Central level

Central government is responsible for:

• Legislation on social security insurance which covers labour-related insurance as well as some concrete social subsidies not related to labour or the mentioned insurance;
• Management of the abovementioned subsidies;
• Basic legislation and coordination of the services for dependent persons (personas en situación de dependencia) by virtue of the Dependence Law (39/2006 Ley de Dependencia (LAPAD))
• Drawing up, management and evaluation of State action plans and programmes;
• Other subsidies, based on their inter-autonomic character, despite the critical position of Autonomous Communities and the Constitutional Court.
• Aid, grants and scholarships and subsidies.
• Information campaigns.
• Women's Institute
• Social Centres
• Institute for Elderly and Social Services.
• Publications; including National Drug Plan.
• Data collection and management and statistical site of the National Health System.

Regional level

Regional level authorities are responsible for:

• Exclusive overall legislative and executive powers on social affairs, respecting the State powers on social insurance;
• Development and participation in the Sistema nacional de atención a la dependencia (National Care System for the dependent persons);
• Passing territorial Plans of Action towards Social Inclusion.
• Co-ordination of social centres in area of responsibility.
• Collaboration agreements with public and private entities in social services.
• Creation of regional agencies for the management of funds and development of policies (like, for instance, the Catalan Agency of Social Protection).

Local level

Provincial competences:

• Securing coordination and provision of municipal services.
  

Municipal competences[1]:

• Passing Plans of Action towards social inclusion at municipal level;
• Mandatory provision of social services, social promotion and reinsertion[2];
• Depending on autonomic legislation, management of social services, regulation and provision of services which are not mandatory.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Sources

Real Decreto 200/2012, de 23 de enero por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad y modifica el Real Decreto 1887/2011, de 30-12-2011 (RCL 2011\2559), que establece la estructura orgánica básica de los departamentos ministeriales[Royal Decree 200/2012, of 23 January, which defines the basic organic structure of the Ministry for Health, Social Policy and Equality and modifies the Royal Decree 1887/2011 of 30 January (RCL 2011\2559) which establishes the organic structure of the ministerial departments]

Ley 7/85, de 2 de abril, reguladora de las bases del Régimen Local, Art. 25.2, 26.1. [Law 7/85, of 2 April 1985, regulating the basis of the Local Regimen]

Ley 39/2006, de 14 de diciembre, de Promoción de la Autonomía Personal y Atención a las personas en situación de dependencia. [Law 39/2006 of 14 December 2006 on the promotion of personal autonomy and care for dependent persons]

Llei 21/2017, del 20 de setembre, de l’Agència Catalana de Protecció Social: https://www.parlament.cat/getdocie/11008644

[1] These competences shall be exercised in accordance to the conditions defined in the Regional and State laws, therefore there might be slight differences from one Autonomous Community to the other.

[2] Ley 7/85, de 2 de abril, reguladora de las bases del Regimen Local, art. 25.2 and 26.1. (Law 7/85, of 2nd April, on the Bases of the Local Regimen). ​