Poverty situation in Catalonia is unprecedented since World War II 10/04/2011 / 14:00 h Barcelona, 4 oct (EFE) .

.- The social organizations have joined their voices to deman the Government to prioritize social policies in its 2012 budget because the num bers in poverty in Catalonia have been fired so that they pose "a challenge unpr ecedented humanitarian "only comparable" to the war. " Vice President of the Bureau of Social Sector and Third Red Cross coordinator in Catalonia, Enric Morist has made this comparison during the presentation of the campaign "Let's do our best" social entities have started to raise population a nd, above all, the governor of the "emergency situation which we live," said the president of the Mesa Angels Guiteras. The entities considered vital that the Govern prioritize in its 2012 budget and social policy to sign a National Agreement on Poverty "without party politics, b ut a policy of country." The Bureau of the Third Sector, which brings to 4,000 social organizations, now has poverty figures in this community, where one in five people is poor, ie livi ng on less than 640 euros a month. The population over 65 is the most vulnerable group with a hazard ratio of poverty of 25.1%, followed by those under 16 years , with 23.4%. Four in 10 single parents and six out of ten families are poor. On August 31 there were 584 648 unemployed Catalonia, of which 336 797 are not p aid the subsidy, of which 161 262 have no other coverage. Most worrying, said Guiteras, is that 173 495 people now unemployment money will no longer receive the subsidy between October and March and can not access the Minimum Insertion Income (RMI) following the Government tightening its requireme nts. About 6,000 people have stopped receiving the RMI, which in July were paid a tot al of 34,535 people, 12,500 more than in 2009. Every day, running 21 evictions, one in five households have annual income below 14,000 euros, 36,800 Catalans are homeless or suffer from inadequate shelter an d more than 3,500 people live directly on the street. 32% of Catalan homes struggle to make ends meet, about 40% of youth are unemploy ed and school failure is at 30%. According Guiteras, "it's now or never, we can not go further, you have to put f orward social policies of economic policies, the absence of anti-poverty policie s can turn us into a poor country." Guiteras, who has called for a reform of the RMI, has warned that now is not com mitted to social policy to the economic front, the Govern then have to invest in security. He also warned that "this is not the best weather to go to economic development, because the data is very serious" and called for the establishment of a minimum income of citizenship as required by Article 24 of the Statute to ensure minimu m levels of dignity. "The poorest generate social cuts, social policies must be made from Agriculture to Interior, if not strengthen social cohesion there will be no economic recove ry," said Guiteras, who has hinted that government aid to banks may have led cou nterparts, such as buying mortgage debt. The campaign launched today that will culminate on day 17 with a large instituti

onal act against poverty, which will involve the president of the Generalitat, A rtur Mas, focuses on "sensitize" the citizenship of the "grave situation", but e specially "ask the government to prioritize social cohesion policies". "Institutions are making superhuman efforts, demand is uncontrollable, we have i ncreasing demand with fewer resources," warned the president of ECAS, Teresa Cre spo, who has called the contribution of all citizens with details that range fro m accompanying a neighbor only to respect the environment, pay taxes and not acc ept invoices without VAT, to not spend more than you need. Morist said that "we live in an unprecedented position of vulnerability, perhaps from the end of the war, growing numbers are higher. The receipt of social poli cies can not be returned to the bank, we will pay sooner or later". The secretary of Caritas, Jaume Recasens, has expressed the need to "increase aw areness to the political world." The president of the FEDAIA, Jaume Clup, has wa rned that "children are paying the crisis" and has claimed that "childhood is de teriorating, and are the guarantee of the future of Catalonia". EFE.