The Socialist Group in the Cabildo de Tenerife has submitted a motion that is set to be discussed this Friday during the Corporation’s Plenary, which highlights “the serious situation” threatening the dependency system across the island.
The leader of the Socialist Group in the Cabildo de Tenerife, Pedro Martín, and councillor Marián Franquet announced on Thursday that as of December 31, the last extension of the agreement with the Government of the Canary Islands has concluded, leaving the Cabildo with budgeted resources only until April.
They have alerted that services within the system are only funded until April, which they describe as “an unprecedented situation that neither the governing group led by Rosa Dávila nor the regional executive has anticipated or planned for.”
Both leaders have stated that the island’s president ought to urge the Government of the Canary Islands to work on the new dependency agreement, “as silence has prevailed from them regarding this situation,” they noted.
The PSOE emphasised that the pending financing directly impacts facilities for individuals with disabilities, as well as dependent and elderly individuals, including residential and day centres.
From services promoting autonomy to resources tailored for those with dementia, mobility issues, telecare, and major hospitals such as the februile fields, to efforts related to the recognition process of dependency status, they detailed.
The absence of a new agreement since January 1, 2025, according to the PSOE, means services are being funded solely through the Cabildo’s credits (which will be depleted in April). There will be no capacity to create new placements, the specialised home care service (SADE) cannot be included, the service portfolio cannot be expanded, and the continuity of these services cannot be ensured since the council will lack resources from April onward.
The president of the Socialist Group in the Cabildo de Tenerife has called for the necessary resources.
Currently, there are over 41,000 users, in addition to more than 3,200 professionals involved.
The ongoing situation not only affects the dependency agreement but also involves the completion of the II Convention of Socio-Health Infrastructure, while negotiations for the III have yet to commence, they reported.
This implies that the Cabildo would need to cover with its own funds the costs of ongoing projects amounting to 138 million euros, the statement adds.
As Pedro Martín reminded, this occurs despite Rosa Dávila’s commitment to allocate 120 million euros to enhance the dependency system and to establish 2,800 care placements.
The socialist motion urges the island and its president to secure the prompt signing of a new agreement that includes the necessary financing, ensuring service continuity, updating their prices, and implementing an emergency plan against the waiting list, with a budget of one million euros.
