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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - Social services]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Government is investigating improper payments of up to 2.4 million in the guaranteed social income scheme]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-government-is-investigating-improper-payments-of-up-to-2-4-million-in-the-guaranteed-social-income_1_5556988.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/448397b0-e5fa-47c8-a195-c9a876ebe3ec_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The Government has detected potential overpayments of the Guaranteed Social Income (RESOGA) that could amount to between 1.6 and 2.4 million euros, sums that beneficiaries will have to return to the Administration. This was explained by the Minister of Families, Social Welfare, and Dependency Care, Sandra Fernández, during the presentation of the main conclusions of the internal audit on this benefit (initiated in 2023) and an initial review of more than 4,000 files corresponding to the RESOGA 20 management system. The Minister recalled that overpayments totaling 211,000 euros were already detected after a massive data screening and the review of more than 2,300 files in December 2022. Fernández emphasized that "the serious issue is not that the payments were suspended, but that they were not notified," thus highlighting the management practices of the previous administration. She also questioned the use of the self-declaration system, which she considers unsuitable for this benefit due to the responsibility it places on vulnerable groups, many of whom are unfamiliar with how the administration works. According to her, the previous government suspended the aid but then failed to review the files and, therefore, did not know whether it was necessary to reclaim money improperly received by some beneficiaries. </p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:19:02 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The Minister of Families, Social Welfare and Dependency Care, Sandra Fernández, and the Director General of Social Affairs, Marina Micaela Fiscaletti.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The Ministry of Social Welfare maintains that the previous administration suspended aid and failed to review applications, while MÁS per Mallorca argues that it was Fina Santiago who initiated the verification process.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[More than 730 people have died this year while awaiting a dependency resolution in the Islands.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/more-than-730-people-have-died-this-year-while-awaiting-dependency-resolution-in-the-islands_1_5532385.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/8a52ef9f-c260-47c2-b12a-bd1cf54851d6_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>A total of 736 people died up to September of this year in the Balearic Islands while waiting for a resolution on their level of dependency or the Individual Care Program (PIA), according to data from the State Observatory for Dependency prepared by the Association of Directors and Managers of Social Services.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:43:18 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Two elderly women walk along Blanquera Street in Palma.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The study shows that in the first nine months of the year, 284,020 people across the country ended their employment.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[More than 100 tons of waste have been removed from the Can Rova 2 settlement in Ibiza, and half of it still remains.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/more-than-100-tons-of-waste-have-been-removed-from-the-can-rova-2-settlement-in-ibiza-and-half-of-it-still-remains_1_5445660.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/c4d05662-cff8-4894-bee1-c4026a5a5c42_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The Santa Eulària City Council has removed more than 100 tons of waste from the plot where the Can Rova 2 settlement stood until Tuesday. The municipality's Councilor for Citizen Security, Juan Carlos Roselló, explained that half of the garbage still needs to be removed, so they will need more days to properly dispose of the waste that was previously occupied.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:38:48 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Fire damage in the Can Rova 2 settlement.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Nearly 80 people who lived there have turned to the Social Services of Santa Eulària]]></subtitle>
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