Background information

The objective of this policy is to repair the unfavorable consequences that the crisis generated by COVID-19, is causing the attention given to the people with disabilities, mentally ill and people in vulnerable situations or social exclusion, to link it with the need for Third Sector Entities to continue carrying out their ordinary actions for the benefit of said groups, since most organizations in this sector have been affected, to the point that they have had to reschedule their activity to attend to social emergencies caused by this crisis.

Content of measure

This policy consists of subsidies to entities of the Third Sector of Social Action, of a social nature or disability to compensate the expenses incurred as a result of the health crisis of COVID-19.

Can benefit from these grants those organizations of the Third Sector of Social Action defined in article 2 of Law 43/2015, of October 9;

• Whose purpose is intended to care for people in situations of vulnerability or social exclusion.
• Whose purpose is intended to care for people with disabilities and / or mental illness and their families.

Entities may only be beneficiaries in one of the two lines.

A total of €20 million are contemplated for the two lines; €13 million for the first line, and €7 million for the second.

Use of measure

No information available.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Sector specific set of companies	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Local / regional government	Regional funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

No involvement of social partners has been reported.

Views and reactions

No views of social partners on this policy measure have been reported.

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 02 December 2020: ACUERDO de 2 de diciembre de 2020, del Consejo de Gobierno, por el que se aprueban las normas reguladoras y se establece el procedimiento de concesión directa de ayudas destinadas a prestar apoyo financiero a las entidades del Tercer Sector de Acción Social madrileñas dirigidas a la atención a personas con discapacidad y/o enfermedad mental o en situación de vulnerabilidad o exclusión social afectadas por la crisis sanitaria de la COVID-19 (www.bocm.es)