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This research is based on the conviction that poverty and social exclusion are closely related. The current context of crisis resulting from the global pandemic caused by Covid-19, neoliberal policies and the lack of employment are generating large pockets of social exclusion, which has led to a debate on the need to implement more solid social protection measures and to reinforce existing ones. This study analyzes in a comparative manner the effectiveness of the Minimum Insertion Income (RMI) in Spain and the Social Insertion Income (RSI) in Portugal in the face of the phenomenon of poverty. The study opted for a qualitative methodology, choosing discourse analysis to analyze the empirical material obtained through the 26 semi-structured interviews and the 3 focus groups conducted. Priority was given to the information in which the subjects described their contexts, actions, values and representations. In general terms, it can be stated that users have a negative conception of both social policies, as a result of their dissatisfaction with three major common areas of conflict, the most frequently mentioned problems being: delays in the granting of benefits; the low amount offered; and the limitation of insertion mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article, we explore the elements that have shaped the socio-historical configuration of the Third Sector of Social Action (TSSA) as a prominent actor in the Spanish welfare mix. Bearing in mind that this process of creation and expansion of private non-profit organisations operating in the social sphere has been parallel to the process of decentralisation of a large portion of the responsibility for the social policies of the Spanish welfare state to the Autonomous Communities, we examine the differences that have marked the particular trajectories of the TSSA in the Autonomous Communities. To this end, we have relied on secondary and primary (interviews and group meetings) sources collected in a selection of regional cases in the framework of the PECOTSAS project. We have structured the comparative analysis on the basis of three types of elements: a) the political conditions that enabled the TSSA; b) the structural conditions of economic and territorial development; and c) the social actors who have played a leading role in social mobilisation linked to TSSA organisations. The results suggest that the patterns of regional differentiation of the TSSA are rooted both in the forms of distribution of power resulting from the process of democratic transition and in the differences in the patterns of economic development, population distribution and historical traditions of social mobilisation in the Spanish regions, without losing sight of the fact that these elements also have an impact on intra-regional differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyses the current conditions and future challenges faced by the Third Sector of Social Action (TSSA) in Spain to consolidate itself as an institutional sphere of sustainable welfare and as a strategic actor in the development of social policies. The empirical basis of this work has been obtained with the use of qualitative methods such as in-depth interviews, focus groups and the mixed method of Delphi. The use of these methods is aimed at interpreting TSSA leaders' discourses, the collective voice of Non-governmental organisations (NGO) managers and representatives, and the opinions of experts on: the nature and past development of the sector. This research was carried out under the support of the Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2009-2014, in the framework of the Active Citizenship Programme (Eea Grants) and by the PECOTSAS Project of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016 of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (ref CSO2017-85486-P). The text is structured as follows. First, we analyse the institutional nature of the TSSA and how it has combined powerful organisational growth with an adaptation to what we define as the European logic of the Third Sector (TS) in recent decades. Subsequently, we examine the current conditioning factors of the TSSA'S development in Spain including the impact of the 2008 economic crisis, financing capacity, modes of social action and relations with the State and the private sector companies. Finally, we assess the challenges faced by the TSSA in the coming years in terms of financial and institutional sustainability and its capacity to influence public policies. The results have been useful for the elaboration of the III Strategic Plan of the Third Sector of Social Action (2017-2021). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper uses 2005 and 2012 "Survey on homeless person conducted by the National Statistics Institute (INE) "to empirically investigate the relevance of social exclusion in Spain among this population, researching the childhood and the loos of housing. Gaining a better understanding on will be a particular relevance to contribute in social policy evaluation. The results point out an increasing of the risks of homelessness in Spain and the most important changes experienced between 2005 and 2012. Three ideal types of itinerates has been found: new poverty, social exclusion and integrated poverty. Finally, we have analysed how each one of these groups presents a specific morphology of vulnerability among demographic composition, structural, relationship and institutional factors. During this period, the new poverty as increasingly important mechanism and the impact of the structural problems in different itinerates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes public policies implemented to improve shanty towns in Spain. In this country, most of the shanty towns are inhabited by gypsy families in a situation of a multiple social exclusion. It is hypothesized that the implementation of appropriate public policies boosts the social inclusion of this population. The relocation of the gypsy slum of Culleredo (Galicia, Spain) has been analyzed where since 1985 the institutions have designed policies that show very promising results. It has been tested the hypothesis by conducting a questionnaire drove to people from different sectors affected by this action. A quantitative analysis has been performed; qualitative information extracted from face to face questionnaires was also incorporated. The study has identified factors that explain those different results in terms of the policies. The findings indicate that jointly develop policies for access to housing and social policies should be conducted [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study presents the evolution of social protection of dependence in Spain from the 1990s to the present, and describes the consequences of the lack of agreement among policy makers with respect to the measures to implement. The elements that dependence policies are based on are analysed, and their positive and negative aspects as well as their consequences for the elderly and their caregivers are emphasised. In view of situations such as a possible breakdown in the family's role of caring for dependants, policies to strengthen the family's role as caregiver are being introduced as part of the «Conciliation of Family and Working Life» program. Although these policies clearly have positive effects, they also imply personal costs and opportunity costs for family caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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"Ante la Dependencia" is a document of consensus drafted in a seminar held in Bilbao in the academic year 2005-2006. Starting from a view and an analysis of care need in our environment, this document tries to identify the responsibility of differents agents and intervention approaches to situations of dependence. Persons participating in that seminar agreed to disseminate the maximun information, a reason why the document will be published in a number of publications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]