Overview

• The national average processing time reached 342 days by June 2025, nearly double the 180-day limit set by law.
• About 286,861 people remain on the waiting list for dependency evaluation across Spain.
• Only five autonomous communities comply with the six-month deadline, while Andalucía (574 days), Murcia (564 days) and Canarias (521 days) face the longest delays.
• The backlog fell by just 2.4% over the past year as new applications rose by 6%, a pace that would take 94 years to clear current queues.
• In the first five months of 2025, 8,004 applicants died while awaiting dependency assistance, underscoring the system’s human cost.