The Association condemns that they are not published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands and it is not known what the criteria and requirements are.
The forum association of people affected by the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma has asked ngel Victor Torres, president of the Canary Islands, where 30,000 euros in aid was promised in a mixed commission for reconstruction, recovery and support. first to the island Presidents’ Conference held in Los Llanos de Ariadne Weekend of March 12 and 13, 2022.
In this sense, they remind Torres that after the Mixed Commission meeting held at Casa Salazar in Santa Cruz de la Palma on 12 March, they indicate that the President of the Canary Islands, in a later press appearance, “revealed the affected families”. the administration’s impulse to support, given that the regional government would contribute 30,000 euros more for those who lost the houseA figure that complements Cabaldo Palmero with a further 10,000 euros, together with 60,000 from the central government, 100,000 in totalMuch more than the originally planned 15,000″.
However, the forum states in a statement more than two months later, “This 30,000 euro aid from the Government of the Canary Islands is only a wish and not a reality, because Not published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands And it is not known what are the norms and requirements for this”.
Thus, they say that the people currently affected are in a “precarious position” Because the 60,000 euro aid “has not been paid to all affected people despite the fact that” Nine months have passed since the explosion”They also state that although Cabildo de la Palma has started paying 10,000 euros in aid to those affected, “many are missing” to receive it.
To this they add that 10,000 euros in aid from the government of the Canary Islands “not all have been paid” Those affected, but “only” who have been given social housing on lease basis.
As for those who have lost their first home or habitual residence, which they have kept around 600, they indicate that “only” they have been handed over a house on lease basis “to a hundred”i.e., 20% of those affected”, for which they confirm that there are still “more than 400 affected that the Government of the Canary Islands, seven months later, Has not provided accommodation solution”.
Finally, they criticize that rental assistance is currently paid to “neither” affected people who have opted for the rental system, while “necessary” state decree laws to confiscate land affected by influx. An appraisal value, prepared by the College of Notaries, has not started processing in the Congress of Deputies until September 18, 2021, with the corresponding compensation to the owners and owners “nor is it the responsibility of the Government of the Canary Islands or the Government of Spain.” support has been received”.
He also underlined that the Law on the Rights of Affected People “continues” to be presented by the Forum for Affected People in the Parliament of the Canary Islands. without processing Billed as” as well as the Statutes of the Consortium for the Reconstruction of La Palma.
In the end, they conclude that there are currently “technical, legal and economic reasons”.
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