Grants to Hire a Domestic Worker in Madrid 2027: Up to 4,000 €

What's new: the 2027 call (11 November 2026)

• Budget: 2.3 million euros, the same as in 2026, approved by the regional government on 11 November 2026.
• Window: 1 February to 30 April 2027, online through the Comunidad de Madrid's electronic register (Administración Digital).
• What it covers: 2026 Social Security contributions, up to 4,000 € per family.
• Contracts: temporary and permanent contracts both qualify, full-time or part-time, including fixed seasonal ones (fijos discontinuos), and the grant can cover one worker or several hired one after another.
• Registration: as a general rule, at least 58 calendar days of employment and Social Security registration in 2026, even if not consecutive.
• How it is awarded: directly and in order of entry in the electronic register, for complete applications with all the documents.

The summary of the order declaring the available budget still has to be published in the Official Gazette of the Comunidad de Madrid (BOCM). In each of the last two years that order was signed in December and its summary appeared in the BOCM at the end of January (28 January 2025 and 30 January 2026), just before the window opened.

What the grant is and who it is for

This is an incentive scheme for hiring domestic workers, designed to help families balance their working and family lives. The Comunidad de Madrid runs it every year (with a budget of 2.3 million euros in 2026 and another 2.3 million approved for 2027) to cover the employment costs faced by households that hire a domestic worker to care for their dependants within their own home.

The grant is aimed at families who hire a domestic worker mainly to care for:

• Children under 12.
• Children under 18 with a disability.
• Other relatives (up to the second degree) with a disability of 50% or more, or in a situation of dependency, provided they live in the same home.

How much you can get and how the amount is calculated

The grant is calculated on the Social Security (Seguridad Social) contributions (both the employer's and the worker's) accrued and paid in for the domestic worker during the eligible period: the calendar year before the application (for the 2027 call, the year 2026), after deducting reductions and allowances. That figure is increased by 25%, and a percentage based on the per capita income of the family unit is then applied, up to a maximum of 4,000 € (art. 9 of the grant rules).

Worked examples: what a family could receive in 2027

Based on 2026 contributions and a permanent contract in place all year, these are approximate figures, with the 20% reduction and the 80% allowance already deducted and no large-family allowance. The final amount is worked out by the Comunidad de Madrid from the contributions actually paid. You can see the monthly contributions for your own case in our payslip calculator.

In every case the grant is capped at 4,000 €. Funding is limited (2.3 million euros for 2027) and grants are awarded in order of entry in the electronic register while the budget lasts: applications that arrive once it has run out are refused. So it is best to apply as soon as the window opens on 1 February 2027, with all your documents ready.

Requirements for the contract and the domestic worker

• The employment relationship must be the special domestic-service relationship governed by Royal Decree 1620/2011 (Real Decreto 1620/2011).
• The contract must be in writing, and the head of the household must register the worker with the Special System for Domestic Workers (Sistema Especial para Empleados de Hogar) of the Social Security.
• Only contracts that, within the eligible period (1 January to 31 December of the calendar year before the application), kept the employment relationship and Social Security registration in place for at least 58 calendar days, even if not consecutive, qualify.
• The domestic worker must carry out their duties at the beneficiary's home, located in any municipality within the Comunidad de Madrid.
• Their main purpose must be the care or support, within the home, of children or relatives who live with the head of the household and are their dependants.

Requirements for the head of the household and their spouse or partner

• Genuinely live and be registered on the municipal census (empadronamiento), throughout the eligible period, at the same address as the child or relative for whose care the domestic worker is hired, in any municipality within the Comunidad de Madrid.
• For the care of children under 12 or children under 18 with a disability, both parents must be in paid work (whether self-employed or employed) on a full-time basis, with some exceptions: a parent with a disability of 33% or more is not required to be in work; in a single-parent family, part-time work or reduced hours is sufficient; and in a large family (familia numerosa), one of the parents may work part-time or on reduced hours.
• For the care of other relatives with a disability of 50% or more, or in a situation of dependency, the full-time paid-work requirement applies to the head of the household and to their non-separated spouse or cohabiting registered partner.
• Neither cohabiting parent may be on maternity, paternity, adoption, pre-adoption guardianship or fostering leave during the eligible period.
• The head of the household and their spouse or partner may not be on unpaid leave (excedencia) or reduced working hours to care for a child or relative during the eligible period, save for the exceptions provided for.
• Be up to date with tax and Social Security obligations, have no debts in the enforcement period with the Comunidad de Madrid (unless they are secured), and not fall under any of the disqualifications for beneficiaries set out in the Spanish General Subsidies Act (Ley General de Subvenciones).

