Overview
- Spain’s Catalan government approved the ‘Pla Cura’ package, canceling most past clawbacks of dependency benefits paid in error and ending future recoveries except in cases of proven bad faith.
- Officials said the administration sought repayment in about 10,600 cases last year, including payments made after a beneficiary’s death, and those claims will now be withdrawn.
- The plan creates an automatic interim benefit of €100, €150, or €200 by dependency grade, with about 18,200 people likely to be Grade III set to get €200 a month after a phone or video check, with payments targeted to begin in June.
- Processes will be merged so one multidisciplinary visit can both assess dependency and set the individual care plan, with tele-assessments starting for the most severe cases and a goal to cut average waits from 397 days to 60.
- The government has earmarked about €25 million this year and will hire 200 staff, after piloting the model in Vic, with a phased rollout from September to reach over one million people and a formal evaluation planned for April 2027 on the path to a 60‑day standard by 2029.