Jana González: “Today in the Canary Islands, we can say that the Dependency Law is being complied with”

Jana González Alonso, an MP with the Canarian Nationalist Group (CCa), addressed a plenary session of the Parliament of the Canary Islands to highlight measures that have brought the average time taken to process dependency applications down to 184 days.

“This represents a change in management and in the model. Today in the Canary Islands, we can say that the Dependency Law is being complied with,” the MP said.

During her speech, Jana González explained that it currently takes 184 days in the Canary Islands from the submission of an application to receiving a decision recognising a person’s entitlement to dependency support. “That is in contrast to the start of the legislative term, when the waiting time exceeded a year,” she noted.

The MP stressed that during the previous legislative term, “people with dependency needs and those involved in care had to wait years for their entitlement to be recognised”.

A 77% reduction compared with 2020

According to figures presented by the nationalist MP, the current waiting time of 184 days represents a 60% decrease compared with 2025 and a 77% reduction compared with 2020, when the wait stood at 644 days.

González said that people in the Canary Islands now spend less time waiting for their entitlement to dependency support to be recognised, allowing both those needing support and their carers to have their rights recognised.

“This means the Dependency Law is being complied with and translated into effective rights,” the MP added.

Support for people with ALS

Finally, the MP noted that the Canary Islands is the only autonomous community with 100% coverage of the Grade III+ benefit, introduced during this legislative term to recognise and address the specific circumstances of people affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

González highlighted this measure as one of the advances made in the Canary Islands’ dependency support system.