Direct government aid for cultural activities aimed at young people is already Available from this Tuesday June 13. The bonus is presented as a economic boost for those who turn 18 and make it easier for them to discover and enjoy culture, in all its disciplines and the application can be made until September 30, 2023. Go to the cinema to see the latest premiere, dance at a concert by your favorite artist or witness some of the Outstanding works from the Prado Museum or the Reina Sofía are some of the plans with which the voucher can be used.

Those who turn 18 years old will be able to purchase and enjoy cultural products and activities with a value of up to 400 euros for the next 12 months. The Ministry of Culture and Sports estimates that some 500,000 young people from all over Spain will be able to benefit from this aid, included in the General State Budget for 2023 with an item of 210 million euros. The Government seeks to generate consumption habits of this type of activity and boost the cultural sector in Spain, which has been hit hard during the pandemic.

The Youth Cultural Voucher works through a virtual prepaid card for mobile phones, but they detail that in the case of not having a device with payment technology, you can request the Cultural Voucher in physical format when making your request. In addition, it should be noted that the card is personal and non-transferable, that it can be used from the moment it is granted and only It will work in businesses, companies and affiliated entities.

What can you spend the bonus on?

The aforementioned ministry explains in detail how young people can spend the 400 euros in aid and these are the established categories and budgets:

  • 200 euros for live artscultural heritage and audiovisual arts: tickets and subscriptions for performing arts, live music, cinema, museums, libraries, scenic, literary, musical or audiovisual exhibitions and festivals.
  • 100 euros for cultural products in physical support: books; magazines, newspapers, or other periodicals; video games, sheet music, records, CD, DVD or Blu-ray.
  • 100 euros for digital or online consumption: subscriptions and rentals to music platforms (Spotify or Apple music), reading or audio-reading, or audiovisuals, purchase of audiobooks, purchase of digital books (e-books), subscription to download multimedia files (podcasts), subscriptions to video games on online, digital subscriptions to press, magazines or other periodicals.

Requirements

All young people who turn 18 this 2023, born in Spain, legal resident in Spain, asylum seeker or former ward, have the right to apply for the Youth Cultural Bonus in 2023.

How to request the bonus

The aid of 200 euros can be requested by the owner or by an adult representing the minor, whether the person born in 2005 is already of legal age or not yet. These are the processes of the online form:

If the beneficiary of the bonus does it:

Once the term is open, it will be possible through the web, with Cl@ve with basic or advanced registration or digital certificate:

  • If you are already 18 years old at the time of requesting the voucher, you can do so with any of the digital identification methods: Cl@ve with basic or advanced registration or Digital Certificate. The ministry recommends using Cl@ve with basic registration, which you can request and obtain by video call.
  • In the case of not having reached the age of 18 at the time of requesting the voucher, you can only request Cl@ve with advanced registration, and you must do so in person at an office.

If done by an adult:

Whether you are 18 years old (and you were born in 2005) or if you have not yet turned 18, you can ask an adult to make the request on your behalf as a representative. The adult will need to have Cl@ve with basic or advanced registration or digital Certificate.

The interested party will have to register with their email (not that of the adult who represents you) on the website, choose the option to request the voucher through a representative and follow the steps. In addition, the representation form must be attached, which is available on the website of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, signed by the beneficiary and representative.