What it is
Who must repay the DANA aid advances
BOE step 7 of 7· PassedIt is a royal decree-law. It was introduced on 2 October 2026. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Official title: Royal Decree-Law 24/2026, of September 29, establishing measures related to the immediate response, reconstruction, and relaunch plan for the damage caused by the Cut-off Low (DANA) in various municipalities between October 28 and November 4, 2024.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 130/000057· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- This royal decree-law regulates when the advances paid on account of the aid under Royal Decree-Law 6/2024 for the October and November 2024 DANA must be repaid. In general, repayment is only demanded from those with enough financial capacity.
- No repayment is due if the sum of the 2025 income tax bases does not exceed €42,000 and the 2025 net worth does not exceed €300,000, not counting the main home. If the home is worth more than €300,000, only the excess counts.
- Repayment is also not required from those outside the scope of Royal Decree-Law 6/2024. If income exceeds €42,000, the amount to repay cannot be greater than the difference between that income and €42,000.
- The administration will decide on its own whether repayment is due and its amount, using data from the Tax Agency and other public authorities, without asking affected people for documents already on file. The decision will be notified in a single act.
- Repayments can benefit from the payment facilities in current legislation, and the Government may issue the rules needed to implement the measure.
- The rule takes effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).
Words worth knowing
- Anticipo
- An advance payment of part of an aid amount, verified and finalized later.
- Reintegro
- Returning the money to the administration when requirements are not met.
- Base imponible
- The amount of income on which income tax is calculated.
- Patrimonio neto
- Net worth: what a person owns minus their debts.
- IRPF
- Spanish personal income tax (Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas).
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.
- Introduced2 October 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted13 October 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
- Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
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Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 130/000057
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- BOE, BOE-A-2026-20264
The law as published.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
- Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
- We never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.