Interesting Reading
I copied this from a topic in another forum and found it interesting reading, makes you think is life actually better in the UK...my answer would be yes....
This makes interesting reading....and thought may be of interest to Brits living in Spain.....A lot of people who post on the Forum, whilst they live in Spain, read UK papers and watch UK television and have no idea what is happening to the Spanish.
Spain is hurting and it's own people are hurting. Here is an article from El Pais - don't forget this is written by people who can speak Spanish , have paid into the system, know all the benefits that are/might be available to them and are Spanish.
In the first quarter of the year, 1.38 million households had no breadwinner. One in five unemployed people is not entitled to unemployment or jobseekers' benefit, and have no income at all.
José Antonio Rodríguez and his wife Raquel Lara, a Barcelona couple in their thirties with a small child, are finding it hard to sleep at nights. Little wonder. "Our outgoings are 1,200 euros a month, but our only income is the 426 euros that my wife is paid by the state since her unemployment benefit ran out. [This] month's payment will be the last. At least the apartment we live in is rented," he says, adding that friends of theirs have lost their home after failing to meet mortgage payments. "We spend 700 euros on the rent, water, light, and gas, nappies, and other stuff for the baby. At least she is still breast-feeding." So far, he says that they have survived by using the small amount of money they were able to save from the 1,200 euros she earned when working, and the 800 euros unemployment benefit his wife was paid.
The couple know that within weeks, they will be heavily dependent on their parents. "One day we'll eat in my parent's place, and the next in hers," says Rodríguez. Not that things are much better back home. In José Antonio's family household, the only income comes from his mother. His father and brother are unemployed, and receive just 426 euros a month from the state in lieu of unemployment benefit. At Raquel's place, only her father works: her mother is unable to work due to illness, but receives no pension.
The couple say that they are not receiving any help from the regional government of Catalonia. Neither are they entitled to food stamps, and much less the 100 euros a month to which working mothers are supposedly allowed to claim for each child until it is three. "The whole situation is upside down," he says: "Women with work get the money, but those who have lost their jobs get nothing." With a child to bring up, the couple say that they are not ruling anything out, even working in the shadow economy. "There just isn't any work to be found," says José Antonio.
Raquel says that she is prepared to work as a cleaner, but that at the local job center the only cleaning jobs are for people with minor physical disabilities. "It is so frustrating. And we have friends who are in an even worse situation: people who have lost their homes, who are living with their parents. We are prepared to do any kind of work," she says.
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ALL ABROAD IS OUT
All Abroad Magazine September issue is now online and on the streets Monday!
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AND IT’S CHOKKA!
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SO WHAT’S IN IT?
In the September issue All Abroad hooks up with A Spanish Life to spread the message (whatever that is) further afield – and of course to reach even more readers!
Andrea Burns explains the ‘Community’ AGM – and why you should go
Vicki helps readers with their Spanish again and this month we’re ‘Going to the doctor’.
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9/11 – Suzanne Manners marks the anniversary with a superbly written tribute to the victims.
Mr Grumpy discovers The 7 Wonders of Spain…? And if you get as confused as we do about which travel insurance you need- well the experts fill us in this month with a great article.
LETTERS –lots of them and somebody is not very happy at all by the looks…councillors eh…?
FORTUNA(tely) for us we had a day out in the mountain town famous for its therapeutic hot baths – relaxing…yup.
A brand new women’s section to keep the ladies busy for a while at least and another new feature ‘EXPAT LIVES’ which this month finds out the secret of the success of New2You furniture boss Karen Dowsing….oh, and a mad Spanish butcher that does animal impressions for her clients!
Have you got life insurance? Are you properly covered? Our experts explain the facts in plain English – no small print here!
Good news for property buyers by the look of it as Paul Payne explains the benefit of the recent tax reduction for buyers.
Do you think property prices are too high? Consider the one sold last month (to a Brit) for a cool 125€ million…wonder what the commission was…?!
Should you pay tax on your rental contract for your home? Perez Legal Group tells us the right way to go about it.
Georgie May has a date for next year – well quite a few of them as her charity calendar will be out and who could resist…the calendar, I mean…
Torrevieja’s Smart Cards are causing a bit of confusion so our man Keith Nicol decided to investigate.
Can you drive in Spain wearing flip-flops?
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Spain’s’ top fiestas until the end of the year will give you something to plan for and how about a snorkel safari on the beautiful island of Tabarca…Dive Academy Santa Pola are your guide in the wet stuff.
And finally…
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And on that note…enjoy ALL ABROAD!
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Cliff & Elvis Tour
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Monday 19th September – La Marina Sport Complex
Tuesday 20th September – AREA, Los Balcones
Wednesday 21st September – The Lounge Bar, Torrevieja
Thursday 22nd September – Rocajuna, Punta Prima
Friday 23rd September – Casa Ventura, San Luis
Cliff & Elvis – A great 60s and 70s extravaganza – Don’t miss it!