The Generalitat (Catalan Government) is seeking families with children who are entitled to child benefits and who, for various reasons, are not receiving them. This is one of the measures proposed by the Committee of Experts for Transformation and Social Innovation (CETIS), which a few months ago was tasked by the Ministry of Social Rights with finding ways to reduce the number of children who are entitled to benefits. the child poverty rate, which stands at 34% and which, in the words of Minister Mònica Martínez Bravo, is "persistent and higher" than the European Union average (20%), and even that of Spain (29.2%). In fact, only Bulgaria (35%) surpasses it.

The Spanish government promoted the minimum living income (MLI) during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in an attempt to "eradicate poverty and promote labor market participation and social inclusion for people in vulnerable situations." Five years later, the Independent Accountability Authority (AIREF) believes that this flagship measure of Pedro Sánchez's administration has failed to fulfill at least one of its objectives. The agency found that the benefit reduces the probability of working by three percentage points (12% less) and decreases the number of days worked to 0.6 per month (11% less). These are the main conclusions of the annual analysis of this benefit published by the AIREF, which, for the first time, focuses on its impact on employment.

In one year, in 2026, the Generalitat will open a one-stop shop to manage both the minimum vital income (IMV), the benefit created by the Spanish government during the pandemic, and the Catalan guaranteed citizen income (RGC). But after the summer, the new virtual platform will be launched to handle the files for this last benefit. The Minister of Social Rights and Inclusion, Mònica Martínez Bravo, has announced that today, her department is working on technical issues so that people who have the right to collect these social benefits have to suffer less paperwork and less bureaucracy.