The only requirement that must be met in order to apply for subsidies for Summer Holiday Campaign activities is to have applied for a financial support level in January or February and to have been successful in the application, i.e. to have been assigned a qualification level of over 0% in the final decision.

In the final decision assigning a financial support level, beneficiaries will be informed of the maximum percentage of the subsidy, which can be up to 30%, 60% or 90%.

The specific percentage of the aid to be awarded will be calculated based on the number of applications received for Summer Holiday Campaign activities. This means that, if the applications received exceed the total available budget, the maximum percentages will be proportionally reduced to the extent necessary to cover all the subsidies awarded. 

The exact amount of the subsidy will be confirmed when the decision on the applications for subsidies for the Summer Holiday Campaign activities is published, which is expected to be in mid-June. 

If your application for a financial support level has already been approved, you must request the activity code from the organiser of the activity you want to register for. You must then provide the code by calling 010 or logging into your personal area of the Virtual Procedures Office. You do not need idCAT Mòbil or a digital certificate for this procedure. 

You will need to have the following at hand so you can make the application:

• The Spanish national identity document (DNI), identity number for foreign nationals (NIE) or passport number of the member of the household who submitted the application for a financial support level in January or February. 
• The code of the child who will be doing the activity (8 digits). You can find this in the financial support level decision, which you can access by logging into your area of the Virtual Procedures Office. Each child in the household has a different code. 
• The code of the activity (13 digits) for which you are requesting the subsidy. The activity organiser will provide that when you formally register for it.
• The dates and times of the activity in which the child will be taking part. 

If you don't have a digital device or internet access, you can apply for the subsidy for the activity by calling the free number 010. 

No, you cannot attach any documents when applying for a subsidy for a specific activity, because the household’s financial support level will already have been assessed in the previous procedure. 

No, you can only request a subsidy for one child in each application. If you want to request one for more children, you have to submit as many applications as the number of children for whom you want to apply.

Moreover, only one subsidy application will be allowed per child. If you submit more than one, all previous applications will be rendered void and deemed to have been abandoned, and only the most recent one will be accepted.

Assistance will cover a maximum of 10 days per child for activities that take place in Barcelona, with the exception of summer nursery schools and adapted activities without overnight stays, in which case assistance will cover a maximum of 14 days per child. Activities that take place outside Barcelona (camps, routes, overnight camps, etc.) will be subsidised up to a maximum of 14 days per child. So, for example, if a day camp activity lasts 13 days, three days are not covered by the subsidy, and if the activity is outside Barcelona or is a summer nursery and lasts 16 days, there are two days that are not covered by the subsidy.

If your child was born in 2008 or earlier, they are not eligible for the grant, as they exceed the maximum age established for the campaign (they must turn 17 during the year 2026). Please note that the criterion applied is the year of birth, not the exact birth date. Exceptionally, in the case of children and young people with disabilities, the maximum age is extended up to 19 years if they take part in a regular activity, or up to 21 years if it is an adapted activity.

You can always sign your children up for as many activities as you like. However, you will only receive a subsidy for one activity per child, regardless of the number of activities or days you apply for. 

If a family has applied for recognition of the right to receive financial assistance for extracurricular activities, which include the Summer Holiday Campaign, and then registers for the activity before a final decision on the financial support application has been made, the activity organiser may request an advance as follows:

• Up to 10% of the price of the activity for families with a financial support level of up to 90%;
• Up to 20% of the price of the activity for families with a financial support level of up to 60%;
• Up to 30% of the price of the activity for families with a financial support level of up to 30% or for families who have applied for a financial support level but have been denied it in the provisional decision.

If the activity organiser requests this advance payment, the applicant will have up to 10 working days to pay it. If this percentage is not paid within that time, the activity organiser may release the place.

Once the final decision on the financial support level (maximum percentage) has been published, the activity organiser may demand payment of the difference. If the household is assigned a higher financial support level in the final decision, the activity organiser must refund the amount of the overpayment.

Families whose right to receive the subsidy was denied in the provisional decision and who have paid 30% of the price of the activity in advance will have 10 working days to cancel the registration and request a refund if the right is denied again in the final decision. In such cases, the activity organiser must refund the advance paid. After this time, the activity organiser will be under no obligation to refund the advance paid at the time of registration.

If you wish to change the activity or days, you can submit a new application for the activity and days you want while the subsidy application period remains open. Once the application period is over and the decision has been published, you may only change the activity based on justified reasons of force majeure, and you can only choose an activity of the same organiser.

The decision on subsidy amounts will be published in mid-June. 

The decision on the application for a subsidy for an activity will be published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Barcelona. You will also be informed in the My space area of the Virtual Procedures Office, and families will be told by SMS and email at the number and email address provided in the application. You can also contact the activity organiser.

The subsidy will not be paid directly to the family but to the activity organiser, who will then give the family a discount on the price of the activity for the same amount. Therefore, to benefit from the discount, you must contact the organisation where you have registered your child. They will tell you the final price you have to pay after registering, taking into account that the amount of the subsidy will have to be deducted from the final price of the activity.

This year, registration starts on Monday, 13 April. However, some entities may decide to open registration after 13 April. You will find the date when registration starts on each activity’s web page.

You can find all the information about the campaign and all the available activities on this website. You can also get in touch with the organisation you are interested in to find out more about the activities they organise.

The City Council sets a maximum price for activities that take place in the city. However, there are some exceptional and justified cases where activities are allowed above this maximum price. Nevertheless, when calculating the amount of the subsidy, the maximum price recommended by the City Council is taken as a reference. This means that the amount of the subsidy does not cover this difference.

There is no maximum price for activities that take place outside Barcelona, merely a recommended maximum. However, in order to calculate the amount of the subsidy, if the price of the activity exceeds the recommended price, the maximum price set by the City Council is taken as a reference, which means that the amount of the subsidy does not cover this difference in these cases either.

If you end up not using the subsidy, you must notify both the activity organiser and the City Council. You can do this via the Virtual Procedures Office, by accessing the procedure you carried out, which you can find by selecting the Waive option in your Personal Space. 

The refund policy for registration fees depends on each organisation. When you register, the organisation must inform you of the refund policy, whether it cancels the activity or the child is unable to attend. What the summer holiday campaign regulations do establish is that if the participant cancels the registration, provided they notify the cancellation at least 15 days before the activity starts, the activity organiser must return at least 50% of the amount already paid for the activity (in instalments or not).

If you have made a mistake and entered the wrong activity code or selected the wrong days or times, you can submit a new application while the application period remains open. If you submit more than one application for the same child, we will cancel the previous applications and consider only the most recent one.