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What do you need to know?
It is compensation for female victims of male violence and for sons and daughters of women who have died as a result of male violence.
This procedure is set up so that we can help you through a face-to-face service office listed below, where the person who handles your case can carry out the procedure on your behalf, with your consent. The offices to process with aid are:
You can request compensation at any time, as long as no more than five years have passed since you were notified of the court decision (judgement) or the administrative decision that acknowledges you as a victim of gender-based violence or that acknowledges the situation of male violence.
A generic request is not valid for the submission of applications relating to this procedure.
A perpetrator or inciter of sexist violence cannot administer this money under any circumstances.
All citizens
- To women victims of male violence.
- To sons and daughters of women who died as a result of male violence.
- To women with a son or daughter who died due to vicarious violence.
If the applicant is a non-emancipated minor or has support measures, the form must be submitted by the person who is their guardian, legal representative or de facto guardian.
You can claim compensation at any time, as long as no more than five years have passed since:
- The notification of the court or administrative resolution that acknowledges you as a victim of male violence, if you are a woman victim of male violence.
- The court decision or the police proceedings in respect of acts of male violence, if:
- you are the son or daughter of a woman who died due to male violence, or
- you are a woman who has lost a son or daughter to vicarious violence.
Women victims of male violence
- Final judgment that proves the situation of gender violence
- Medical report certifying that the woman is HIV-positive with respect to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), if applicable.
- Request for bank transfer for payments from the Treasury of the Generalitat (SEPA area).
- Certificate from the bank certifying that you are the account holder.
- If the request is made by a legal representative or de facto guardian, the document that substantiates it.
- If you are from outside Catalonia:
- The document that identifies you, if you have a passport or foreign identity document.
- The documentation proving that you have lived in Catalonia or that you work there in person.
- The certificate of your acknowledged degree of disability, if applicable.
Sons or daughters of women killed as a result of male violence
Women who have lost their sons or daughters to vicarious violence
- The court decision certifying that the mother or the child or children have died due to male violence.
- In cases where it has not been possible to take legal action against the aggressor due to their death, the evidence of the police investigation will suffice.
- Request for bank transfer for payments from the Treasury of the Generalitat (SEPA area).
- Certificate from the bank certifying that you are the account holder.
- If the request is made by a legal representative or de facto guardian, the document that substantiates it.
- If you are from outside Catalonia:
- The document that identifies you, if you have a passport or foreign identity document.
- Documentation proving that the mother lived or worked in person in Catalonia.
- The complete family book, or the document from the Civil Registry that certifies parentage.
- If you do not give permission for the relevant authority to check your information automatically, you must also provide:
- The certificate of cohabitation with the woman victim of male violence. This serves to show that you were living with her when she died.
- The death certificate of the mother, sons or daughters.
- Guide to fill in official bank documents
- Live in Catalonia on a stable basis. Persons who are registered as residents or who can prove that they live in Catalonia by any means accepted at the time of submitting the application are considered to be living in Catalonia.
- Exceptionally, women and their children, if any, will be entitled to compensation if the female victim works in Catalonia and the events took place in Catalonia.
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The sons and daughters of fatal victims as a result of male violence:
- Be under the age of twenty-six.
- Living with the deceased at the time of death. It is also understood that there is cohabitation when it is interrupted for reasons arising from the situation of male violence. Temporary separation due to studies, work, medical treatment, rehabilitation or other similar causes, or due to force majeure, is not considered an interruption of cohabitation.
- The male violence suffered must be covered in the Male Violence Act.
You do not have to pay any fee for this procedure.
Amount of compensation
Compensation for women victims of male violence:
- 2024 Amount: €3,779.10
- 2025 Amount: €33,892.45
Compensation for women victims of male violence who can prove disability/HIV:
- 2024 Amount: €4,723.87
- 2025 Amount: €4,865.56
Compensation for the children of femicide victims:
- 2024 Amount: €54,418.98
- 2025 Amount: €56,051.52
Compensation for vicarious violence:
- 2024 Amount: €54,418.98
- 2025 Amount: €56,051.52
Compatibility
This compensation is compatible with:
- The compensations that are awarded in a court judgement.
- The other private or public financial benefits that you may be entitled to.
Steps to follow
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Step one
Filing the application
By Internet
Request of compensation for victim women of chauvinistic violence
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Step two
Check the case status
You can check the case status:
You can check the case status:
- In the Private area (with the mobile idCAT and/or the digital certificate).
- In the Status of my procedures(with the procedure identifier and national or tax ID number (DNI/NIF)).
- By calling the telephone number 012 (with the identification code (ID) of the procedure and the national or tax ID number (DNI/NIF)).
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Step three
Receive the response from the relevant authority
When will I get the answer?
When will I get the answer?
Within a maximum period of three months from the submission of the application. If you do not receive a response during this time, you must consider the possibility that we have not accepted your request.
However, the Administration may decide on the procedure outside this time limit, either granting or rejecting it.
What answer will I receive?
You may receive:
- An approval, which means we accept your application.
- A rejection, which means that we do not accept your application.
- A decision of withdrawal, which means that you have not provided the correct documentation within the deadline you were set.
The decision will include the reasons why we accept or reject your application.
How will I receive the answer?
We will notify you of the response individually.
Taking into account the sensitivity of the data relating to male violence, in the event of a possible publication of the personal data contained in the decision, the provisions of the seventh additional provision of the Data Protection Act, must be complied with.
Can I file an appeal?
Yes. You can submit an appeal to the General Secretariat of the Department of Equality and Feminism within one month. The resolution you receive will tell you how to do this.
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Step four
Receive payment
The financial compensation will be granted only once and it will be paid in a single lump sum.
The financial compensation will be granted only once and it will be paid in a single lump sum.
Under no circumstances may financial compensation be administrated by a perpetrator or inciter of violence.
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