Activities of Laura AGEA related to 2016/2270(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Minimum income policies as a tool for fighting poverty (short presentation) IT
Reports (1)
REPORT on minimum income policies as a tool for fighting poverty PDF (401 KB) DOC (89 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas homelessness represents the most extreme form of poverty and deprivation and has increased in recent years in virtually all Member States, overall in those worst hit by the economic and financial crisis; whereas, according to FEANTSA, around 4 million people across EU are experiencing homelessness every year, over 10.5 million households suffer severe housing deprivation and 22.3 million households face a housing cost overburden, indicating that they spend more than 40% of disposable income on housing;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income schemes is an important and effective waymeasure to overcome poverty, support social integration and access to the labour market and meet the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas some of the most vulnerable people such as homeless people experience difficulties to access minimum income schemes;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum income to be able to meet their basic requirements including for the most excluded such as homeless people;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, liftand lift households and all household members out of those situations;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for real progress to be made on the adequacy of minimum income schemes, so as to be able to lift every child, adult and older person out of poverty and guarantee their right to a life of dignity including the most vulnerable such as homeless;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate eligibility criteria in order to benefit from an adequate minimum income scheme; however points out that these criteria should not create unsurmountable administrative barriers for very vulnerable people to access minimum income schemes;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Is concerned about the high rate of non-take up amongst people that have the right to minimum income, especially the most vulnerable such as homeless people. Requests the Commission to further research the problem of non-take up in order to tackle this problem;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Is of the opinion that all homeless people that are legally residing in the EU should have access to minimum income and that having a physical address should not be a criterion to access minimum income schemes;