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Executive summary - Social needs: housing
Access to decent housing continues to be difficult for the more vulnerable social groups, such as young people or low-income working families.
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The situation in Spain - Social needs: housing
Analysis of the situation in Spain, with indicators on the cost of access to rental and homebuying, the conditions related to them and capacity to satisfy energy needs.
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The situation in Europe - Social needs: housing
The cost of rental and delays in mortgage repayments are higher in Spain than in the majority of European countries. Other indicators, such as overcrowding, show better behaviour with respect to Europe.
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Public policies - Social needs: housing
During the crisis, housing benefits decreased, and the downward effect of poverty on them in Spain was much lower than that of European countries. At the same time, subsidised housing reached historical minimums in 2017.