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Executive summary - Social needs of senior citizens
Report 6 on social needs by population group focuses on five different social segments: children, young adults, senior citizens, women and immigrants.
In report 6.3 we analyze the social needs of senior citizens:
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Senior citizens now suffer from appreciably lower levels of financial vulnerability in comparison with the Spanish population on average. There are also fewer housing-related problems among this group.
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Spain is the EU country where the difference in the effect of the financial benefits system to combat poverty among the population as a whole and among senior citizens is greatest, with the latter enjoying a clear advantage.
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