More than 12,200 young people from Balears can already apply for the Young Cultural Voucher 2023

Those who have reached or reached the age of 18 in 2023 must request it on the web www.bonoculturajoven.gob.es, from June 13 to September 30

A total of 12,263 young people born in 2005 and residing in the Balearic Islands can now apply for the Young Cultural Voucher, for which they will receive 400 euros for the acquisition and enjoyment of cultural products, services and activities. In the second edition of this program, promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Sport, it is estimated that this is the number of people living in the archipelago who turn 18 in 2023, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics.

To apply for the voucher, they must register and perform the application procedure on the website. www.bonoculturajoven.gob.es until next September 30th. It is essential that, previously, the interested parties obtain one of these three forms of digital identification: Cl@ve with basic registration (which can be requested and obtained by video call), Cl@ve with advanced registration (in person and for those who have not yet reached the age of 18) or Digital certificate. Young people interested in applying for the Young Cultural Voucher can carry out the procedure personally or through the representation of an adult, for which it is necessary to attach the downloadable form on the website, correctly signed by the beneficiary and his representative. In these cases, the family book is not a document accrediting the representation.

The program is entitled to young people of 18 years of Spanish nationality, as well as those foreigners who have legal residence in Spain, asylum seekers, temporary displaced persons or foreign persons ex tutelada in the process of obtaining the residence permit.

About the Young Cultural Bonus

From the granting of the aid, the beneficiaries have one year to use the 400 euros in cultural products or services in the affiliated establishments, which already exceed 3,000 throughout Spain. The Young Cultural Voucher works with a prepaid card that beneficiaries can have in virtual format on their mobile device or in physical format that they will receive at their home or address indicated in the application. With this card you can enjoy cultural experiences and products, which are divided into three sections to favor diversification between the different cultural sectors, with the following distribution:

• 100 euros for physical products, for example, books, press or discs.
• 100 euros for digital products, such as digital press, podcast, online video games and virtual platforms.
• 200 euros for living arts: theater, opera, cinema, dance, museums or bullfighting shows.

The objective of the Ministry of Culture and Sport with this initiative is twofold: to promote the interest of the young Spanish population in culture, which this initiative helps to build loyalty as a cultural public and consumer for the future, and, on the other hand, to offer additional support to the cultural sector.

Convocation 2023

The Council of Ministers approved on March 20, at the proposal of the Minister of Culture and Sport, Miquel Iceta, the Royal Decree that regulates the Young Cultural Bonus for 2023, which has an endowment of 210 million euros in the General Budgets of the State. In addition, the selection of the collaborating entity for the facilitation and management of the means of payment of the aid program is being processed. In 2022, the first year of validity of this initiative, a total of 277,554 people obtained the Young Cultural Bonus throughout Spain. As of April 30, the beneficiaries have carried out a total of 911,267 operations, worth 32.9 million euros. In Illes Balears 13,744 operations were registered in the amount of 475,784 euros.