The PSOE demands more aid and places for the economatos of Málaga

Topics Ayuntamiento de Málaga

The socialists ask the City Council to increase the amount per family and the places after meeting with the Red Por una Málaga Mejor, which serves 3,600 families.

FJCG · Published on November 9, 2026 at 21:48

Siete personas sentadas alrededor de una mesa de madera en una sala con pared roja y el logotipo del PSOE de Málaga. — Photo: Gabinete de Prensa del Grupo Municipal Socialista en el Ayuntamiento de Málaga

The Socialist Municipal Group has called on Málaga City Council for an "urgent" increase in aid and in places at the city's social food banks amid the housing crisis. Socialist councillor Rosa del Mar Rodríguez defended that request after meeting, together with deputy spokesperson Carmen Martín, with representatives of the Red Por una Málaga Mejor, which brings together social food banks in the capital. The network currently serves 3,600 families through its food banks and shelters, according to its spokesperson, Francisco López, who put the number of volunteers sustaining the structure at close to 300 "at zero cost to the municipal coffers". López added that the FEGA programme has distributed 1.2 million kilos of fresh food in the last year.

The rise in rent, behind the demand

Rodríguez warned that the city is going through a "perfect storm": the average salary of people in Málaga is around 1,400 euros a month, while the average rent already reaches 1,300 euros. According to the councillor, numerous cases are being detected of families who do not fit the traditional profile of exclusion but who, after paying the mortgage or rent and a basic utility, have no money to eat. For his part, López noted that the rising cost of housing in an area strained by tourism has worsened the situation of nearly 80% of non-civil-servant citizens and called for the backing of all political groups "so as not to leave social organisations alone".

What they ask of the City Council

The specific demands put forward by the councillor and the network are these:

Increase the financial allowance per family unit for buying food.
Expand the operational places at the city's food banks.
Immediately speed up municipal subsidies under Social Rights.
Guarantee that regional food voucher cards are complementary in order to prevent the dismantling of community food banks.
Give institutional and financial backing to the care and volunteering network.

Rodríguez also criticised the inaction of the Junta de Andalucía with the food voucher cards and the delay of the municipal Social Rights department in resolving the subsidies. According to its spokesperson, the Red Por una Málaga Mejor is a social alliance born during the COVID-19 pandemic that coordinates food distribution and primary care for vulnerable families. It is made up of organisations such as Amfremar, NAIM, the neighbourhood associations of Lagunillas centro, Torrijos and Nuevo San Andrés, the NGOs OSAH, Animación Malacitana, ASAEC, Includd and Hermandad Blanca, and groups such as Unión de Ciudad Jardín, Nada es Imposible and La Casa de la Buena Vida.

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