These new facilities will be located in the neighborhoods of Casernes (Sant Andreu), Esquerra del Eixample, Marina del Prat (Sants-Montjuïc), and Glòries (Sant Martí). Each center will have approximately 90 permanent residential places and 30 day-center spots. The estimated cost per project ranges between 12 and 13 million euros, as detailed by the Minister of Social Rights and Inclusion, Raúl Moreno.
The Barcelona council and the Government have established a collaboration mechanism where the Generalitat will transfer the necessary funds to the municipality. Subsequently, the City Council, through the municipal company BIMSA, will manage the tender for the works. Once completed, the management of the residential centers will be handed over to the Government.
The Casernes project is the first to be materialized due to the progress in bureaucratic procedures. The Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, highlighted that no residences had been built in the city for 15 years and emphasized the need to rethink public policies given the demographic reality.
Minister Raúl Moreno pointed out the intention to "recover lost time" in the residential sector. He reported that his department has allocated 22 million euros from the European Next Generation funds to improve existing centers, including air conditioning, in addition to the construction of the new facilities.
He also recalled the 15.5 million euro investment in the Benavent (Les Corts) residence and day center, construction of which began in September 2025, with European funds. Currently, Barcelona has 358,556 residents over 65 years old, representing over 21% of the population, and offers 5,883 public places.
