Overview

• The Council of Ministers approved the reform draft on July 15, initiating its parliamentary processing in the Congreso de los Diputados.
• The proposal removes incompatibility rules between dependency benefits, granting an automatic 33% disability rating to accelerate eligibility assessments.
• Home help services are broadened to cover tasks such as shopping or administrative errands; teleassistance is recognized as a subjective right.
• A new state fund will subsidize mandatory accessibility upgrades in public buildings, with regions required to carry out works upon residents’ requests.
• The package introduces heavy fines for exploitative disability spectacles; restricts mechanical restraints in mental health care to exceptional use under consent principles; enhances legal protections for people with dependencies.