The youth of Castile and León face a transition to adult life that is practically an “impossible task.” This was stated on Monday by one of the sociologists from the Voesa de Caritas study team, Pedro Fuentes, during … Presentation of the report on exclusion and social development presented by the entity in Valladolid with data from the community. As detailed, the youth population is specifically one of the most affected sectors with an exclusion rate of People between the ages of 18 and 29, which amounts to 24.6 percent, “Substantially higher” than the average of 14.8 for the general population. He considered that the explanation lies in the “fragility” of the labor market for this group and the “difficulty” of obtaining housing, which hinders their “vital projects.” In the same vein, highlighted in Among children, this percentage reaches 24 percent.While the percentage in people over the age of 65 is only 3 percent.
He explained that the document promoted by Caritas also confirms that although social conditions “improved” compared to 2021 – the year that was directly affected by the Covid pandemic – this was not “enough” to return to the 2018 scenario, when the tails of the major economic crisis that shook the world and which began a decade ago had already disappeared. Fuentes warned of the “process of social fragmentation” that is taking place “The middle class is declining” “Social exclusion goes beyond just lack of income or monetary poverty,” he noted. Thus, the Voisa study, prepared with 12,000 interviews, considers a “multidisciplinary” approach consisting of eight dimensions that include aspects such as housing, education, health and public participation.
In Castile and Leon, this situation affects 14.8% of the population – About 352 thousand people, one point more than in the pre-pandemic period – and Severe exclusion reaches about 130,000 citizens. He stressed that this problem has “two drivers” again: employment and housing.
The Labor Party has “lost the ability to save” He insisted to those who live immersed in these difficulties. In fact, he explained that “job instability” affects 5% of the population in Castile and Leon, and that approximately one in five people is “at risk of poverty.” Regarding housing, he pointed this out Nearly one in five households approaches this threshold If you deduct from your income the amount you set aside to pay for the roof. In addition, he confirmed that seven percent are in a situation where their homes are “unsafe or unsuitable.” For all this, he concluded this Currently the right to housing is “fake”.
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The study also talks about the health dimension. The report indicates that “more than 260,000 people were forced to give up purchasing medicines, prosthetics, or following treatments and diets for economic reasons.”Private health insurance has increased from 4 to 12 percent since 2018.
In this scenario, The income protection and security system “does not meet the needs”Fuentes commented. Vital Income Minimum (IMV) “does not reach”, It has been determined. He explained that this “only reaches 44 percent of those suffering from extreme poverty” in Castile and Leon. Furthermore, nearly seven out of ten of those who could apply for it claim that they “did not receive any kind of information” about the benefit. Finally, he explained that the Regional Guaranteed Citizenship (RGC) income coverage has risen from 3.6 percent in 2018 to 0.2 percent currently, which is why he lamented that this assistance has practically “extinct” in society.
Looking to the future, he expressed, “If we continue this, we cannot expect different results.” He therefore called for adopting “bold policies” and transforming “values.” “Living is not a competition,” he summed up.
Caritas Regional President, Guenther Bolhof, considered, in light of the data presented, that “it is not possible to emerge from crises stronger” and that “recovery always leaves scars.” Along these lines, he noted that there is “anxiety” in the community driven by “job insecurity,” “poor access to housing” and “poor physical and emotional health.” In this regard, consider this The findings of the VOISA report should constitute a “key tool” to “guide” public policies. It is an argument shared by the president of CES, Enrique Cabero, the institution where the report was presented. In his opinion, the Caritas document is “essential” and “mandatory” advice for public administrations and “society as a whole.”