More than 4.2 million people, 9%, live below the threshold of severe poverty in Spain. With less than 493 euros per month. The UN Rapporteur on poverty denounced a few days ago that poverty is widespread in the country and policies to reduce it are insufficient and ineffective. “Poverty is a political decision,” the rapporteur said and they repeat this Wednesday at Oxfam Intermón. The NGO proposes the implementation of a guaranteed income at the state level in Spain that at least ensures a minimum income of about 590 euros per month per household. With it, severe poverty would […]
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