2027 deadline and how to apply for the grant

The application window runs from 1 February to 30 April each year (art. 11.1 of the grant rules). The 2027 window, now confirmed, runs from 1 February to 30 April 2027, for 2026 contributions; before then the summary of the order declaring the available budget has to be published in the regional gazette (BOCM), which in each of the last two years happened at the end of January. Applications are submitted exclusively online through the Comunidad de Madrid's electronic register (Administración Digital), so you will need a digital certificate, an electronic DNI (DNI electrónico) or the Cl@ve system.

The documentation usually required includes:

• The completed application form on the electronic register.
• The written employment contract and the worker's registration with the Special System for Domestic Workers (Sistema Especial para Empleados de Hogar).
• Proof of the Social Security contributions paid during the eligible period.
• Documents proving your family and employment situation (family book (libro de familia), disability or dependency certificates, municipal census registration (empadronamiento), employment history report (vida laboral), and so on).
• The information needed to verify the per capita income of the family unit.

The exact documentation and percentages may vary slightly from one call to the next; always check the order published in the Official Gazette of the Comunidad de Madrid (Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid, BOCM) before submitting your application.

If you hire now: which year counts

The grant always looks back at the previous year. For the 2027 call, what counts is registration during 2026, and as a general rule at least 58 days are needed, even if not consecutive: a worker registered from 5 November 2026 onwards can no longer reach that within the year. 2027 contributions would fall under a 2028 call, if the Comunidad de Madrid runs it again, as it has every year since 2023.

A different benefit: Madrid's income tax deduction

Separately from this grant, Madrid's regional income tax (IRPF) includes a deduction of 25% of a domestic worker's Social Security contributions, up to 463.95 € a year (40% and 618.60 € for large families). It is claimed in your tax return if, among other cases, you have a child under 3, or live with a relative over 65 with recognised dependency or with a relative who has a disability of at least 33%, and the worker must work at least 40 hours a month, among other conditions (art. 11 bis of Madrid's consolidated tax law).

Context: how much it costs to hire a domestic worker in 2026

This grant matters because, from the very first hour worked, the employer is required to register the worker with the Special System for Domestic Workers (Sistema Especial para Empleados de Hogar) and to pay contributions on their behalf. The starting point is the Spanish minimum wage (SMI), which in 2026 rose by 3.1% under Royal Decree 126/2026 of 18 February (Real Decreto 126/2026; published in the Official State Gazette, BOE, on 19 February 2026), with retroactive effect from 1 January.

On top of this wage, the employer pays Social Security contributions while applying the reductions and allowances in force: a 20% reduction in the employer's contribution for common contingencies and an 80% allowance on unemployment and Wage Guarantee Fund (FOGASA) contributions. For large families (familia numerosa), a 45% allowance on the employer's contributions can apply instead of that 20% if they hire a single carer dedicated exclusively to caring for the family, and the employer is registered with Social Security and holds large-family status when hiring (Royal Decree-law 1/2023, additional provision 3 bis). The contribution also includes the Intergenerational Equity Mechanism (Mecanismo de Equidad Intergeneracional, MEI), at 0.90% in 2026: the family pays 0.75% and the worker 0.15%. As for personal income tax (IRPF), a family resident in Spain hiring for its own home is not required to withhold it: that duty falls on companies and on those paying in the course of a business (Spanish Income Tax Act, LIRPF, art. 99.2; IRPF Regulation, art. 76.1). So the worker is paid without withholding and declares their own income if required.

You can estimate the real cost of hiring in our guide to how much a domestic worker's Social Security costs and in our guide to how much a domestic worker earns in Spain in 2026, see how to register the worker with the Social Security, and check our prices. If you are hiring for the first time, our essential guide to hiring domestic staff in Spain will help.