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Madrid to Launch Emergency Shelter for Homeless at Barajas Airport

Scheduled to start in mid-July, the programme provides 150 nightly beds, a 20-place day centre at Pinar de San José, meals, laundry, transport cards, climate-controlled facilities, personalised social care to facilitate autonomous living.

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Personas sin techo viviendo en las terminales T1 y T4 de Barajas
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Overview

  • The device will run from mid-July through mid-October under a €932,000 contract agreed by the Ayuntamiento and Aena.
  • It will offer 150 beds nightly from 20:00 to 09:00 alongside a 20-place day centre available round the clock.
  • Participants will receive dinner and breakfast, access to showers, laundry services, clothing storage and transport cards.
  • Eligibility requires a formal link to Madrid through empadronamiento or prior engagement with street teams, Samur Social or Equipos de Calle.
  • Aena’s July census of airport-dwelling homeless individuals is underway and authorities hold weekly coordination meetings to guide the response.