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Aragón Removes Weekly Allowance for Unaccompanied Foreign Minors

A formal referral to the child prosecutors over alleged discrimination could trigger legal challenges, contract disputes, political escalation.

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Dos menores en un centro de acogida de Aragón en una imagen de archivo.
Un grupo de menores extranjeros no acompañados en un centro de acogida, en una imagen de archivo.
El vicepresidente del Gobierno de Aragón, Alejandro Nolasco, en una rueda de prensa reciente

Overview

  • On Monday regional authorities ordered the immediate suppression of a weekly €17 allowance paid to unaccompanied foreign minors in Aragón, a cut the government says will save about €180,000 a year.
  • The instruction was issued by the Desregulación department led by Vice‑President Alejandro Nolasco and implemented through coordinated action by director general Raúl López and IASS director Marta Tejero.
  • Spain’s national Ministry of Youth and Childhood has sent a formal note to the Fiscalía de Sala de la Unidad de Menores alleging unequal treatment by nationality and asking prosecutors to investigate possible rights violations.
  • Local reception organisations and the college of social educators say the payments are written into integration plans and existing contracts, and warn the suppression could breach agreements and harm minors’ daily integration and autonomy.
  • The move fits a broader Vox-driven regional push on migration policy, has prompted public distancing from some PP leaders, and is likely to lead to legal challenges, administrative disputes with providers, and further national‑regional political conflict.