Bill to guarantee health care, housing and utilities for people in need

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1. The bill would restore universal health care and access to medication by removing the rules of Royal Decree-Lawroyal decree-law A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It usually applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days of its promulgation or it lapses. 16/2012 that left some people out of the system.
2. It would ban the eviction of the main home of people in social exclusion or emergency unless they are first offered a housing alternative.
3. It would require large housing holders (banks, investment funds and asset managers) to cooperate with public authorities, keep a registry of empty apartments, and offer a housing alternative before a court-ordered eviction.
4. It would recognize the right to rehousing through social rental housing for at least three years, costing no more than 30% of the family's income, or 15% if income is below the minimum wage.
5. It would guarantee women who are victims of male violence access to public housing, with several ways to prove the situation of violence, including social services reports, and a maximum decision period of 30 days.
6. It would create a voucher to help vulnerable households pay for electricity and gas, with a minimum vital consumption whose discount could reach 100%, and would ban cutting off supply to these households while their case is being reviewed.

Who it affects

• People at risk of losing their main home over unpaid bills: They could not be evicted without first being offered a housing alternative.
• Banks, investment funds and large housing asset managers: They would have to register empty apartments and help rehouse evicted families.
• Women who are victims of male violence: They would have guaranteed and fast access to public housing.
• Households unable to pay for electricity and gas: They would receive a support voucher and could not have their supply cut off while their case is reviewed.
• People without papers or a residence permit: They could hold the rights in the bill if they meet its requirements, regardless of nationality.

Words worth knowing

Lanzamiento (forzoso)

Eviction: the forced removal of a person from their home by order of an authority.

Gran tenedor de vivienda

Large housing holder: an entity owning many homes, such as banks, investment funds or asset managers.

Alquiler social

Social rental: public housing rented at an affordable price to low-income families.

Consumo Mínimo Vital

Minimum vital consumption: the basic amount of electricity and gas each household needs, set yearly by the Government.

Silencio administrativo positivo

Positive administrative silence: if the administration does not answer in time, the answer is deemed favorable to the applicant.

royal decree-law

A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It usually applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days of its promulgation or it lapses.

decree-law

A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It usually applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days of its promulgation or it lapses.

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