Overview
- The city sets its 2026 budget at €6.5 billion, allocating €402.9 million to Social Policies, a 7.1% increase.
- A new Service of Home Help contract totals €677 million over two years, with €335 million earmarked for 2026.
- Annual home-care hours rise to 16.2 million, up 19%, and staffing grows by roughly 3,000 to reach 12,000 professionals.
- The expanded service targets older residents, people under 65 with disabilities, and those with recognized dependency, with personal, domestic, and complementary in-home supports.
- The contract is split into four lots to reduce travel and improve staff stability, adds programs against unwanted loneliness and for caregiver support, and the draft presented at Cibeles must still pass the City Board and a final plenary vote.