Overview

• In 2024, Càritas Barcelona served 79,083 people, Càritas Málaga assisted 9,088 and Càritas Ourense saw a 20% rise to 5,139 beneficiaries.
• Employment does not shield households from hardship, with 23% of Málaga users in regulated jobs and 83% of Barcelona aid recipients working informally or lacking formal contracts.
• A housing crisis grips beneficiaries: 44% of Málaga users struggle with rent payments and 74% of Barcelona families lack dignified homes amid soaring costs.
• Migrants face disproportionate vulnerability, accounting for 65% of sublet room residents in Málaga and 56% of Barcelona beneficiaries in irregular administrative status.
• Volunteers and donors sustain Càritas’s housing aid, employment training and food assistance even as leaders press for migrant regularization and housing policy reform.