The Department of Social Affairs has denied, with official data, a complaint of the PSIB about an alleged worsening of waiting lists in dependency in Ibiza.
In fact, according to figures updated to October 2025 that the Govern has given to La Voz de Ibiza, there are currently 455 people on the island on the waiting list (284 pending assessment and 171 of the individualized care plan), compared to the 530 registered in May 2023. This represents a reduction of 14%, in a period where applications have increased by 17.7% (from 3,510 to 4,131).
More coverage for all benefits
The system has significantly increased the number of people served in Ibiza. Between May 2023 and October 2025, the following increases are recorded:
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Teleassistance: from 901 to 1,525 users(+70 %)
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Socio-health care: from 1,905 to 2,387(+25 %)
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Day center: from 133 to 164(+23.3 %)
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Home help (SAD): from 88 to 118(+34 %)
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Residences: from 362 to 391 persons served(+8 %)
The Regional Ministry explains that the system has adapted to the increased demand and that the improvement plans have had positive results.
Waiting lists in nursing homes and centers also decrease
The positive trend is also reflected in the most sensitive services. By October 2025:
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101 people were waiting for a place in residence, compared to 137 in May 2023.
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In the day centers, the waiting list is 30 people.
The social services area assures that these figures are directly related to the expansion of places in infrastructures already operating on the island.
PSOE denounced a «collapse» with erroneous figures
The socialist group of Ibiza stated that waiting lists had increased by 23% in the last two years, with 403 people waiting for care in July. It also criticized the Govern and the Consell for not promoting the planned residence in Sant Josep or executing the transfer of competences approved by the Parliament.
However, official data show the opposite: there are no more people waiting, but 75 less than in 2023. The Government stresses that the system has responded to the increase in demand by expanding coverage, and denies that there is a situation of collapse.
