Balearics: over 65% miss minimum income support

Mallorca is part of a region where more than 65% of eligible households miss out on Spain’s minimum income support: across the Balearic Islands, they either do not apply or do not receive the payment. The finding comes from a Fundación Civismo report covered by Europa Press on 14 October 2026. Catalonia also has a rate above 65%.

Eligible households miss out

Across Spain, 55% of households potentially eligible for the basic payment did not apply or receive it in 2024. The gap was wider for the child support supplement, which did not reach 72% of eligible households.

The report points to possible problems between Spain’s Social Security system and regional social services, alongside other administrative and social factors. It does not identify a single cause for the Balearic Islands’ figure.

Report raises concerns about work

The study also links receiving minimum income support to a three-percentage-point lower likelihood of working, a relative drop of 12%. It calls this an “inactivity trap”. For a household with two adults and two children, the report puts the guaranteed payment at 1,394.45 euros a month.

The report says the payment reduced the severe poverty rate by 9.5% in 2024. Fundación Civismo is calling for changes so that taking a job always leaves recipients better off.

Topics: Social affairs · Jobs & labour

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com