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16 June 2026 1 min read Text edited 29 Aug 2026
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AlicanteEmergencies

Emergency help with bills and rent in Alicante after 31 October

Alicante accepts applications for municipal AES grants all year. PEI applications after the normal deadline require proof that the need arose after it.

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Multiple provincesEmergencies

11 November general strike to reduce healthcare, classes and transport across Valencia

Metrovalencia and TRAM will maintain 80% of services, health centres will run Saturday cover and schools will open with sharply reduced staffing.

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Multiple provincesTransport

Renfe strike to reduce train services across the Valencian Community from Tuesday

Valencia commuter rail will run 75% of peak services and 50% off-peak; affected passengers may change or cancel tickets free of charge.

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ValenciaEmergencies

Valencia waives up to €20,000 in repayments of 2024 flood aid

The measure is applied automatically to seven grant schemes, but eligibility must still be proven and sums already repaid are excluded.

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Region-wideGrants and calls

How to apply for help with private care costs in the Valencian Community

How to request the service-linked care benefit if you already use an accredited private day centre or care home in the Valencian Community.

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Multiple provincesHealthcare

Flu rate quadruples in a week in Valencia, without added hospital pressure

The estimated rate rose from 6.7 to 28.2 cases per 100,000 people, while severe respiratory admissions edged down and walk-in vaccination is now available.

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ValenciaPublic administration

Home help in the Valencian Community: how to request more care hours

The Generalitat provides a form to request more home-help hours for dependency levels II and III. Increasing hours and reviewing a payment use different…

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ValenciaPublic administration

Day care or residential care in Valencia: requesting a public place and checking the waiting list

Your individual care plan sets out the support awarded. A separate Generalitat procedure provides information on waiting-list positions for older people.

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Multiple provincesPublic administration

Postal voting for Spain’s 29 November election enters its decisive stage

Ballot packs will start going out on 9 November. Applying rules out voting at the polling station, and completed ballots must reach a post…

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ValenciaPublic administration

Valencia to host IMF’s first technology centre outside Washington

The IMF will base a digital operations office at the Palacio de Calatayud. Spain has authorised the agreement, but the opening timetable, staffing plan…

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ValenciaEmergencies

Dryland cereal aid opens at €100 per hectare with a ten-day deadline

Applicants must hold at least one hectare of dryland cereal registered by 31 May. The €2 million fund may be reduced proportionally if valid…

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ValenciaHealthcare

When care needs increase: requesting a review of your dependency grade in Valencia

Medical evidence supports a review when independence declines. How to apply, what happens at assessment and how a PIA change differs.

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