In Badalona, residents in Sant Roc and nearby neighbourhoods will want to know one thing first: will their services keep running after the Badalona Sud Consortium closes? The Generalitat says yes, and this guide explains what that means in practice, who is affected, and what to check next if you use local social programmes.

Key takeaways

  • The consortium was created in 2006 to address degradation and social exclusion in the south of Badalona.
  • The Generalitat says the body is now inefficient and no longer justified as a separate structure.
  • Services are expected to continue, with staff and resources transferred to the city council and the Generalitat.
  • If you use a programme, the main change is likely to be the office, administration, or contact point, not the service itself.

Why is the consortium being closed?

According to the Ministry for Social Rights, Mònica Martínez Bravo told parliament that the consortium had structural precarity, weak planning and management, and difficulty handling administrative and financial matters. The ministry also said the body no longer met the test for keeping a separate structure on grounds of efficiency and economy.

That matters because the consortium was not a symbolic body. It was set up in 2006 by Badalona City Council and the Generalitat to respond to social exclusion in the south of the city, including Artigues, Congrés, El Remei, La Mora and, especially, Sant Roc. It began with seven staff members and a budget of €1.2 million, but by December 2019 it had one employee and its investment had halved.

What changes for families and service users?

The practical answer is that the Generalitat says care will not be interrupted during liquidation. Personnel will be subrogated, and material resources will be assigned to Badalona City Council and the Generalitat de Catalunya so the programmes can continue. For residents, that usually means the service remains, but the administration behind it changes.

If you are a parent, carer, or regular user of a local programme, the most useful step is to check which body now handles appointments, renewals, or referrals. In practice, that can affect where you go, which desk answers the phone, and whether a form is processed by the council or by a Generalitat service. In Badalona, those handovers can be the difference between a quick renewal and a week of chasing the right office.

How should you read the closure if you live in Sant Roc or nearby?

For residents in the affected neighbourhoods, the closure is less about losing a service overnight and more about a change in governance. The consortium was designed for a specific local problem, but the Generalitat says the structure itself no longer adds enough value. That is why the decision was ratified by both administrations on 5 February 2025, following the 10 July 2012 agreement that says public bodies should be suppressed when they are inefficient or have lost their purpose.

Best for: residents who want to know whether their support, care, or local programme will continue. Avoid if: you are looking for a new service location already, because the official message is continuity first, with operational details to follow from the Ajuntament de Badalona and the Generalitat.

What to check next

Before you assume nothing has changed, confirm three things: who now manages your programme, where you should go for in-person help, and whether any appointment or paperwork needs to be repeated under a new administration. For ongoing updates, follow the official Generalitat and Ajuntament de Badalona channels, and use the Catalonia news tag for related coverage.

One useful detail to keep in mind is that these transitions often create short-term confusion even when services stay open. If you live in Badalona Sud, save any letters, appointment slips, or contact numbers you already have, because the first problem after a transfer is often not the service itself, but proving which office now owns the file.