The Red Cross served 32,263 extremely vulnerable people in the Girona regions in 2023. This represents an increase of nearly 4,000 users in this situation compared to 2019. A figure that “concerns” the entity “due to the danger of it becoming chronic”.
The coordinator of the Red Cross in the Girona district, Jordi Martori, explains that a good part of these people are workers who cannot make ends meet due to rising prices or who cannot meet the basic needs of their children. such as buying glasses. In addition, there are also immigrants and people who receive some benefit such as the Minimum Living Income, but who are unable to pay rent and buy food.
