFs with clear names ("empadronamiento.pdf", "renta2024.pdf"). Under 10 MB per file.
• If the site won’t load, try Chrome/Firefox and clear cookies. Cl@ve can be flaky with the Cl@ve PIN app.
• If you get a foreign pension, request an annual certificate from that institution and keep it ready. They will ask for it.
• Save a screenshot of the screen where you select the type of supplement and the date. Helps with disputes about economic effects.
• If your income changes mid-year, notify them using the same "Otros escritos" channel. Avoid nasty repayment surprises.

Common mistakes that can ruin the process

1. Not providing empadronamiento for mínimos: they suspend it.
2. Uploading blurry photos of libro de familia or judgments: they reject it as unreadable.
3. Forgetting small pensions or rents (rentals, interest): these surface later and you may have to repay.
4. Assuming both parents can receive it: the complemento de brecha de género is for one parent only. If the other already gets it, you’ll be denied.
5. Applying late: effects normally start the month after your application. Every month you wait is lost money.
6. Not checking notifications: if they ask you to subsanar and you don’t, the file gets closed and you start again.