Youth Culture Voucher
Description: 

Managed by: Ministry of Culture (Government of Spain)

The Youth Culture Voucher is a form of direct aid worth €400 for young people who turn 18 in 2025 to purchase and enjoy cultural products and activities.

It is a virtual prepaid card for use on mobile phones (available in physical format upon request), which includes three separate wallets containing the following amounts:

  • €200 for live arts, cultural heritage and audiovisual arts: tickets and season tickets, museums, libraries, exhibitions, festivals, etc.
  • €100 for cultural products in physical form: books, magazines, press, video games, sheet music, records, etc.
  • €100 for digital consumption: subscriptions, audiobooks, e-books, podcasts, online video games, etc.

This excludes handicraft products, fine and graphic arts; stationery products, curricular textbooks, printed or digital, courses, workshops and seminars, computer and electronic equipment, software, hardware and consumables, art supplies, musical instruments, sporting events, fashion and gastronomy. X-rated and pornographic material are also excluded.

The card is personal and non-transferable, and only works at affiliated shops, companies and entities.

The €400 can be used for 12 months following the grant. Once this period has elapsed, the balance will expire.
 

Requirements: 

– Age: Applicants must turn 18 in 2025 (born in 2007).

Registration in the municipal register: Yes, in any municipality in Spain.

Legal residence: Applicants must have Spanish nationality or legally reside in Spain. Individuals whose asylum applications are pending, who are temporarily displaced, or who were formerly under state guardianship are also eligible.

Required documentation: Spanish national identity document, identity card for foreign nationals, EU citizen registration, red card (asylum application pending) or passport. 

Amount and frequency:

The prepaid Youth Culture Voucher card is worth €400. It consists of three separate wallets with maximum amounts of €200, €100, and €100, depending on the category (see definition).

Money cannot be transferred between wallets, and the purchase or digital receipts cannot be saved and uploaded to the app as proof.