Poverty

Analysis published together with Oxfam Intermón. Key ideas In 2022, almost 8 out of 10 potential beneficiaries did not receive the electricity social bonus: its coverage rate stands at 24.5%, and is particularly high for large families (45.5%). A good share of those who do benefit from the social bonus are not vulnerable families: among […]

Inflation is causing a severe loss of purchasing power for many families in Spain, especially those on lower incomes. In response to this problem, on 1 January 2023 the Spanish government decided to cut VAT on essential foodstuffs from 4% to 0%, while other basic foods (such as uncooked pasta or oil) went from 10% […]

Only 8.3% of households receive any energy social bonus, even though 14.3% reported having problems keeping their home at an adequate temperature in 2021, the latest available data. This percentage only rises to 17% among the third of households with the lowest income, and falls rapidly as we look at middle- and upper-middle-class households, covering […]

EsadeEcPol took part in the preparation of the study “The cost of child poverty in Spain”, presented today by the High Commissioner against Child Poverty, together with Romén Adán (KSNET), María Sánchez (KSNET/LSE), Luis Ayala (UNED), María Romaguera (UNED), Mariña Fernández (UAH), Judit Vall (UB) and Carlos Victoria (EsadeEcPol/UCM), under the direction of Libertad González […]

La pobreza energética, entendida como la dificultad de los hogares de cubrir sus necesidades mínimas para mantener la temperatura deseada en el mismo, así como el acceso a otros servicios y necesidades que implican consumo de energía, es un problema que alcanza a entre uno de cada siete y uno de cada trece hogares en España.

We propose three sets of specific strategies to maximise the potential impact of the new scheme.