Immigration and the Welfare State in Spain
- Document number
- 2827
- Date
- 2011
- Title
- Immigration and the Welfare State in Spain
- Author/publisher
- Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes, María Bruquetas Callejo
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures, Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
- Summary
- Noting the increase in migrant population in Spain and the recent economic hardship, the aim of a new study by Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes y María Bruquetas Callejo is to provide information on access to benefits and services of the welfare state for migrants and also to look at how they contribute financially to it. The study reveals key findings including that one of the main obstacles to accessing welfare benefits is the administrative irregularity of undocumented migrants. 5.2% of those categorized as ‘poor' (less than 60% of average GDP/capita) and 8% of those in socially excluded households (suffering from 4 or more levels of social exclusion) who declare not having access to benefits are undocumented migrants. The study is only available in Spanish, but an English version will be published soon.
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