abstract: 'There is a long academic and institutional trajectory that understands

  social exclusion as an accumulation of barriers that hinder social

  participation. However, stereotypes about misuse and dependency on

  social benefits continue to be widespread in society. Fighting poverty

  is the first objective of sustainable development and the UN''s 2030

  Agenda for Sustainable Development. Commitment is needed from

  institutions to disseminate real information about people living in

  exclusion. This study of the living conditions of Minimum Income

  recipients in Navarre (Spain) shows that households that stay longer in

  the scheme encounter serious obstacles accessing employment, including

  unrecognized physical and mental illnesses, are required to care for

  dependents, or have weak job skills. The related study was conducted

  through a database analysis of 14,000 benefit recipients and in-depth

  interviews with 20 recipients.(1) The results show that inclusion

  through work continues to play a central role in the fight against

  social exclusion. However, this remains a difficult goal to achieve for

  many recipients, and employment does not always guarantee social

  inclusion due to harsh conditions and low salaries. This article

  recognizes the inclusive potential of economic benefits, since they

  prevent the deterioration of living conditions and favor social

  participation. Finally, it suggests a new institutional strategy based

  on two activities: designing inclusion-based activities around the real

  needs of poor people, and promoting the commitment of all actors and

  agents in society in the fight against poverty.'
affiliation: 'Perez-Eransus, B (Corresponding Author), Univ Publ Navarra, Pamplona,
  Spain.

  Perez-Eransus, Begona; Martinez-Virto, Lucia, Univ Publ Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.'
author: Perez-Eransus, Begona and Martinez-Virto, Lucia
author-email: 'begonia.perez@unavarra.es

  lucia.martinez@unavarra.es'
author_list:
- family: Perez-Eransus
  given: Begona
- family: Martinez-Virto
  given: Lucia
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.17356/ieejsp.v6i2.614
eissn: 2416-089X
files: []
journal: INTERSECTIONS-EAST EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIETY AND POLITICS
keywords: 'minimum income benefits; social exclusion; inclusion policy; UN

  Sustainable Development Goals; poverty; institutional strategy'
language: English
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '33'
orcid-numbers: Virto, Lucía Martínez/0000-0003-3348-6564
pages: 154-175
papis_id: 9b2afb6db7000fa6057f6dad6d360f84
ref: Perezeransus2020understandingsocial
researcherid-numbers: Virto, Lucía Martínez/ABF-9331-2020
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Understanding Social Exclusion through Minimum Income Recipients'' Living
  Conditions: Proposals fora New Institutional Social Inclusion Strategy'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000572101100011
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '5'
volume: '6'
web-of-science-categories: Nursing; Political Science
year: '2020'