Article 47 of the Spanish Constitution states that: "all Spaniards have the right to enjoy decent and adequate housing. The public authorities shall promote the necessary conditions and establish the relevant rules to make this right effective, regulating the use of land in accordance with the general interest in order to prevent speculation" But the reality is quite different: in Spain there is a limited supply of public housing (both for purchase and rental), which makes it difficult for people at risk of homelessness to access affordable, quality housing and to develop an independent life outside the system. Housing is the door to effective access to other fundamental rights such as health, self-determination, security, etc.

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In 2020, the Minimum Living Wage was approved as the first major attempt to address this problem. This legislative project had already been in the pipeline for quite some time, but with the pandemic the process was accelerated to avoid letting vulnerable individuals and families fall below the poverty line. This measure was an enormous palliative for this sector, but due to its rapid implementation we see some obstacles that, apart from the context of the pandemic, continue to be an obstacle for the people who really need this help.  One of the conditions for access to this aid is to have resided in Spain, with a regulated census registration, for the whole of the year prior to the year in which this payment is applied for. By the time it was approved, the vast majority of people had already been living on the streets for more than a year, so it is a resource with a delayed effect. This is compounded by the difficulty in processing and the lack of awareness of the very existence of this retribution due to the scarce investment in social causes. The result of all this is that today only 5% of homeless people have access to the Minimum Living Income, so we are talking about more than 27,000 registered people living in absolute poverty, who is receiving this money?