Valencia: employed but homeless, housing is pushing workers out
In Valencia, Spain, people with jobs are searching for flats in Utiel Requena or ending up at Casa Caridad. The housing crisis is driving up prices while the tax burden weighs heavily on workers.
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Living in Valencia and ending up at Casa Caridad: the housing paradox
In Valencia, some people are looking for a flat on the plateau, in Utiel or Requena, because prices in the city have skyrocketed and they need a train or bus to get to work. Not long ago, a basic-level worker could buy two houses and feed eight mouths on his salary. Today, people with stable jobs end up in soup kitchens like Casa Caridad.
The causes are debated: touristification, immigration, gentrification, and political decisions that rewarded construction over social housing. The tax burden also bites: a worker with a net salary of €1,400 contributes, according to estimates, more than €1,200 a month in direct and indirect taxes. The result is a city that pushes its workers out to the suburbs or into social assistance.
In Valencia, some people are looking for a flat on the plateau, in Utiel or Requena, because prices in the city have skyrocketed and they need a train or bus to get to work. Not long ago, a basic-level worker could buy two houses and feed eight mouths on his salary. Today, people with stable jobs end up in soup kitchens like Casa Caridad.
The causes are debated: touristification, immigration, gentrification, and political decisions that rewarded construction over social housing. The tax burden also bites: a worker with a net salary of €1,400 contributes, according to estimates, more than €1,200 a month in direct and indirect taxes. The result is a city that pushes its workers out to the suburbs or into social assistance.
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