INSS 6-057 Spain Widow's Pension Minimum with Dependants

What is INSS 6-057 (widow's pension minimum with dependants)?

Modelo 6-057 (Solicitud de mínimos por cargas familiares - declaración de ingresos) is a form of Spain's National Social Security Institute, the Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS). A widow or widower who receives a Spanish widow's pension (pensión de viudedad) uses it to ask for the minimum supplement with family dependants (complemento a mínimos con cargas familiares) and, where it applies, the rate of up to 70% of the pension's regulatory base under article 1 of Royal Decree 1465/2001.

The form has three pages to fill in. Page 1 holds your personal details and address, the start and end dates of your residence document if you are a foreign national living in Spain, and your income other than the widow's pension, for last year or the current year. Page 2 lists up to four children under 26, older children with a disability, or foster children living with you, with their details and income. Page 3 has the request, two consent questions, the place and date and your signature.

FileIt explains each box in English with the Spanish wording alongside, checks DNI and NIE letters and Social Security numbers, reminds you to write 0 for income you don't have, and prints the answers onto the INSS PDF in capitals with the date written the Spanish way. The finished PDF is saved in your FileIt vault. FileIt does not submit anything.

Who fills it: A widow's pensioner who lives with dependent children or foster children
Given to: The INSS: online (Sede Electrónica or run.gob.es), by post, or at a CAISS office by appointment
Children listed: Up to four, under 26 or older with a disability, living with you
Signature: Not needed when filed online, as printed on the form
Edition: 6-057 cas V.12, 26 February 2025
Pages: 5 (3 to fill in, 2 of notes and data-protection information)

Who needs to fill out INSS 6-057 (widow's pension minimum with dependants)?

Widows and widowers receiving a Spanish widow's pension who have children under 26 living with them.
Widowed pensioners caring for an older son or daughter with a recognised disability.
Widowed pensioners with foster children (menores acogidos) at home.
Foreign nationals living in Spain on a widow's pension, who also give their residence document dates.

When to use INSS 6-057 (widow's pension minimum with dependants)

When you start receiving a widow's pension and have dependent children living with you.
When the INSS asks you to declare your and your children's income for the supplement.
When your family situation changes, for example a child comes to live with you or a foster placement begins.

What you need before you start

Your DNI, NIE or passport and your address in Spain.
Your residence document's start and end dates, if you are a foreign national.
Your net income last year or expected this year from work, business, property, savings and capital gains, and any foreign pension.
Each child's names, sex, marital status, date of birth, ID and Social Security number if they have them, and any recognised disability.
Each child's income by the same types, writing 0 for any they don't have.

What’s on INSS 6-057 (widow's pension minimum with dependants)

The 2025 edition has 5 pages. FileIt asks for it in 8 parts, and it is signed by Widow's pensioner (pensionista de viudedad):

1 The applicant - widow's pensioner (datos del solicitante/pensionista de viudedad)Widow's pensioner (pensionista de viudedad)
Proof of residence (acreditación residencia)Widow's pensioner (pensionista de viudedad)
Your income other than the widow's pension (ingresos del viudo/a)Widow's pensioner (pensionista de viudedad)
First child (hijo/a o acogido/a primero)Widow's pensioner (pensionista de viudedad)
Second child (hijo/a o acogido/a segundo)Widow's pensioner (pensionista de viudedad)
Third child (hijo/a o acogido/a tercero)Widow's pensioner (pensionista de viudedad)
Fourth child (hijo/a o acogido/a cuarto)Widow's pensioner (pensionista de viudedad)
Request, consents and signing (solicita, declaro, firma)Widow's pensioner (pensionista de viudedad)

How to fill out INSS 6-057 (widow's pension minimum with dependants), step by step

1 1 Datos del solicitante (your details)

Both surnames, first name, nationality, ID number, home address, phone and email. Existing pensioners only fill in the address and contact details if they have changed.

2 Acreditación residencia (residence)

For foreign nationals living in Spain: the start and end dates printed on the residence document.

3 Your income

Net income from salaried work, economic activities, real-estate capital, movable capital and capital gains, plus the gross amount and country of any foreign pension, for this year or last year. Write 0 where you have none.

4 2 Datos de los hijos (children)

For each child or foster child: surnames, name, sex, marital status, date of birth, relationship, DNI/NIE/passport, Social Security number and degree of disability (33% to 64%, or 65% or more).

5 Children's income

The same income table for each child, this year or last year, with 0 for any type they don't have.

6 Consents, date and signature

Say whether the INSS may consult other administrations' records and may contact you by mobile and email, then the place, date ('a 19 de octubre de 20 26'), your signature and the INSS province.

Common mistakes to avoid

Leaving income cells empty instead of writing 0: the form asks for a zero where there is no income of a type.
Including the widow's pension itself in your income; the table is for income other than that pension.
Listing children aged 26 or over who have no recognised disability.
Refusing the data consent and then not sending the documents asked for within 10 working days.
Forgetting the residence document dates when you are a foreign national.

After you fill it out

File the form online on the Sede Electrónica or at run.gob.es (no signature needed), or sign it and post it or hand it in at a CAISS office by appointment. FileIt does not submit anything.

Keep the form, the INSS decision and the evidence of your family's income in your FileIt vault; you may be asked to update it when your circumstances change.

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INSS 6-057 (widow's pension minimum with dependants): frequently asked questions

What is the minimum supplement with family dependants?

A supplement that raises a low widow's pension to a minimum amount that is higher when the pensioner has family dependants. Form 6-057 is how you ask the INSS for it and declare the household income.

What does the 70% refer to?

The form also asks, where it applies, for the widow's pension to be calculated at up to 70% of its regulatory base, as provided in article 1 of Royal Decree 1465/2001.

Which children count?

The form lists children under 26 or older children with a disability, and foster children, who live with the widow's pensioner.

Which year's income do I give?

The form asks for income obtained last year or expected this year. Each row is marked año actual (this year) or año anterior (last year).

Do I have to sign?

The form says no signature is needed if you file it online. On paper you sign under 'Firma del interesado'.

Does FileIt send the form to the INSS?

No. FileIt fills the official PDF and saves it in your vault. You file it yourself.

Official sources

Blank form (PDF), published by Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS): https://www.seg-social.es/descarga/es/34938
Official instructions and guidance: https://sede.seg-social.gob.es
Edition shown on this page: 6-057 cas V.12 20250226 (checked 2026-10-19).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-19.