In Melilla 2,937 households have received the Minimum Vital Income (IMV), covering a total of 11,452 beneficiaries, of which, just over half, 5,790 are minors and the average amount of the benefit is 565 euros per month.
The data was provided this morning by the Delegate of the Government, Sabrina Moh, who accompanied by the Provincial Director of the National Institute of Social Security (INSS), Augusto Hoyo, and the Councilor for Social Policies, Francisca García Maeso, has visited the information card that the Ministry of Social Security Inclusion Migrations has installed in Calle Ramírez de Arellano and that, will attend to the citizens from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. during today and tomorrow.
As he has explained, this is an initiative of the Ministry directed by José Luis Escrivá with the aim of allowing the interested parties to know this benefit, the status of their request or who want to know if they are entitled to it and, where appropriate, request it without the need for a prior appointment.
“The ultimate goal is to extend the reach of the IMV and ensure that all situations of poverty and exclusion in our city are addressed,” explained Moh, who recalled that this initiative was born in June 2020 with the main objective of guaranteeing a minimum level of income to those who are in situations of economic vulnerability and that is aimed at preventing the risk of poverty and social exclusion of people.
“The benefit is a tool to facilitate the transition of people from the social exclusion imposed on them by the lack of resources to a situation in which they can develop fully in society, therefore it is compatible with the returns of work and is accompanied by an incentive mechanism to employment,” he said.
In addition, as explained by the Delegate, the IMV incorporates a child support supplement, which entails a monthly amount for each minor member of the cohabitation unit according to age. Thus, there are 3 slots, one for children under three years old with 115 euros; another for children over three years old and under six years old with 80.50 euros; and the third for children over six years old and under 18 years old, with 57.50 euros. “This benefit is having a special impact on reducing child poverty,” he said.
Moh has highlighted this initiative of the Government of Pedro Sánchez “that addresses the problem of inequality and structural poverty that affects our most vulnerable population, which is having a special impact on attacking child poverty and which is a key tool to get people out of social exclusion and fully integrate them into our society.”
In the specific case of our city, Moh has explained that, although there are different family profiles, the most frequent home is that of 2 adults and more than 2 minors who have a guaranteed income of 1,243.83 euros per month.
To assess the economic impact of this benefit in Melilla, the Delegate has revealed that the Provincial Directorate of Social Security allocated, in 2022, in our city to the payment of this benefit, 15.5 million euros, “so we talk about a very important amount both for the beneficiaries themselves and for the whole city”.
The Delegate explained that the IMV, which is part of the protective action of the Social Security system as an economic benefit in its non-contributory form, is compatible with work returns and is accompanied by an incentive mechanism for employment.