The long-term unemployed in the municipality of Cartagena soon benefit from a social water rate, as announced by the Councillor for Infrastructure and Services, Francisco Espejo.
The mayor has said that this is a new initiative of the Municipal Government is concerned that those who are suffering with the economic crisis.
The measure is being studied from the legal standpoint and benefit the long-term unemployed who have not received aid.
Consist of the payment of water rates to those who do not charge any type of social support, such as the unemployed who have exhausted their subsidy two years and six months of home help.
The Agency for Local Development and Employment is considering the number of people who could benefit from this social tariff, which will be presented at the next meeting of the Monitoring Committee Aquagest Contract, the invitation, according to the council, has been delayed by this reason and for the presentation of the settlement of 2012, and it completed soon.
This Commission is also expected to account for all municipal groups who have been requesting data on the management of the water contract, Mirror added.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena