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Councilman IU-Greens Cieza, José Eduardo Illueca has warned of "increased energy poverty in our town as in the rest of Spain. Estimated that about 15 percent of Spanish families can not cope receipts to basic water supply, electricity and gas. "

This is a problem, continuing the "hidden ecosocialista mayor given to household level and cost that families recognize and seek help. This problem has worsened in recent years, since the beginning of social and economic crisis due rising unemployment, lower family income, termination or disappearance of many social benefits and the disproportionate rise in electricity bills in recent years. "

Energy poverty, recall from IU-Greens can be defined as "the situation that you have a home unable to pay an amount sufficient energy to satisfy their domestic needs and / or when he is forced to allocate more than 10 percent of their income to pay bills, water and gas. "

Therefore, "from the municipal group of IU-Greens Cieza we have developed an initiative for the support of full corporate approval to adopt, in coordination with social services, designed to ensure necessary measures all ciezanos homes declared social emergency have an unmet need for water, electricity and gas. "

The initiative proposes ecosocialista, "that through Social Services to apply for a regulated the aid of concrete and particular mechanism is established, the goal is to avoid extreme situations that often arise in situations of social exclusion, implementing mechanisms and funds transparency and disclosure of the various possible aid for the payment of bills, so that users know to whom and how to approach for this aid. "

The proposal also includes "the creation of a specific budgetary allocation to mitigate the effects of fuel poverty in households ciezanos budgets for 2014 and the extension of social background Aguas de Cieza intended for this purpose, with the aim of aid to reach more families and all people enjoy basic services that should not be under discussion in a society like ours. "

In IU-Greens, according Illueca, "we know that access to and enjoyment of the services of water, electricity and gas are recognized rights of individuals and families and should not be missing in any home and especially in those suffering the effects of unemployment resulting from the ineffectiveness of our government. "

Finally, ecosocialists Also included in its proposal "urging the Department of Social Affairs, in the next regular celebrate the city corporation, a document in which the features have been determined ciezanos homes likely to benefit from the figure of 'social emergency', in line with the economic situation faced by families as well as the mechanism to be eligible for this figure. "

Source: IU-verdes Cieza