Galicia awards 618,840 euros in reconciliation grants to 320 people

The Department of Social Policy and Equality has resolved the 2026 call for reconciliation grants for reduction of working hours and awarded 618,840.84 euros to 320 files. The decision was adopted on October 27, 2026, by the General Directorate for the Promotion of Equality, led by Eloína Ingerto López, and is published in full in the Official Gazette of Galicia (Diario Oficial de Galicia) no. 214, of November 9, 2026, in section III, starting on page 56196 (CVE-DOG: pdzahbi3-hdh0-72d9-ut43-lrhap7ytgsb3).

A call co-financed at 60% by the ESF+

The call stems from the Order of July 9, 2026, published in the DOG no. 138, of July 24, which established the regulatory bases and the allocation for procedure SI440A. The declared objective is to promote the assumption of rights of co-responsibility and care, «especially by men», through grants to workers who reduced their working hours to care for sons and daughters between August 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026.

• Total credit: 618,840.84 €, charged to budget application 08.07.312G.480.0 and project code 2023.00092.
• Co-financing: 60% from the European Union (371,304.50 €) within the framework of ESF+ Galicia 2021-2027.
• European lines: political objective 4, priority 1 (employment and adaptability) and measure 1.C.02 for the promotion of co-responsibility.
• Instruction: General Sub-directorate for the Promotion of Equality and Evaluation Commission, with scoring according to article 15 of the bases.

320 granted, 21 on waiting list and 277 excluded

The resolution grants the aid to the persons listed in Annex I for a total of 618,840.84 €, after the expenditure was audited by the Delegated Comptroller. The scoring criteria combine family income, number of children under 12 years old, single-parent family status, and disability equal to or greater than 33%.

• 320 files admitted with aid.
• 21 applications on the waiting list (Annex II), eligible only if credit remains free due to waivers or budget expansion.
• 277 applications excluded and declared withdrawn (Annex III) due to express withdrawal, failure to meet requirements, or failure to amend within the deadline.
• Individual amounts vary greatly according to the score: from 690.00 € for a file with 70 points to 2,418.00 € for an applicant with 40 points.

Among the persons included in Annex I are, for example, Patricia Iglesias Iglesias (file SI440A-2026-00000458-00, 1,666.00 €), Carlos Sánchez Filgueiras (SI440A-2026-00000306-00, 2,300.00 €) and Sergio Martínez Pérez (SI440A-2026-00000004-00, 2,418.00 €), all with NIF partially hidden in the publication.

Justification by December 17

Beneficiaries must submit the justifying documentation before December 17, 2026, in accordance with article 21.1 of the bases. The required documentation includes:

• Annex III of the payment request, with an updated declaration of other grants and proof of being up to date with the Treasury, Social Security, and debts with the Autonomous Community.
• The signed sheet of performance and result indicators of the ESF+ Galicia 2021-2027, according to Regulation (EU) No 2021/1057.
• The contribution data report (IDC) from the General Treasury of Social Security or equivalent certification from Muface, Isfas, or Muxesu when the eligible period exceeds the justified one.

Failure to justify implies the loss of the right to payment, reimbursement, and the responsibilities of Law 9/2007 on subsidies in Galicia; if the justification is incomplete, there are 10 business days to correct it, and failure to do so will result in revocation and late-payment interest.

Appeal and effects of publication

The resolution ends the administrative route. An optional appeal for reversal may be filed before the same body within one month from the day following publication in the DOG, or a contentious-administrative appeal before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Galicia within two months. As a competitive bidding procedure, publication in the DOG produces the effects of notification, according to article 45 of Law 39/2015 and article 16 of the bases.

The closing of this call directly affects thousands of Galician households that reduced their working hours to care for children: 320 families already have recognized aid and 21 are pending a credit that has been exhausted, while the 277 exclusions may be due to incomplete procedures and are subject to appeal. For companies, the resolution represents the formal recognition of working hour reductions already implemented and the opening of the justification period, an essential prior step for payment.

Source: Official Gazette of Galicia, no. 214, of November 9, 2026, section III (Other provisions), p. 56196 (official reference: CVE-DOG: pdzahbi3-hdh0-72d9-ut43-lrhap7ytgsb3).