The Government, on the proposal of the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, has approved in the Council of Ministers on Tuesday the distribution to Cantabria of 16,500,000 euros, coming from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), to implement in the region the Shock Plan for the care economy.
The autonomous communities and cities will receive a global investment of 1,099,994,178.33 euros and will be able to execute the funds in projects related to the care economy, such as those contained in the support and long-term care plan.
These are the subjects to which this investment will be directed: the provision of new public equipment for long-term care, based on a new architecture focused on the person and care in community environments, and remodeling and adaptation of existing equipment. Also the incorporation of new technologies in the service of care, through the introduction of home facilities that favor the promotion of personal autonomy through the use of advanced teleassistance, as well as any other technological means that allow the provision of supports and care in connected homes and inclusive care environments, also in rural areas.
Likewise, the technological transformation of social services will be financed, through the implementation of integral programs to introduce new technologies in the care of social services, in order to improve their effectiveness and quality and favoring the exchange of information between systems and services, based on the plan of modernization of social services.
The pilot projects of innovation in social services will also have funding for infrastructure modernization, digitization and improvement of models of residential protection and specialized family care for children and adolescents, especially unaccompanied migrant children or children with special needs.
Finally, there will also be funds for executions aimed at complying with the Spain Accessible Country Plan: initiatives relating to accessibility to the Public Administration and its services; accessibility in the educational field; adaptation of accessible jobs and accessibility in transport.
Commitment to Improving the Social Services System
This new transfer, which was approved last October within the Territorial Council of the System for Autonomy and Care of Dependency (SAAD), completes the distribution of funds between the autonomous communities and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla from Component 22 of the PRTR. If we add this figure to the investments of 2021 and 2022, the Government, through the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, has distributed more than 2.7 billion euros destined for this purpose.
The figures show the Government’s commitment to improving our country’s social services system and, in particular, to promoting the Dependency Care System. Spain is one of the few countries in the European Union that has dedicated funds from the Recovery Plan to this sector.
In addition, during this legislature, the Ministry of Social Rights has managed to bring the regular state funding of the Dependency System to record levels, increasing it by 150% in only three budgetary years, thanks to the Dependency Shock Plan.
This commitment has resulted in greater well-being for the citizens of this country and a clear commitment to quality and non-relocatable employment.