Four out of ten retirees in the Community of Valencia, which corresponds to more than 396,000 people, are below the poverty line. This is devastating data presented by a study conducted by CC OO showing that this phenomenon is once again having a female face, because While this rate is 23% for men, 53% of retirees receive benefits under 681 euros per month. However, the report does not stop there, because while addressing the housing shortage, it also reveals that retirees face serious problems in meeting their housing expenses, especially in providing suitable temperatures.
Ana Belén Montero, CC OO PV’s secretary of Public Policy and Social Protection, and Juan Sepúlveda and Evaristo Soto, presidents of the same union’s national and regional federations of Pensioners and Pensioners, respectively, presented the results this Tuesday. Observatory Social Senior Citizens 2022. This is a study whose aim is to improve. x-ray of the living conditions of the elderlytheir health status, sources of economic and social protection, as well as the specific risks they face in the aging process.
And all take into account that Spain is one of the oldest European countries. In the Community of Valencia, without going any further, Life expectancy at birth is 86 for men and 90 for women.It is a fact that should be taken into account when evaluating issues such as the continuation of gender discrimination in the collection of pensions.
The study shows that a very high percentage of retirees, particularly 38.9%, are below the poverty line and earn less than 681 euros per month, which particularly affects the female group. Moreover, 17.1% of these retirees are under even severe poverty, which does not exceed 458 euros.Being 70% female.
In this regard, CC OO welcomes the agreement reached between the unions and the central government, which includes additional measures that provide greater protection and reduce some of the undesirable consequences of wage differentials that are then transferred to pensions.
When it comes to access to basic necessities, the study also focuses on the energy deficit. prevents 9.4% of the elderly from keeping their homes warm enough. In addition, 4.4% experienced delays in paying main housing-related costs, and more than 30% could not face any unforeseen expense. According to Evaristo Soto, “this situation condemns thousands of elderly people to social exclusion, negatively affects their health and therefore impairs their quality of life.”
Ana Belén Montero, on the other hand, referred to the Valencia Community’s need to implement approved changes in the care model, especially when it comes to residential care. “Available data – said – show More than 16,366 bed deficits in Spain to reach 4.3% and 23,485 bed deficits to reach the 5% claimed by the World Health Organization.. In addition, of the 234 settlements in the Community, 254 are private and only 70 are public.
The study also shows that the Community of Valencia has 2.4 hospital beds per thousand people, compared to Spain’s average of three, and health expenditure per capita at €1,701, in line with the national average.
Finally, Juan Sepúlveda insisted Prioritizing the improvement of Primary Care and bridging the digital dividecalls for effective improvement in socio-sanitary coordination to characterize care for the elderly, with a corresponding increase in available resources and the creation of new resources such as geriatrics or psychology.
Alicante people set aside 6.4 annual salaries to pay for housing
The average person from Alicante has to devote their entire gross salary to the mortgage payment of their home for 6.4 years. This is evident from a study done by the Infojobs platform, which also shows that it is the twelfth province with the most effort to buy a home.
The report, based on 2022 figures, reveals that the average price of an 80 square meter house in Alicante is 143,111 euros, while salaries are 22,208 euros gross per year. From there, it is concluded that it takes 6.4 years to face the purchase.
Above is only the Balearic Islands, where mortgage payment takes 11.3 years; Madrid with 10.4; Gipuzkoa with 9.8; Barcelona with 9.6; Malaga with 9.4; Vizcaya, with 9; Álava with 8.8; 7.9 to Girona; Santa Cruz de Tenerife with 7.6; Pontevedra with 7.2; and Las Palmas with 6.7. The cheapest is Jaén with 3.6 years. Similarly, Alicante is the province in the Community where more salary time should be allocated to real estate acquisitions, given that it is 5.2 years in Valencia and 3.9 years in Castellón.