📉📊 Castilla-La Mancha faces persistent poverty challenges despite slight improvements in 2025

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A preliminary report by EAPN reveals that Castilla-La Mancha has a poverty rate of 34%, significantly higher than the national average of 25.7%. Despite slight improvements in some indicators, many residents face everyday poverty, with 51.6% struggling to cover monthly expenses. The region's average income is over €2,200 below the national average, highlighting ongoing economic challenges. The report emphasizes the need for stronger regional social policies to address these persistent issues.

Key points

• 34% of the population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion, significantly above the national average.
• Indicators of everyday poverty, such as inability to afford basic needs, have worsened.
• The region's average income remains over €2,200 below the national average.
• More than half of residents struggle to cover monthly expenses, highlighting ongoing economic vulnerability.

Links

• ABC: Vivir al límite: la pobreza cotidiana se cronifica
• ABC: Castilla-La Mancha mantiene una de las mayores tasas de pobreza de España pese a la leve mejora en 2025
• ABC: El PP lamenta los preocupantes datos de pobreza en la región: «Falla el sistema de García-Page»

Facts

• 34% of Castilla-La Mancha's population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
• 38.3% cannot afford a holiday away from home.
• 51.6% of residents struggle to cover monthly expenses.
• Average income in the region is €13,387, over €2,200 less than the national average.

Quotes

• Poverty is not measured only by income, but by sacrifice, insecurity and lack of prospects — EAPN report.

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