The autonomous region has removed the subsidy granting coming for telecare service provision and local government directly impact this new cut on which users will see increased monthly rate.
Moreover, the PSOE denounces the government of Antonio Tamayo has repealed the tax that regulated service tariffs, which set different prices according to the economic capacity and status of users.
Instead it has made a clean sweep and sets the new rate at 13 euros per month, regardless of the economic capacity of the user.
Thus explains the PSOE, the bonus disappears Type 1 users not previously paid service and rate of pay to spend € 7.80 / month to 13 € per month.
Meanwhile users of type B and C go to pay 3.90 and 3.12 euros per month respectively to pay 13 euros a month.
For socialists the Telecare service is a basic service that caters to elderly people living alone and giving them the confidence to advise and be dealt with promptly in different emergency situations, such as the case of a fall, be diseased, etc.
and which otherwise could not be helped.
According to the socialists, these decisions show that the telecare service and not a priority for the government of the PP, and jeopardizes access to it from older people with few resources, a further cut in policy social welfare of the disadvantaged pay again.
Source: PSOE Cieza