The Balearic Islands will conduct this September the largest count of homeless people and those in situations of residential exclusion that has been promoted so far in the Archipelago. The initiative, promoted by the Social Observatory of the Balearic Islands (OSIB) of the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and the Network for Inclusion EAPN Balearic Islands, will deploy nearly 500 volunteers in municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants with the aim of sizing a reality that remains largely hidden.

According to the study, 55.6% of the families assisted by the San Juan de Dios Foundation in Mallorca between 2018 and 2022 were single-mother families. Families in situations of residential exclusionThe report, presented this Wednesday in Palma to mark the organization's tenth anniversary, reveals that families from South America represent 68.1% of the total and constitute the group most affected by housing exclusion in the Balearic Islands. The document is based on an analysis of the records of the Es Convent reception service, which assisted a total of 1,343 people from 436 families. Of those assisted, 58.4% were women and 41.5% were men. Regarding family roles, the mother stands out, representing 30.3% of the total, followed by sons (27.2%), daughters (26.4%), fathers (13.6%), and grandmothers (2.1%).