Ordinance authorises ISSM to commit 339,208.92 € between 2026 and 2029 to renew support for ASA in food aid and social reception services.
The Regional Government authorised the Madeira Social Security Institute, IP-RAM (ISSM, IP-RAM), to assume budgetary commitments of 339,208.92 € between 2026 and 2029 to renew the funding agreement with ASA - Associação de Desenvolvimento de Santo António. The support funds two social responses: Food Aid for People in Need and Social Reception/Support Centre. The renewal takes effect on 1 November 2026, according to Portaria n.º 632/2026, published in the Official Journal on 4 November 2026.
The ordinance authorises the renewal of Atypical Agreement n.º 6/2020, signed between ISSM, IP-RAM and ASA. An atypical agreement is a cooperation agreement that does not follow a specific contractual model provided for by law. The original agreement was authorised by Regional Government Council Resolution n.º 1054/2020, of 27 November, and has been in effect since 1 November 2020.
According to the document, the agreement was valid for four years, automatically renewable for equal periods, unless terminated or denounced. The multi-year commitment in force covered the period from 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2026. The new renewal extends the commitment for a further three years, based on the value of the social activity carried out and a favourable assessment of the cooperation.
The set monthly contribution is 9,422.47 €. This amount includes the updates made by Regional Government Council Resolutions n.ºs 1205/2021, 951/2022, 1364/2022, 1473/2023, 1503/2023, 298/2025 and 912/2026.
Commitments may not exceed, in each financial year, the following amounts:
The sum of these values amounts to 339,208.92 €. The amount for each year may be increased by the balance recorded in the previous year.
The ordinance also allows ISSM, IP-RAM to raise the annual amounts, updating the monthly contribution. This update is subject to the existence of budgetary availability and waives other formalities, without prejudice to article 13 of Decree-Law n.º 127/2012. In practice, the 2026 allocation corresponds to two months of the current contribution, and the 2027 allocation to twelve months.
The 2026 expenditure will be covered by funds from ISSM, IP-RAM's own budget. The commitments for 2027, 2028 and 2029 will be entered in the budgets of the respective years, in accordance with the multi-year commitments recorded in the electronic budget execution system.
The ordinance is a Regional Government instrument that implements decisions taken in other acts. In this case, it relies on Decree-Law n.º 155/92, Law n.º 8/2012 (Law on Commitments and Late Payments), Decree-Law n.º 127/2012 and Regional Legislative Decree n.º 11/2015/M. These instruments set out the rules for assuming multi-year budgetary commitments.
The document was signed on 6 November 2026 by the Regional Secretary for Finance, Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas, and also bears the signature of Micaela Cristina Fonseca de Freitas. The heading of the ordinance names the Regional Secretary for Inclusion, Labour and Youth, but the signature identifies Micaela Cristina Fonseca de Freitas as Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection.
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