Notify the SEPE that you have additional employment (part-time job while claiming)

What you need to have ready

1. Cl@ve, certificado digital or DNIe to access the SEPE electronic office.
2. Contract or registration with Seguridad Social (a recent vida laboral report also works).
3. Company details: razón social and NIF/CIF.
4. Weekly hours and gross salary of the new job.
5. Your DARDE in case you need to suspend it at the regional employment service.
6. End of contract or Seguridad Social de-registration to reactivate the benefit afterwards.

Documentation

• Identification: DNI/NIE.
• Proof of employment: contract or Seguridad Social registration.
• Job details: hours, salary, start date.
• Company details: NIF/CIF and name.
• Bank account (if you change the benefit account).
• End of contract to reactivate.

Step by step

1. Go to https://sede.sepe.gob.es and log into Mi SEPE with Cl@ve, certificado or DNIe.
2. In Tus prestaciones, look for Comunicar colocación/actividad. Tick parcial if it's compatible; completa if it's suspended.
3. Fill in hours, salary, date and company details. Attach a PDF of the contract/registration.
4. Check the summary: it shows if it's suspended or how much is deducted. Send and download the receipt.
5. If it's full-time, request suspension. If it's part-time, request compatibility.
6. When the contract ends, go back and request reactivation of the benefit, attaching the end-of-contract or de-registration from Seguridad Social.
7. Visit your regional employment service website and suspend/update the DARDE so you don't get appointments you can't attend.

Time-savers and tips

• Do it within the 15 business days. You avoid sanctions and headaches.
• Use Chrome. SEPE's site chokes on Safari and sometimes on Firefox.
• Upload clear PDFs. If it's a photo, convert it to PDF and make sure it's readable.
• Keep the receipt and a screenshot of the submission. It saves fights if they claim they didn't get it.
• If you're unsure between parcial or completa, check the contract: 40h/week is full-time; less is part-time.

Common mistakes that will mess up the process

1. Not notifying the job. That leads to repayments and sanctions.
2. Uploading blurry photos of the contract. They'll reject it and you won't adjust the benefit.
3. Forgetting the DARDE. The regional service can call you and sanction you for not renewing if it's still active.
4. Missing the 15-day deadline. Sometimes they accept late submissions, but you risk a sanction.
5. Not reactivating when the contract ends. You lose days of benefit.