US EditionThe Enormous Regional Inequality in Dependency: From 559 Days Waiting in Murcia to 113 Days in Castile and León
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In 2025 9,116 people died in this situation in the region
Nineteen years after the entry into force of the dependency law, the system is still not functioning as expected from the 'fourth pillar of the welfare state'. Although the situation has improved markedly since the government established a shock plan in 2021-2023 incorporating extra money to reverse the years of cuts established in 2012, the reality is that the right of dependants to receive dignified and sufficient care is a chimera. Continue r…
In Spain there is not a single system of care for dependency, but as many as autonomous communities. What support is received and how long it takes to do so depends, and much, on the place of residence. There are “huge inequalities”. This is emphasized by the opinion published on Friday by the Association of Directors and Managers of Social Services, an expert in the sector, who analyses the functioning of the system in 2025. On average, it take…
Rafa Latorre receives in La Brújula José Manuel Ramírez Navarro, who puts on the table data that "should worry and outrage in equal parts."The 26th opinion of the State Observatory of the Unit reveals that a person dies every 16 minutes on waiting lists and that the average time of resolving files has risen to 341 days, seven more than the previous year. "The data are very worrying," says Ramírez, who blames the problem on the lack of sufficient…
The Xunta served more than 16,000 new dependants in 2025, 21% more than the previous year, while the waiting list falls to 1.52% compared to 11% on national average ...
The crisis in the care system for the dependent in Spain maintains alarming figures that reveal a harsh reality: every fifteen minutes a person dies who was expecting to receive official aid. According to the data from the 26th Opinion of the State Observatory for Dependency 2025, presented this Friday to Congress by the State Association of Directors and Managers […] The entry Every fifteen minutes a person dies in Spain while waiting to receiv…
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