The Balearic Islands will receive 84 million more from the Spanish government to finance dependency
The State will double the contribution for people with severe dependency and will increase it by 128% in cases of great dependency
PalmThe Balearic Islands will receive 84 million euros more from the Spanish government to finance the minimum dependency level, according to the decree approved by the Council of Ministers, which expands the amounts the State contributes to the System for Autonomy and Care for Dependency (SAAD).
The expansion of the amounts will come into effect on July 1 and is particularly significant in the contributions for each person with degree III (severe dependency) and degree II (severe dependency), which will increase by 128% and 100%, respectively.
These increases, added to the 18% increase planned for degree I (moderate dependency), mean that state contributions to SAAD will be the highest in history, according to the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and the 2030 Agenda.
In the Balearic Islands, there are currently 34,514 people with a recognized dependency benefit, according to the latest data published by Imserso, corresponding to May 31.
Minimum level
According to these figures, the Ministry estimates that the Spanish government will transfer 84.4 million euros more to the Government between 2026 and 2027 solely for the minimum dependency level. This item covers the amounts that the State contributes for each person with a recognized degree of dependency and does not include the investment corresponding to the agreed level, the other state financing route for the system. The amount of this contribution will be addressed in the Territorial Council of Social Services and the SAAD, scheduled for next Monday.
The estimated increase will be 28,149,768 euros in 2026 and 56,299,536 euros in 2027.
In total, the state contribution to dependency in the Balearic Islands will be 87,903,432 euros this year and 116,053,200 euros in 2027.
According to this same estimate, if the increase in amounts per degree had not been approved this week, the state contribution to the minimum level would have been much lower. Specifically, and with the current number of beneficiaries, the Government would have received 59.7 million euros.