Since Thursday, November 7, the Spanish government has allowed direct help for people affected by DANA, which can be requested from now until January 7, 2025 in Government sub-delegations, at the electronic headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior, on the website of the General Directorate of Civil Protection and emergencies, in public archives and in post offices. .
Additionally, the Insurance Compensation Consortium has started paying first compensationafter receiving more than 116,000 complaints in eight days.
“Bureaucracy will not be a problem for process and receive help“, declared the Undersecretary of the Interior, Susana Crisóstomo, during a press conference from the Moncloa Palace. In this sense, he clarified that it will be enough to complete the application form and provide bank details.
Furthermore, the National Police deployed three mobile offices for fast and free DNI processing in Sedaví, Alfafar and Benetússer, and will soon open three more in Chiva, Utiel and Paiporta, as detailed in the cycle in which the General Director of Insurance, José Antonio Fernández, also participated.
Duplicate free driving license
Furthermore, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) will publish an instruction tomorrow which will allow the processing of duplicate driving licenses, vehicle circulation permit and temporary and permanent deregistration of vehicles, free of charge.
To facilitate the carrying out of the procedures, all this can be done by electronically through the DGT website, at the headquarters of the Provincial Traffic Directorate of Valencia and through the administrative officials of Valencia, without it being in any case necessary to pay any fees.
The Undersecretary of the Interior also recalled that others were mobilized 10,000 agents of the National Police and the Civil Guard deployed in the Valencian Community on the occasion of the DANA, emphasizing that the assistance of the Security Forces was activated “from the first moment” of the emergency.
Quadruple emergency aid
The Government reiterated that the royal decree-law on DANA aid offers greater coverage by introducing “notable improvements” compared to the regulations generally applicable to emergency aid in matters of civil protection, “since the amounts are quadrupled And Yesand facilitate procedures, eliminating requirements.
Aid becomes universal to reach everyone affected households whatever the income thresholds, according to the Executive.
As announced last Tuesday by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, after the Council of Ministers, the planned aid reaches 72,000 euros for deaths and cases of absolute permanent disability; 60,480 for total destruction of housing; 41,280 euros for structural damage and 20,640 euros for non-structural damage.
10,320 euros are also envisaged for change or repair furniturehousehold appliances and basic necessities and 36,896 euros to repair elements of the neighborhood’s communities, such as doors or elevators. The aid from the Interior Ministry alone will cost around 118 million euros.