Funds are distributed according to each island’s reception capacity and current overcrowding levels.

The Consell de Govern has authorised the Department of Families, Social Welfare and Dependency Care to distribute state funding to the four island councils to support the services that care for unaccompanied migrant children and teenagers. These funds are intended to offset the expenses derived from the high demand on protection systems and will be transferred through individual agreements between the regional government and each council.

The budget comes from the Ministry of Youth and Childhood, which allocated 100 million euros nationwide to help communities handle the increased number of minors in care. Baleares receives 4,597,950 euros, plus an additional share from the 35 million euros earmarked for regions facing the greatest migratory pressure—namely the Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla and the Balearic Islands. Altogether, this amounts to 7,779,768.18 euros for the archipelago.

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The regional government will allocate nearly 7.8 million euros to the island councils to cover the costs of caring for unaccompanied migrant minors

The funds will be distributed as follows:

• Formentera: €3,856,552.63
• Mallorca (IMAS): €3,106,143.08
• Ibiza: €728,378.40
• Menorca: €88,694.07

The regional government has reiterated its opposition to forced transfers of unaccompanied migrant minors from the Canary Islands, noting that protection services in the Balearic Islands are already operating beyond capacity. It also stresses that the state contribution falls short of covering the real costs faced by the island councils.