When the BOE published on January 18, 2022 the introduction of the rental bonus for young people, thousands of Andalusians saw in this aid of 250 euros a rope on which they could realize their dreams of emancipation or entrepreneurship and start climbing towards the consolidation of their lives . For others, it meant an improvement in their daily lives, which were increasingly restricted by inflation. That hope faded when the Andalusian government postponed the possibility of applying until November 2022 – ten months after its constitution. Almost a year has passed since that date and the enthusiasm of the 17,266 who managed to complete the applications has turned into frustration and anger as only 24% of the applications have been finally resolved, of which only 15% were positive. Those affected gathered this Monday in front of the doors of the territorial delegations of the Ministry of Development of the eight Andalusian provinces to demand that the Andalusian government speed up the granting of qualified emergency aid.
When last June the President of the Board of Directors, the popular Juan Manuel Moreno, acknowledged and regretted the delay in processing the 68 million he had received from the central government for the youth bonus, this newspaper confirmed the personal and family crossroads of the delay in carrying out this assistance had caused several young Andalusians. Four months later, his future is still on hold: Manuel Sanz, one of the speakers for the platform for those affected, still has to use up his savings to start a business in order to pay the rent. Daniel Castaña continues to be on sick leave for fear of not keeping up with his 500 a month rent. “I’m still a month late, with all the interest that entails,” he explains. Sandra Fernández’s horizon looks worse. They were struggling to pay the rent of 530 euros and to care for the special needs of one of their two daughters, who suffers from a rare disease. During this time, the landlord increased his rent by a further 30 euros: “It is becoming more and more unbearable and since he saw that we were having difficulty paying the rent, he decided to sell the apartment and we definitely have to move away .” . “I’m looking and the rents won’t go below 600 and we can’t afford it,” he says.
Due to family and work problems, neither Castaña nor Fernández were able to attend this morning’s rally in Seville. Alejandro Gómez, a digital marketing student, was also unable to attend because he had an exam. He has been replaced by his father, Manuel Gómez, a 60-year-old waiter who, together with his wife, also dedicated to hospitality, is helping his son pay the 450 euro rent for the house with the one who died four years ago was emancipated years ago. “He combines his studies with jobs that come his way, but that’s not enough and we support him just enough because we don’t earn that much either,” he emphasizes. “If he doesn’t get help, he’ll have to leave the apartment.”
Andalusia is the Autonomous Community with the longest delay in granting this aid. First, he attributed this to the “obstacles imposed by the regulations” and accused the central government of not heeding his warnings about the processing problems; They later claimed the delay was due to them setting up a special computer system to process the bonds, which collapsed when it was launched in November 2022. “Those affected are not politicians and we should not receive political answers. If the board is the most behind in processing the bonus, the only variable response is in the management of the board,” Sanz said during the rally.
Meeting with Advisor Díaz
Manuel Gómez, father of Alejandro, one of the young people who does not know about his request for the young rental voucher.PACO PUENTES
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He and other representatives of the platform met with Development Minister Rocío Díaz last week to find answers to the blockage in granting aid. “He did not tell us how many bonuses were granted and how much they were, nor which ones were approved or what were the priorities, because some that were requested later have already been resolved, nor where the 68 million the central government has transferred.” to make the board pay them or if they plan to clear the rest of the outstanding applications,” Sanz said.
According to the latest figures released by the ministry, 15% have been resolved. Three out of four Andalusian young people between 18 and 35 years old who have applied for this aid of 250 euros remain unanswered in a municipality with the highest youth unemployment rate of 38.9%. In Andalusia, 85.9% of young people continue to live in the family home, according to data from the Spanish Youth Council’s latest Emancipation Observatory for the second half of 2022. This autonomy ranks fifth with fewer emancipated young people, 14.1% below the national average, which is 15.9%.
“The delay in the payment of the youth rental bonus is the tip of the iceberg for how the Andalusian government treats young people. “We want to commit ourselves to emancipate ourselves, young Andalusians have the same right as those from the rest of Spain,” complained Belén Puya, who has exceeded the 35-year deadline and is waiting for the resolution of her aid, this morning. “Strangely enough, this weekend I received the letter approving my donation,” she says wryly. The Board will pay the accrued amount in a single payment, taking into account the applicant’s conditions at the time of processing, allowing Puya to collect this aid. “This is no small payment. To benefit from them, we must have a stable and recurring income,” he adds.
Although he met the specified requirements when he applied for the bonus, 11 months later his situation has changed. “During this time my parents and my friends had to help me, I owe a lot of people money. I work in a car wash and earn the minimum wage, but pay 550 euros,” he says, breaking into tears. Puya expresses the despair that has currently gripped the majority of the 17,000 young people who are still held in suspense and see how the lifeline that they had seen has become, in January 2022, the royal decree of the rental bonus for young people published a burden that keeps them awake and undermines their morale.
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