Almost 16 % of Basque families with children live in work poverty

In Euskadi almost one in six houses with minors suffer from work -related poverty, a reality that denies the idea that having a job guarantees a worthy life. This is revealed by a study by Save the Children that analyzes how working conditions directly influence the quality of life of the little ones.

The document emphasizes that 15.9 % of Basque families with children cannot overcome the threshold of poverty Although they have at least one task income. In total, 24 % of childhood lives in poverty. The causes indicate unstable jobs, with low salaries, partial days and poor social protection. A precarity that is prepared with women, migrants and those who work alone.

The Single parent homes and large families They are the most vulnerable. Four out of ten families led by a single adult are in a situation of work poverty, while the problem affects the many more than 10 %. Moreover, the increase in parenting, which reaches 866 euros per month per child, worsens the situation.

Public policy tries to alleviate these shortcomings with benefits such as income guarantee income (RGI) or the minimal vital income (IMV), but according to the report they do not always reach those they need the most. Save the children proposes Expansion of AIDS to 18 years And adjust the economic accessories to the actual needs of each phase.

The study also indicates the urgency of Improvement of work and family -won. Ask for more flexibility in accessible work schedules and healthcare services, especially in houses with limited sources or without a support network. Because, as the report concludes, “Working cannot be an obstacle to care, or having children, a poverty punishment.”