The BOE of today, Thursday, October 22, publishes new support measures for agricultural activity, housing, and university education. Among the general provisions are the aids for holders of agricultural insurance affected by the fires of 2026, the subsidies for university accommodations, and those intended for autonomous communities that have declared areas of tense residential market.
The bulletin, number 262, also includes the approval of the Statute of University Students, new aids to finance places for the Degree in Medicine during the 2026-2027 academic year, and a second release of minimum safety stocks of petroleum products. The summary identifies the approved regulations, although it does not detail all its requirements, amounts, or access conditions by itself.
Aids for the countryside and measures on housing
Royal Decree 849/2026 regulates the direct granting of aids to support holders of policies of the combined agricultural insurance system for the damages caused by the fires recorded in 2026 in their activity. The summary does not specify the total amount of the aids nor the procedure to apply for them.
In residential matters, Royal Decree 850/2026 regulates direct subsidies for university accommodations during the 2026 budgetary exercise. In turn, Royal Decree 851/2026 establishes direct subsidies for autonomous communities that have declared areas of tense residential market. To know the specific beneficiaries, the amounts, and the applicable conditions, it is necessary to consult the full content of both regulations.
New Statute of University Students and financing of Medicine
The Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities publishes Royal Decree 855/2026, by which the Statute of University Students is approved. The reference of the BOE confirms the approval of the new statute, but the summary does not develop its content nor allows to specify what rights, duties, or procedures it incorporates.
The Ministry of Health also publishes Royal Decree 854/2026, which regulates direct subsidies to public universities to finance the maintenance of places for the Degree in Medicine in the 2026-2027 academic year. In the same area, Royal Decree 853/2026 modifies the regulation of visual aid systems intended for minors up to 16 years old, approved in October 2025.
Second release of reserves of petroleum products
In the energy sector, Order TED/1100/2026 agrees to a second release of minimum safety stocks of petroleum products from the obligated subjects. The measure is framed within the coordinated action of the International Energy Agency of March 11, 2026. The summary does not indicate the volume of reserves released nor their distribution by products.
The edition also includes several decisions regarding renewable installations and battery storage. Among them, the Castor storage project, of 19.993 megawatts, is authorized for its hybridization with the Castor Solar photovoltaic plant, of 49.99 megawatts, in Huecas (Toledo). In addition, the public utility of the Valiente II wind farm, of 88.4 megawatts, is declared in several municipalities of Huesca.
Conversely, the Ministry for Ecological Transition accepts the withdrawal of the authorization requests for the Valentina Solar photovoltaic plant, of 60.382 megawatts, and the Valentina wind farm, of 90 megawatts, planned for its hybridization with that solar installation. Both projects were located in municipalities of Zamora.
Other provisions of interest
Today's BOE includes the environmental impact declaration for the expansion of the Coll del Moro and Torre Madrina wind farms, of 11 megawatts each, in Tarragona. It also publishes the management contract of the State Agency for the Evaluation of Public Policies for the period 2027-2030 and the creation of the National Council for the Prevention of Money Laundering, the Financing of Terrorism, and the Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
In the field of protection against violence against women, agreements are published to incorporate the local police of La Carlota and Priego de Córdoba into the Comprehensive Monitoring System of Gender Violence cases. The summary also includes subsidies for protection and assistance actions for victims in Ceuta, in addition to public employment calls and selective processes in different administrations.