2026 aid for new hires or maintenance of contracts signed with household employees, according to Decree 164/2025, of December 2, which calls
Summary
This grant is aimed at natural persons who do not develop economic activity. Scope: EXTREMADURA. Budget: 600.000 €. You can apply until October 30, 2026. The application process is done electronically. Direct award: granted without a public competitive process.
What is this grant about?
This aid is granted without competition: anyone who meets the requirements and applies for it can obtain it, as long as funds are available. It is a monetary subsidy to hire a domestic worker or to maintain an existing contract. It seeks to promote the balance between personal, family and work life. The total fund is €600,000, and you can submit the application until October 30, 2026. There is no obligation to return the money.
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Official description of the call
In accordance with the provisions of articles 17.3 b) and 20.8 a) of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Subsidies, the extract of the call is published, the full text of which can be consulted in the National Subsidies Database https://www.pap.hacienda.gob.es/bdnstrans/GE/es/convocatorias Primero. Object and Purpose. Through the Decree of regulatory bases, the first call is established, for the financial year 2026, for subsidies aimed at new hires or the maintenance of contracts as a measure to promote conciliation and co-responsibility of personal, family and work life. This call will be governed by the rules contained in Decree 164/2025, of December 2, which establishes the regulatory bases for aid for new hires or the maintenance of contracts signed with domestic workers, as a promotion measure to facilitate the reconciliation of personal, family and work life for Extremaduran families, and the first call is approved. Second. Beneficiaries and General Requirements. Natural persons who make a new hire or maintain a contract signed as of January 1, 2024 of a person who is unemployed and/or at risk of vulnerability, for the care, at home, of sons or daughters under 14 years of age or relatives of the first or second degree of consanguinity or affinity with a recognized disability equal to or greater than 33% and who meet the requirements and carry out the eligible action established in the articles, may be beneficiaries of this aid. 4 and 6 respectively, of the Decree of regulatory bases. Third. Regulatory Bases. The regulatory bases of this call are those contained in Decree 164/2025, of December 2, which establishes the regulatory bases for aid for new hires or the maintenance of contracts signed with domestic workers, as a promotion measure to facilitate the reconciliation of personal, family and work life for Extremaduran families, and the first call is approved. Room. Financing and Amount. The aid established in this call is financed with funds from the Operational Program of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027, Political Objective 4. A more social and inclusive Europe, through the application of the European pillar of social rights. Priority 1. Employment, adaptability, entrepreneurship and social economy. Specific objective: ESO4.3. Promote balanced gender participation in the labor market, equal working conditions and improved work-life balance, in particular through access to affordable childcare and dependent care services. Line of action 1.C.01-Measures to reconcile work, family and personal life for vulnerable families. These aids will be financed from the corresponding credits established in the calls made under the General Budgets of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura. It will be made from the corresponding credits for the 2026 budget year of the General Budgets of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, in the following budget application: 02006/253A/48000, Fund FS21411C01 and Project 20240222 "Program to promote the reconciliation of personal, family and work life", with an endowment of 600,000.00 euros. The amount of the aid will be intended to defray the costs of the new hiring, or maintenance thereof, of the person who provides the home care service, for the period requested for this call and/or with a deadline of December 31, 2026. It is calculated in accordance with the provisions of the article. 8 of the Decree and will be determined in the table set forth in the single additional provision which is calculated taking into account the contribution bases for common contingencies for the people employed and the hours worked. The total amount of aid may not exceed 1,100 per month in 12 monthly installments. Fifth. Application submission deadline. Applications may be submitted from the day following the publication of the corresponding call and its extract in the Official Gazette of Extremadura and until October 30, 2026. Sixth. Other data. The forms for
Issuing agency
ESTREMADURA — GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF EQUALITY AND CONCILIATION
Scope
EXTREMADURA
Category
Recipients
NATURAL PERSONS WHO DO NOT DEVELOP ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
More information
Deadlines
| Publication date | January 14, 2026 |
| Application start date | Not available |
| Application end date | October 30, 2026 |
Full information
| Administration | Regional |
| Call type | Direct award: granted without a public competitive process |
| Purpose | Social Services and Social Promotion |
| Economic sector | 98 - Activities of households as producers of goods and services for own use |
| Last database update | July 19, 2026 |
Who can apply for this grant?
- NATURAL PERSONS WHO DO NOT DEVELOP ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
The full requirements may vary. Check the governing rules and the official portal to confirm all requirements.
Financial information
| Total budget | 600.000 € |
| Grant format | SUBSIDY AND MONEY DELIVERY WITHOUT COMPENSATION |
| Co-financed by the EU | Yes |
The exact amount may vary depending on your specific case. Always check the governing rules before applying.
Documents
Governing rules
Decree 164/2025, of December 2, which establishes the regulatory bases for aid for the hiring of domestic workers, and establishes the first call.