Poverty is the main factor of vulnerability in our society, so it must be influenced directly to help people who are in this situation, or at risk of falling into it, by efficiently using the tools that allow them to have sufficient levels of income from which to overcome factors of dependency.

The access of people in a situation of vulnerability to a house in good conditions and their ability to stay there are essential as a basis for leading their lives. Having a place to live is the key to gaining access to other rights, such as the right to work, and to start a path that reduces people’s risks of social exclusion.

In addition to the more material aspects, we must take into account the impact on personal progress of all factors that can help vulnerable people to achieve autonomy, development and satisfactory social integration.

The place where people are born and live very clearly marks their possibilities for development. Actions to improve the environment, both in physical and social terms, are essential for greater territorial balance and for providing opportunities of progress for all.

At a supra-municipal level, we must have various necessary tools for spatial planning and providing infrastructure, facilities and services to reduce territorial inequalities and segregation in the Barcelona metropolitan region as a whole.