Overview

• The law entered into force on October 31, 2024, yet no broad allocation has been enacted, with needs estimated between €184 million and €230 million.
• Patient groups say families have not received promised aid, and adELA reports only about 6% can afford the cost of 24/7 professional care.
• ConELA estimated that by June more than 600 people had died since the law’s approval, and associations cite roughly three deaths per day.
• The July royal decree earmarks €10 million for ConELA to support advanced cases needing continuous specialized care such as ventilation and assisted feeding, but the subsidy remains “en trámite.”
• Political pressure escalated as activist Jordi Sabaté accused Pedro Sánchez of failing patients, echoing opposition claims that households have received no money.