The Granadilla de Abona City Council, through the Community Welfare area, has proceeded to update the amounts of social emergency aid for food aimed at the most vulnerable families. This modification aims to mitigate the effects of inflation and rising food prices, making it possible for the beneficiaries of this service to have their basic food needs covered.
This is how the Councilor for Community Well-being, Carolina Bethencourt, explains it gonzalez, who reports that the increase experienced by these aids occurs taking into account the essential data of the number of members that make up the beneficiary family unit. This increase amounts to 36% in the case of those families made up of a single member, who go from receiving 110 to receiving 150 euros, and up to 75% in the case of family units of five members or more, who go from receiving 200 euros to receive 350.
The mayoress of Granadilla de Abona, Jennifer Miranda, points out that this update of emergency social aid for food “is part of a set of actions that seek to safeguard and protect families from Granada, especially those with fewer resources and who face more difficulties they cross, thus guaranteeing access to basic foods.”
The mayor stresses that it is about safeguarding and protecting families with fewer resources
The councilor responsible for the area, Carolina Bethencourt, affirms that with this type of measure what is intended is to “continue strengthening the social shield to protect those sectors of the population most in need and that have been most affected by the rise in prices , thereby trying to mitigate the impact that an increasingly expensive shopping basket has on the family economy.
It should be remembered that last month, the municipal government recovered face-to-face care in Social Services, a commitment announced by the mayoress during the electoral campaign and within the framework of her purpose of “humanizing social services”, one of her priorities.
“One of the objectives of the government group of Granadilla de Abona has been to humanize social services to improve the quality of care for the residents of our municipality, and offer them closer and more personalized care, something that is not achieved by phone,” Miranda stressed in reference to the change in the system, one of the first measures he announced.
Carolina Bethencourt recalled that until now you could choose between a face-to-face or telephone appointment in the first contact, prioritizing the latter. She adds that the change to a face-to-face service seeks to “dignify people through quality specialized social care from the first contact.”
