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Factsheet for case ES-2020-14/609 – measures in Spain
Country | Spain , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 31 March 2020 – 31 December 2020 |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Measures to prevent social hardship
– Keeping a safe home |
Author | Oscar Molina (UAB) and Eurofound |
Case created | 15 April 2020 (updated 01 December 2020) |
The lockdown as a consequence of the COVID-19 crisis has raised fears about an increase in gender-based violence, as women have to stay home.
This new program will aim to provide an immediate housing solution to people who are victims of gender-based violence, people who are evicted from their usual home, homeless people and other especially vulnerable people.
The new 'program to help victims of gender-based violence, people evicted from their habitual residence, the homeless and other especially vulnerable people', will allow them to face these extremely urgent situations, which until now have not been resolved.
This new program will aim to provide an immediate housing solution to people who are victims of gender-based violence, people who are evicted from their usual home, homeless people and other especially vulnerable people.
The persons referred to in the previous section and the public administrations, public companies and non-profit entities, collaborative economy or the like, may always be beneficiaries of this program, always non-profit, whose purpose is to provide a housing solution for those people and on their behalf.
The autonomous communities and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla will make available to the beneficiary a house that is publicly owned, or that has been assigned for use to a public administration, even if it maintains private ownership, appropriate to its circumstances in terms of size, services and location, to be occupied by rental, cession of use, or any temporary occupation regime admitted by law. When this type of housing is not available, the aid may be applied to suitable, privately owned housing or to any residential accommodation or facilities that may be occupied by the beneficiaries, in the same regimes.
Amount of aid
The amount of these grants, within the limits of this program and taking into account the personal circumstances of the beneficiary, may reach the following amounts:
a. Up to €600 per month and up to 100% of the rent or occupancy price of the property, established. In cases duly justified by the aid granting body, it may reach up to €900 per month and up to 100% of the rent or occupancy price, established.
b. Up to €200 per month to meet the costs of maintenance, community and basic supplies with the limit of 100% of them.
The determination of the amount must have the favorable report of the social services of the autonomous community, the city of Ceuta and Melilla or the corresponding local administration.
No data available.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Does not apply to workers | Does not apply to businesses |
Women
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Actors | Funding |
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National government
Other social actors (e.g. NGOs) Local / regional government |
National funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement as case not in social partner domain | No involvement as case not in social partner domain |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Social partners were not involved in the design, implementation or monitoring of this measure.
Social partners were supportive of this measure.
Citation
Eurofound (2020), Inclusion of women experiencing gender violence in housing programmes, case ES-2020-14/609 (measures in Spain), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch
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