Pensión de viudedad
Widow's / widower's pension
A lifelong pension for the surviving spouse — between 52% and 70% of the deceased's base reguladora.
Start application →The pensión de viudedad (widow's/widower's pension) is a lifelong pension paid to the survivor of a deceased spouse (or a registered domestic partner with at least two years' prior registration). It is paid by INSS (Spanish National Social Security Institute) and calculated at 52% of the deceased's base reguladora — rising to 60% at age 65, and up to 70% if you have dependants and the pension is your main income source. Over 2.3 million people currently receive a widow's pension in Spain. Compatibility with employment is allowed; the application is made at any INSS office or via the e-Office with Cl@ve.
Eligibility
You qualify for the widow's pension if:
- you were the spouse of the deceased with a marital bond
- or you were a domestic partner registered in an official register at least 2 years before the death, having cohabited stably for at least 5 years, with neither party married to a third person
- or you were divorced, received compensatory pension from the deceased, and have not remarried or formed a new domestic partnership
- or you were judicially separated without cohabitation but document a situation of gender-based violence
- the deceased meets the contribution requirements: if they were a pensioner or in active registration, no prior period is required; if registered without contributing at death, 500 days in the last 5 years are required; in other cases, 15 years contributed