Overview
- The Council of Ministers approved the €35 million distribution on Tuesday, July 14, with the government publishing the detailed regional breakdowns that will be discussed at the Conference Sectorial of Infancia y Adolescencia on Thursday.
- The biggest allocations go to territories under greatest arrival pressure: Ceuta €5.5 million, Canarias €4 million, Melilla €4 million and Illes Balears €2 million, while Galicia will receive €740,629 and the Community of Madrid €3.63 million.
- Regions may use the transfers for reception and care services including information and orientation, psychosocial support, schooling, socio‑labor insertion and to expand residential or family placement capacity.
- The move keeps political tensions alive because several Partido Popular‑run communities boycotted an April sectorial meeting and have challenged the binding redistribution mechanism, while Minister Sira Rego defends the scheme as a successful solidarity tool.
- Beyond immediate cash for care, the package is meant to expand places and standardise protection; officials will also raise a central registry on violence against children and Barnahus implementation at the sectorial, changes that could alter oversight and practice across regions.