Portomarín opens the collection of the home assistance fee for September

The Portomarín City Council has given the green light to the voluntary payment period for the Home Help Service (SAF) fee corresponding to the month of September 2026, following the approval and public exhibition of the corresponding register. The announcement, signed by Mayor Pablo Rivas Folgueira on October 14, 2026, was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lugo number 259, dated November 11, 2026, with reference R. 3078. Receipts can be paid without surcharges until December 14, 2026.

The register is the document that fixes the amounts that each person using the home help service must pay to the council. The publication in the provincial gazette follows the usual procedure for local taxes: a period of exhibition to examine the register and submit claims, the voluntary payment phase, and finally, the executive route for those who do not pay. The published text does not detail the global amount of the register nor the number of receipts included, unlike other announcements from neighboring councils that do break down the amounts by modality.

This sequence is repeated every month in the municipality. The immediate precedent is the SAF register for July 2026, published in the BOP number 183, dated August 12, 2026 (R. 2187), with a voluntary payment period between September 1 and November 1. Later in the autumn, the BOP number 239, dated October 19, 2026 (R. 2797), included the exhibition of the registers for the water and waste fee for the third quarter and the Xunta canon, with a payment deadline ending on December 9, 2026. The coincidence of deadlines concentrates a large part of the residents’ municipal payments in the final months of the year.

Fifteen business days to claim

The register remains on display at the municipal offices for fifteen business days starting from the day following the publication of the announcement in the provincial gazette. Within this period, interested parties may examine it and present any allegations or claims they deem appropriate.

Two routes are available against the approval agreement, which the announcement presents as alternatives:

• Appeal for reversal before the Government Commission, within a period of one month starting from the day following the end of the public exhibition.
• Contentious-administrative appeal before the Contentious-Administrative Court of Lugo.

The text expressly warns that both appeals cannot be filed simultaneously.

Payment between October 14 and December 14

The voluntary collection period spans from October 14, 2026, to December 14, 2026. The conditions set in the announcement are as follows:

• Payment at Abanca offices in Portomarín, on business days from 9:00 to 14:00 hours.
• Presentation of the payment document that the council sends to the home of each taxpayer.
• Request for a new document at the Portomarín City Council offices for those who do not receive it or lose it.

The mayor signs the announcement in Portomarín on October 14, 2026, the same date as the start of the payment period.

Enforcement, surcharges, and interest

Once the voluntary payment period has elapsed, debts will be demanded through the enforcement procedure. The announcement details the consequences for those who do not pay within the deadline:

• Surcharges corresponding to the executive period.
• Late payment interest.
• Where applicable, the costs generated by the enforcement procedure itself.

The warning affects both direct debit receipts and those paid in person at the bank office, as the text establishes no exceptions based on the payment method.

The publication is of direct interest to families using the SAF in Portomarín: it marks the actual deadline to pay without additional cost and activates the calendar for claims against the census. It is advisable to check that the payment document has arrived at the home address and, if not, to request a duplicate from the town hall before December 14 to avoid executive action.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Lugo, no. 259, November 11, 2026, section I (Municipalities), p. 28 (official reference: R. 3078).