The student body with zero quota in the Canary Islands dining room falls by 5% in the last year. The number of Canarian students benefiting from the zero fee in school canteens in the Archipelago was reduced by 5% in the 2021-2022 academic year compared to the previous one, going from 14,928 users of this aid to 14,186 who received it in the course that has just ended, according to data provided by the General Directorate of Centers, Infrastructures and Educational Promotion of the Ministry of Education, Universities, Culture and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands to the nationalist deputy Cristina Valido.
If we analyze the number of beneficiaries by province, Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the one that experienced the greatest decrease in relation to the students who received this aid, going from 7,772 in the 2020-2021 academic year to 7,230 last academic year, which means a reduction of 7%. in the province ofe Las Palmas went from 7,156 beneficiaries in the 2020-2021 academic year to 6,956 last academic year which meant a drop of 2.8%.
Also, the western province concentrated 51% of the aid granted compared to 49% in the province of Las Palmas.
The two capital islands are the ones that bring together the most aid. A) Yes, The capital of Gran Canaria had 2,599 this last year, which represented 60% Of the total aid given throughout the province, the same percentage of those granted in the 2020-2021 academic year. In the case of Last year, the capital of Tenerife represented 75% of the zero quotas in school canteens granted with a total of 1,786 compared to 1,958 granted in the 2020-2021 academic year.
This drop in the number of students benefiting from the zero fee in school canteens coincides with the resumption of economic activity in the Islands after the break forced by the crisis of the Covid-19though remains above 14,000 beneficiaries throughout the Archipelago.
by islands
TEnerife had the last year with the highest number of students benefiting from this aid with 6,372; Gran Canaria registered 5,661; Lanzarote was third with 871 dining scholarships; It was followed by La Palma with 731, Fuerteventura with 424, La Gomera with 98 and El Hierro with 29. Comparing with the previous year, that is, the 2020-2021 academic year, El Hierro is the island that most reduced the number of beneficiaries of the zero fee in school canteens with a drop of 42%followed by La Palma with a decrease of 36%, Tenerife reduced it by 10%, La Gomera by 9.2%, Fuerteventura by 7.8%, Gran Canaria by 3.3% and Lanzarote by 2.2%.
In six of the seven islands the largest number of beneficiaries are located in their capitalsexcept in the case of El Hierro where this data occurs in the municipality of Frontera to the detriment of Valverde.
Municipalities
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria had 2,599 beneficiaries last year of the zero fee in school cafeterias, being the municipality with the largest number of users and representing 18% of the total. In the case of the capital of Tenerife has registered 1,786 students enrolled in the program, which represents 12% of the totall. The four largest cities of the Archipelago concentrate 45% of the aid granted.
Betancuria in Fuerteventura is the only one that has not had to take advantage of the zero quota of school canteens in the last two school years. The Gran Canaria municipality of Artenara went from having no student with a zero quota in the 2020-2021 academic year to having two cases last year.
Looking ahead to summer, with the end of classes, the Ministry of Education, Universities, Culture and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands maintains for the third consecutive year support for students with fewer resources and delivery of 14,678 money cards in summer with a total investment of more than 3.5 million euros.
The counselor Manuela Armas recalled that “The concern for the well-being of the students of the Canary Islands does not end with the start of their vacations» and stressed that school results and the socioeconomic situation of families are related factors, so the Executive is aware that “its needs are present every day of the year”.
