The PSOE of Lanzarote has denounced the "hypocrisy" of the governing group of the Cabildo of Lanzarote and has pointed out that while the government presided over by Oswaldo Betancort "boasts of increasing social subsidies," there are around a thousand people still waiting to have their disability degree recognized and "hundreds of families remain trapped on the dependency waiting lists."
For the PSOE, the problem "is not only the administrative delay, but the direct impact that this inefficiency causes in people's daily lives".
The PSOE of Lanzarote has recalled that behind each stalled file "there is a concrete and painful reality": "Young people with disabilities who cannot access supported employment because their degree has not yet been recognized; students who cannot apply for specific scholarships for students with special educational needs because the resolution has not arrived; elderly people who continue without home help or a place in day centers because their dependency assessment has not yet been processed; families who do not receive economic benefits they urgently need to pay for basic care; adults with developmental disorders or mental health problems who cannot enter integration programs without official recognition".
The opposition party has highlighted that "each month of delay means a lost month of opportunities, support, and violated rights".
The Secretary General of the PSOE of Lanzarote and Member of Congress, María Dolores Corujo, was particularly clear in her assessment of the island government's actions: "The Cabildo of Lanzarote, with Oswaldo Betancort at the helm, seems more concerned with taking photos with the aid than with getting people off the waiting lists."
Corujo indicated that while subsidies are announced, "there are families trapped in an administrative limbo that prevents them from working, studying, or accessing the care they need"."Our elders, dependent and disabled people are not asking for favors or charity: they are demanding a right that is already recognized by law, a socialist law," the socialist deputy continued. "What is lacking in Lanzarote today is not social propaganda, but real commitment to the fulfillment of those rights," she added.Corujo recalled that the Dependency Law and the rights system for people with disabilities "were promoted by socialist governments precisely so that care would not be a matter of charity or of who was luckier or had a louder voice to demand it.""They are rights recognized by law," he added, "and Oswaldo Betancort's government has the obligation to guarantee them, not to hide the waiting lists behind a press conference with photos."
One thousand people waiting for their status to be recognized
The PSOE leader stressed that "they talk about social commitment while almost a thousand people continue to wait for recognition that affects their lives, their access to employment, scholarships, educational support, and basic aid.""That," he stressed, "is the hypocrisy in care that we denounce today: many headlines, much staging, but very little will to do the work that really matters, which is to strengthen teams, resolve cases, and expand public spaces," he highlightedCorujo was conclusive when addressing Betancort's government group directly: "The photo with the subsidies lasts one day in the newspaper; waiting for a right can last months or years. If you truly believe in care, stop thinking about the photo and start processing applications. That is what we owe, as an institution, to people with disabilities, to our elders, and to the caregiver families of Lanzarote."