Fuengirola City Council has carried out nearly 10,000 services in Social Services in 2025

In addition, during this year, it has processed 2,014 financial aid aimed at 741 families in the city. The Municipal Center for Attention to Women has attended 1,096 consultations on legal and psychological matters during this period

12/9/2025 – Fuengirola City Council has carried out nearly 10,000 services throughout 2025 in the Social Services Area. It is one of the aspects that has been highlighted by the Councilor for Families, Equality and Social Welfare, Cristina Bornao, who has taken stock today of the aforementioned municipal areas during this year.

“For the Department of Families, Equality and Social Welfare, the priority is the people of our municipality. For us, the people of Fuengirola come first and we work every day to offer increasing levels of well-being and improve the quality of life. Once again we extend our hand to you so that you always come to us since, in Fuengirola, no person is left without help from their City Council if they can prove their vulnerability,” said the councilor.

In this sense, the Social Welfare Area has provided a total of 9,818 services in the different Social Work Units and programs for information, guidance, advice and processing of 2,014 economic benefits. Of them, 907 corresponded to social emergency aid, 908 to wallet cards and 199 to family financial aid. These aid have amounted to 982,026.91 euros, benefiting the same 741 families.

For its part, the Home Help Service has provided 146,795 hours of home care to a monthly average of 554 people. In addition, this same department has responded to 897 requests for information about the process of accessing the Dependency System and 103 PIAS (Individual Care Program) have been prepared for access to the different benefits of the law that regulate this right.

Another aspect highlighted by Bornao in the annual balance of its council has been access to housing. In this sense, the mayor has indicated that, in the last quarter, the processing of municipal housing for rent in the Amaneceres building has begun, the delivery of which is scheduled for early 2026. The Municipal Registry of Protected Housing currently has 955 active registrations, of which 476 were made during 2025.

Regarding the Co-Responsible plan to help reconcile families with children under 16 years of age in their care, Cristina Bornao highlighted that, in the space set up in the Social Services offices for the care and attention of children under 16 years of age, 92 minors belonging to 70 family units have participated.

Equality

Regarding the Equality Area, Bornao has emphasized that during the year 2025, a comprehensive program has been carried out for the promotion of Equality and the prevention of sexist violence, which has had a direct impact on 17,795 people in the municipality.

In addition, 432 women have passed through the Municipal Women’s Information Center, 153 of them new. The total number of queries has been 1,096: 602 resolved by the Legal Advice department, 421 by the Psychotherapy department and 73 by the Information department.

Likewise, the activities organized by this municipal department have had the direct participation of 17,795 people, while the 36 workshops promoted by the Department have brought together 437 people.

Third Age

Finally, the Senior Citizens Area has had great activity in terms of organizing events and events. Thus, for example, 655 seniors have taken one of the trips organized by this municipal department, more than 800 have signed up for its workshops, 106 have been to sports events, more than 2,300 have attended the different cultural initiatives and 5,398 have participated in one of the parties, breakfasts, snacks or lunches for seniors promoted by the City Council. On the other hand, Bornao has indicated that the Senior Citizens Area has counted this year the incorporation of 539 people who have applied for the Fuengirola retiree card.

“Our seniors also adapt to new technologies and in this sense, we have had 582 seniors who have joined our digital platform this year, the ‘Fuengirola Contigo’ app, where they can stay up to date with our entire program of activities and find various resources for them,” Cristina Bornao pointed out in conclusion.