The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's tight-knit families a thing of the past Despite Spain's reputation for being a family-oriented nation, new official figures have revealed some surprising facts about how Spanish society is becoming increasingly fragmented. https://www.thelocal.es/20140411/44-million-spaniards-live-alone-home-household Fri, 11 Apr 2014 13:18:52 +0200 44-million-spaniards-live-alone-home-household Poverty trap threatens Spain's pensioners One in seven Spanish pensioners is living in poverty and less than 50 percent of people aged 55 to 64 in the country are working according to a new global study on the living conditions of older people. https://www.thelocal.es/20131001/poverty-trap-threatens-spains-ageing-population Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:18:00 +0200 poverty-trap-threatens-spains-ageing-population