This initiative, promoted by the Housing Policies Area, seeks to eliminate architectural and sensory barriers, contributing to a better quality of life, personal autonomy, and safety in the home environment for beneficiaries. The program focuses on adapting homes and improving accessibility in common areas of residential buildings and commercial premises located on ground or first floors.
“"This initiative aims to promote the elimination of architectural and sensory barriers, contributing to an improved quality of life, personal autonomy, and safety in the home environment for beneficiaries."
The call for applications is part of line 2 of the Strategic Subsidies Plan 2024-2027, which focuses on improving public, commercial, and residential spaces, and responds to the strategic objective of consolidating the development and transformation of Madrid's neighborhoods. Eligible actions include interventions not yet started, ongoing, or completed during 2025 and 2026, provided they have the corresponding urban planning permit.
The aid is structured into four main lines: adaptation of homes for people with disabilities, accessibility in premises of residential buildings, adaptation of homes for people with rare diseases, and improvement of accessibility in common access elements of buildings. With this program, the City Council reinforces its commitment to universal accessibility and the improvement of living conditions in the city, fostering more inclusive environments for all Madrid residents.
The Adapta Madrid Plan is a consolidated and pioneering public policy in Spain. Since its launch in 2020, this aid program has allocated over 25 million euros, with 3 million annually between 2020 and 2022, and 4 million annually between 2023 and 2026. Thanks to this investment, 2,722 adaptation actions have been carried out in the city, of which 70% were related to reduced mobility, 12% to visual impairment, and the remaining 18% to hearing impairment, intellectual disability, or rare diseases.
The program has received several awards for its social impact and innovative approach to accessibility, including the Solidarios Grupo Social ONCE Comunidad de Madrid 2024 Award and the Personal Autonomy Award 2021 from FAMMA-COCEMFE. Additionally, the City Council has signed collaboration agreements with entities such as the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities (CERMI Madrid) and the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (FEDER) to ensure wider dissemination and more effective management of the aid.
