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Around 71,030 young people from the Community of Madrid can already apply for the Young Cultural Bonus 2023

15/06/2023
Around 71,030 young people from the Community of Madrid can already apply for the Young Cultural Bonus 2023
  • Young people who turned 18 or older in 2023 must apply online www.bonoculturajoven.gob.es from June 13 to September 30
  • To carry out the processing, they must have Cl@ve with basic or advanced registration, or Digital Certificate
  • They will have a whole year, since the granting of the Voucher, to make use of the 400 euros, which can be allocated to the products, services and cultural activities included in the program and offered by the affiliated establishments, more than 3,000 throughout Spain, of which 520 are in the Community of Madrid

Young people from Madrid born in 2005 can now apply for the Young Cultural Bonus: 400 euros destined for the acquisition and enjoyment of products, services and cultural activities. In the second edition of this program, promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Sport, it is estimated that 71,026 young people will turn 18 in Madrid, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics. To request it, they have to register and perform the application procedure on the website www.bonoculturajoven.gob.es until next September 30th.

It will be 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 representation form on the website, correctly signed by beneficiary and 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 has a double meaning: on the one hand, it shows the interest of a wide spectrum of the young Spanish population for culture, which this initiative helps to build loyalty as a public and cultural consumer for the future; and, on the other hand, it offers additional support to the cultural sector to recover from the crisis.

Call 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 the Community of Madrid, 145,046 transactions were registered in the amount of 5,277,950 euros.