A programme that offers quality housing for the most vulnerable groups: young people, families and elderly people.

What social challenges does decent housing represent in Spain? This report analyses three challenges in this field: access, conditions and energy needs.

The seventh Dossier from the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa” focuses on the residential insecurity faced by society’s most vulnerable groups, and access to housing for young people.

The welfare system in Spain has never paid great attention to housing. However, it is a key aspect and one that has repercussions in other dimensions such as health and education.

Employment precarity is an obstacle to accessing home ownership for young people. Rental, which is more expensive, or family solidarity are the main alternatives for setting up a home.