More than 100,000 families in the community will benefit from the Diversity Act and Family Support

Aitana Mas presented the new law on Family Diversity and Support to Families at the Casa Mediterráneo in Alicante; this regulation, together with other social laws approved by Consell ‘Social Law of Valencia’“Placing the Valencian Community in this matter at the forefront of the country’s legislative,” he assured.

“Current Valencian citizenship is plural and diverse, and families are a reflection of the society of which they are an important part,” the vice president stressed, “therefore the importance of their families protection by public authorities and securing their rights”, the ultimate purpose of this law.

In his speech, the Vice-President reminded some of the measures implemented in this area in recent years, such as recognition and support. families single parentsimplified handling of headers extended familypromoting and glorifying family acceptance or family joint responsibilityAnd all this, he added, “was done with the relevant budget, not just by regulations.”

Likewise, he pointed to the importance of the “coordinated and collaborative” work of Consell’s different departments. support for families also “cooperation and harmony with the families themselves and the associations representing them” great variety available”.

four basic axes

“Now we have taken another step, a very important step,” said the vice president. endow all regulations with the force of law have so far.”

In this way, the text compiles the previous norms at a lower level and enacts them, accepting them as normative. the reality of different families grants rights to all these existing realities and establishes mechanisms to secure these rights, and no prior discriminationin joint responsibility and promoting egalitarian practices.

At the presentation ceremony, Aitana Mas highlighted the four axes that she considers “essential” to the new standard.

First, recognition of family diversity, which includes a non-discrimination provision and a definition of family diversity. various types of families that actually exist In the Valencian community.

The Law lays emphasis on very important details “for the daily happiness of every individual”. recognition of family status extended or single-parent family or granting, renewing or changing titles confirming this status.

Secondly, it points out maternity and paternity protection advancing in providing “free and responsible”, “joint responsibility” and “time to devote to raising and protecting the family”.

In this area, the regulation encourages positive action towards the participation of men and women in business life, as well as specific measures regarding working hours or leave. family joint responsibility and reconciliation.

Likewise, together with local organizations, it encourages actions that make it possible. quality professional care services for children and adolescentsor establishing and maintaining civic centers with a socio-community, family, generational solidarity and gender perspective.

It also designs measures to facilitate families’ access to the health system. economic benefits financially support the role that the caregiver develops in the family environment.

Regarding the third axis underlined by the vice-president, the law improving the well-being and quality of life of families in situations of economic vulnerability and social exclusion.

For example, incorporation obligation tax benefits or exemption from public rates and prices for vulnerable families; and it is guaranteed Economic benefits for social emergenciesor for caregivers in family settings.

in the field social servicesTo be offered information, guidance and advice social assistance for families or actions for the protection and comprehensive care of victims of gender and sexist violence and their boys and girls; Support programs and specific counseling will be established for adoptive and foster families or LGTBI families, and the special needs of migrant and refugee families will be addressed, among others.

in the area trainerwill encourage training in r valuesregarding gender equality, shared responsibility and emotional education, and in particular family, social, cultural and sexual diversity; universal access to two to three years of education will be guaranteed, and less than two years of education will be promoted through the expression of assistance; Assistance will be guaranteed for, inter alia, the availability of textbook and curriculum material banks, as well as complementary services of canteen and school transport.

Also on the field academiceducational aid will be encouraged and families considered to be under special protection will be included in the scale.

Finally, the vice president pointed to the cross of the law as the fourth fundamental axis.

on matters health families’ access to different techniques assisted reproductionIn addition to the right to information, guidance and sexual and reproductive health services; Health promotion and preventive programs or programs that support mental health care in the family setting will be developed to promote emotional and sexual education.

Regarding the field living placeright one affordable, decent and adequate housing, and access to public conservation housing will be promoted; Rental assistance has also been established for families with special protection, and assistance will be provided for housing acquisition, rehabilitation and promotion.

Likewise, there are a number of measures in the field. cultural, education, sports, sustainable mobility, changes in families’ consumption patterns of goods and services, among others.

Large single-parent families

In his speech, the Vice-President also wanted to remind the Ministry’s efforts since the last legislative term to achieve this goal. Reduce deadlines for processing title applications for large and single-parent families.

dir-dir to speed up The file resolution procedure allowed 100,097 large or single parent families to currently reside in the Valencian Community, compared to 58,821 families in 2015.

So, there is currently 78,000 large families: 39,233 in Valencia Province; 28,983 in Alicante and 9,784 in the province of Castellón; and 22,097 single-parent families: 12,058 in Valencia, 7,368 in Alicante and 2,671 in Castellón.