Government approves repairs for Catarroja Social Security

Spain’s Council of Ministers on May 19 approved spending limits to let the Social Security Treasury contract repairs to a damaged office in Catarroja, a town in Valencia province hit by the October 2024 DANA floods. The measure authorizes future-year commitments under Spain’s budget law so the Treasury can launch two real-investment files tied to the rebuilding of the site. The office housed both Administration 46/14 and the local Centro de Atención e Información de la Seguridad Social, or CAISS, according to the Finance Ministry. The ministry said the services had been suspended after staff were moved to temporary premises following the flooding. ### Which office is being repaired, and where is it? The Finance Ministry said the works center on a Social Security premises at Calle Manfredo Monforte 24, ground floor, in Catarroja. The ministry described a “reforma integral” as necessary to repair what it called severe damage caused by the October 2024 flooding. (hacienda.gob.es) The affected services were the town’s Administration 46/14 and its CAISS office, which provides in-person Social Security information and assistance. The government said those services were interrupted because personnel had to be transferred elsewhere after the storm damage. ### How much money is involved in the repair plan? (hacienda.gob.es) The total amount tied to the contracting files is 1,792,805.23 euros, according to the Finance Ministry. Valencia Plaza, citing the government decision, reported the figure as 1.792 million euros and said the authorization includes setting a commitment limit of up to 1,135,558 euros for 2027. (hacienda.gob.es) Article 47 of Spain’s General Budget Law requires authorization when an agency wants to take on spending commitments in future fiscal years. The May 19 decision gives that authorization because the 2026 budget framework did not include an initial allocation in the relevant investment chapter, the ministry said, due to the continued extension of the 2023 budget structure. (hacienda.gob.es) ### Why did the government need a special authorization? The Finance Ministry said a November 25, 2025 resolution adapting the Social Security budget classification created a dedicated program for DANA-related spending. That program — “Programa 1106 Contingencias de carácter contributivo asociadas a la Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos (DANA) de 2024” — is meant to cover urgent response costs linked directly to the storm damage, including current goods and services and real investments. (hacienda.gob.es) Because the 2026 accounts did not start with a line for those investments in the contributory benefits management program, the Treasury needed cabinet approval to bind spending beyond the current year. The ministry framed the Catarroja repair as part of restoring public service delivery rather than opening a new office. (hacienda.gob.es) ### Where have residents been getting Social Security services in the meantime? On September 9, 2025, the central government said Social Security services had resumed in Catarroja from municipal premises provided temporarily by the town hall. Pilar Bernabé, the government delegate in the Valencian Community, visited those offices with Mayor Lorena Silvent and said in-person and telephone attention had restarted in the municipality after months of disruption. (hacienda.gob.es) That same government statement said the future CAISS headquarters would be located in a Treasury-owned building of about 1,000 square meters and would also house the Treasury office. Bernabé said placing both services in one building would improve direct service to residents. ### How does this fit into the wider reconstruction in Catarroja? (mptmd.gob.es) The September 2025 government statement put total central-government investment in Catarroja related to the DANA at 247 million euros, including 138 million euros for rebuilding all damaged municipal infrastructure. The May 19 cabinet decision did not repeat those broader totals, but it places the Social Security office repair within the same recovery effort after the flooding of late October 2024. (mptmd.gob.es) The next step is procurement. The Finance Ministry said the authorization allows the Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social to contract the two investment files, with up to 1,135,558 euros of commitments extending into 2027 as the Catarroja works move forward. (hacienda.gob.es) (mptmd.gob.es)