Málaga Offers Electronic Purse for Basic Alimentary Needs

Will try to keep this short and informative and as apolitical as possible and summarise the requisites to apply for a ´tarjeta monedero / electronic purse´ in Málaga capital so members that meet them, are informed and can apply within the established window of 20 days after publication in the official provincial bulletin, 4th of September 2015.

A total amount of 100.000 has been reserved to help citizens out with the cost of food, but will not be paid out in cash, but will instead offer free meals in several associated bars and restaurants in the city.

Per person this ´ayuda´ would amount to 180 euros/month, calculated 30 meals of a value of 6 euros each.

But, the ´tarjeta monedero´ will only available for those that have a mortgage or pay rent and are not in arrears with these payments, nor with payments for electricity, gas and water, as well as local and national taxes, but after taking care of all that, remain with very little left to spend on food for their family every month. Those in receipt of any locally funded social benefits cannot apply.

Have a look at the requisites re max. income for a family to be able to apply.

Maxima Tarjeta Monedero

Three sidenotes if I may. The first; I cannot imagine the ´pot´ with 100.000 will last longer than a couple of minutes, if and when all those that meet these requisites actually apply, supposedly to offer families with low or insufficient income an economic complement to cover the basic alimentary needs.

Secondly, what about the families with truely low and insufficient income, that can NOT meet the monthly payments of the rent, gas, water etc. or those that have saved all their lives to pay off the mortgage and now have no mortgage or rent payments to take care of, but do have their childrens´ families living in with them, all surviving on the grandparents´ pensions?

And finally, why oblige those receiving this benefit to spend it in a local bar or restaurant, with the risk of them having to make expenses to travel there, and not include local supermarkets? Wouldn´t the costs be lower and thus more people could benefit, if the money could be spent on groceries and other non-food products as well?

After reading about this earlier this morning, I could not but wonder whether the Malagan authorities actually live in the same world as we do, or whether this measure is primarily a Public Relations stunt to get more votes from the middle class population.

Rant over 🙂

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