New extreme dependency level with more money for care

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1. The bill would create a new Grado III+ (extreme dependency level) for people with ALS or other serious, irreversible illnesses who already have the Grado III dependency level recognized.
2. This new level would carry a minimum protection amount guaranteed by the State of €4,930 per month per beneficiary.
3. The bill would raise to €9,859 the maximum amounts of the economic benefit tied to home help and of the personal assistance benefit for people in Grado III+.
4. It would grant budget supplements to the Ministry of Social Rights: €379 million for the guaranteed minimum in dependency care and €121 million for the agreed level.
5. The additional distribution of these funds to the autonomous communities would follow special, faster rules, skipping some usual steps under budget law.
6. Home care services would stop being eligible for the grant under Royal Decree 667/2025 once they are effectively covered by the dependency system, and any refund in that case would be exempt from late payment interest.

Who it affects

• People with ALS or other high-complexity, irreversible illnesses with a recognized Grado III dependency level: They could access the new Grado III+ level and its economic benefits.
• Families and caregivers of these patients: They would have more financial support for home care and 24-hour supervision.
• Autonomous communities: They would receive additional State funds under a special distribution procedure.
• Beneficiaries of the grant to the National Consortium of ALS Entities (ConELA): They would no longer be able to use the grant for certain services once the dependency system covers them.

Words worth knowing

SAAD

Sistema para la Autonomía y Atención a la Dependencia: Spain's public system of benefits and services for people in situations of dependency.

Prestación económica vinculada al servicio

Money the State gives so the person can hire a specific service, in this case home help.

Nivel mínimo de protección garantizado

Minimum amount of money the State guarantees for each beneficiary of the dependency system.

Nivel convenido

Part of dependency funding the State contributes beyond the guaranteed minimum, under an agreement with the autonomous communities.

Disfagia

Difficulty swallowing food or liquids.

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