Spain Boosts Funding for Cáritas as Government, Church and Far-Right Clash over Mass Regularisation
On 8 May Spain approved a €13.3 million lottery-funded grant for Cáritas, reaffirming support for the Church-run NGO’s migrant services just as Vox campaigns to defund organisations that help undocumented foreigners. The move underscores the government’s commitment to a forthcoming mass regularisation of roughly 500,000 residents and offers businesses a clearer, if politically contentious, path to formalise essential workers.
May 9, 2026
