Five million euros have been transferred to the Government of the Canary Islands so that the regional administration and local entities, in their respective areas of competence, make available to citizens information services and housing management, home help, social, psychological, educational and social inclusion support, as well as benefits and direct aid to the families affected.
This amount has also been increased by the transfer to local entities of an additional 1.5 and 1.2 million euros by the Canarian administration and the Cabildo, respectively.
As a measure of support for the inhabitants of the island at risk of social exclusion, the Government of the Canary Islands has also approved the granting of an extraordinary social benefit in favour of the holders of the Canary Islands Insertion Benefit (PCI) residing in the affected municipalities.