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The councilman of Social Services, Felipe García, organized Thursday a working breakfast with local media.
What he was accompanied by the techniques of this council, Ana Maria Martinez and Morales.
The aim of the meeting was to introduce more in-depth work carried out in Social Services and how public resources are managed in this area.
Nearly 3 out of 10 Spaniards, 28.6% of citizens are at risk of social exclusion, with almost no resources to pay for basic needs.
All this, according to the Survey of Living Conditions (ECV) published by the INE periodically (last publication on May 24 2016. CVD 2015, with 2014 revenue).
These data indicate that the living conditions of citizens, have hardly changed in recent years:
The family incomes have been falling year after year.
The situation remains critical for many families.
Levels of inequality and poverty have increased.
As an example, 6.4% of citizens admits that suffers a severe lack of material.
You can not go on holiday at least 1 week per year, or can not eat meat, chicken or fish at least every other day, or you can not put the heating or air conditioning, do not have enough money to have a washing machine, TV, car, besides having difficulty reaching end of month.
In this area, the Murcia region has one of the worst data "risk of poverty rate", only behind Andalusia.
From Social Services they emphasized that any neighbor, at any time, can go through an adverse situation that leads them to be potential users of this service.
"We should definitely banish the conservative view that can be conceived in relation to Social Services as ex-gratia and benevolent. The service provided is a right of citizenship that must be ensured to all men and women to achieve equal opportunities and avoid social exclusion processes. We will have to continue to claim the need for the National System of social Services is conceived as a subjective right to guarantee it universal right to basic benefits, as is set in our Constitution, "explained Councilman .
the involvement of all in the fight against the causes of exclusion and social precariousness is necessary in this context.
It is necessary to sensitize the whole society on the precarious situations, making their solution a common cause.
From social services is being provided to the residents access to resources and services, such as processing for requesting pensions, recognition of degree of disability, the recognition of and dependency benefits, supports regional integration plan social basically -Per, Telecare service, home help services, day centers, etc.
In prevention and mediation work, the right conditions for a better relationship of coexistence of the neighbors, both in the family as a social are sought.
the processes of personal and social inclusion are favored.
They address the needs, both individual and family situations arising from social exclusion or poverty.
They work to facilitate the process of integration into society, with absolute respect for personal identity and capabilities.
Committed to the welfare of neighbors and proximity conceived as a value in the field of Social Services.
His professional point as essential to pay attention to "associations" so betting and support all actions of the various volunteer organizations in our town.
Felipe Garcia: "The participation and social commitment demands the responsibility of local government, public response to the needs of our neighbors, and is being done, and we will continue on the path of improvement in the provision of services".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia
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