CREA FEINA BARCELONA 2026

Subsidies to encourage recruitment

Provisional information pending approval of the 2026 call for applications.

Barcelona City Council, through Barcelona Activa, launches the “Crea Feina Barcelona 2026” grants scheme, with a budget of €2 million, which is expected to create 230 new jobs.

In this round of funding, businesses, organisations and the self-employed can receive up to €15,000 for each new contract. Funding varies depending on the area of focus and the group to which the person hired belongs, with more funding available for hiring women:  

First-time employment, long-term unemployment, over 45 years old or people in vulnerable situations (€6,000 – €8,000).
PhD degree or currently enrolled in a PhD programme related to the research project submitted (€12,000 – €15,000). 
Social impact enterprise and organisation employees (€12,000 – €15,000).
Dual VT (€5,000).

Contracts must be permanent and full-time (with the exception of the Dual VT, where the contract will be for vocational training and will cover at least 60% of the working week), and the applicant must be registered as a resident in the city of Barcelona.

Barcelona City Council, in collaboration with Barcelona Activa, has launched the Crea feina Barcelona 2025 grants with €2 million in funding and an estimated 235 jobs to be created.

The current scheme allows companies, organisations and self-employed workers to receive up to €15,000 for each new hire. The amounts vary depending on the company or organisation's sector of business and the category of worker hired:

First-time jobseekers, long-term unemployed, or individuals in a vulnerable situation (€6,000 - €8,000)
PhD qualification (€12,000 - €15,000)
Workers in social impact entities (€12,000 - €15,000)

The contracts must be full-time and permanent, and the person hired must be officially registered as a resident of the city of Barcelona.

YOUR COMPANY CAN apply for THE SUBSIDY IF...

At least one workplace in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, where the person hired will perform their duties. 
In business for at least six months (in the case of contracts related to the Inclusive Economy, Social and Impact Economy, care Economy and Dual Vocational Training sectors). 
In good standing with the Barcelona City Council (Municipal Finance Institute), the Tax Agency, and Social Security. 
Not currently affected by any employment regulation processes, including temporary ones. 
Sign and formalise a full-time, permanent employment contract, except in the case of the Dual VT programme, where the contract must be an apprenticeship training contract and cover at least 60% of the working week.
Contracts from 1 January 2026 that are valid at the time of application are eligible.

To encourage as many companies as possible to participate, each company may apply for a maximum of five grants in this call.

Please refer to the legal terms and conditions for all requirements. 

HOW to APPLY FOR THE SUBSIDY?

To apply for the grant, you must log in to the programme management system and provide the necessary information to submit the corresponding application.

CREATE THE REQUEST AND REGISTER:  Log in to the Subsidy Application app, select the name of the company or register it (if it has not been registered previously) and upload the required initial documentation. Next, create the request, complete the section on Subsidies Received and register it on the municipal procedures website.
SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION:  Once the application has been registered, you will receive an email letting you know that you have 15 days to attach the rest of the documentation to the Subsidy Application app. 
The appointed technical office will review the documentation and either approve it, reject it or request further documentation if necessary. The decision on the application will then be published in the BOPB and, if approved, the corresponding payment will be made to the bank account provided.

You can download the documentation templates and refer to the access guide in the “Useful documents and links” section of this website. 
 
After the period established for each line of aid (Inclusive, Research, Social and Impact Economy, care Economy and Dual VT), you will need to submit supporting documentation for the subsidised employment relationship (pay slips and social security contributions) to the application. 

The deadline for submitting applications starts May 29th until September 30th 2026.

Generate the instance

Once it has been generated, it must be registered at the Barcelona City Council's Virtual Procedures Office, within the Activa Autòno+ procedure.

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