Mallorca: Ara Més wants 200 euros a month per child

Mallorca families could receive 200 euros a month for every child under 18: Ara Més-Front Ampli proposes the payment at Bar Flexas in Palma, Mallorca, on 14 November. Congress candidate Carme Gomila presents it as part of a plan to ease the financial pressures facing women in the Balearic Islands. The coalition also wants free meals in public pre-primary and primary schools to cut family costs and child poverty.

Wages and pensions

Ara Més-Front Ampli wants a Balearic minimum wage that reflects the cost of living on the islands. It also proposes an island supplement for pensions, with particular help for people on the lowest and non-contributory payments.

Gomila says the annual pay gap between women and men in the Balearic Islands was 14% in 2023. In 2025, she says, women received pensions that were 27% lower on average than men’s.

Work and care

The coalition wants more labour inspections and action against unwanted part-time work and temporary jobs in sectors including cleaning, care and hospitality. It also proposes doubling the hours of help available at home and giving carers a legal right to take a break.

Gomila warns that the right and far right threaten women’s rights, including abortion rights. She calls for feminist mobilisation on 25 November.

Topics: Social affairs · Politics · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com