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Basic income could be paid soon Spain’s Minister for Social Security, José Luis Escrivá, has said that Spain’s ‘minimum vital income’ payment will be sent to the most vulnerable households as soon as possible. News from the Prime Minister this weekend could see the payment received by some families
within the next three weeks. Escrivá also claimed that the payment will remain in place after the Covid-19 crisis has passed, saying in an interview “It is going to be structural, permanent, it's here to stay. It Continued on page 3
José Luis Escrvá, Spain´s Minister for Social Secuirty
will be something new that social security has not offered so far and that we are trying to accelerate to the maximum.”
and the subsequent confinement were declared - a figure equivalent to the worst months of the 2008 economic crisis.
The crisis caused by the global pandemic has destroyed nearly 900,000 Spanish jobs since a state of emergency
However, the government is keen to convey reassurance with regard to the economy and is seeking to start a cross