The entity Caritas Diocesana de Valencia has released its annual report for 2025, a year characterized by a significant increase in assisted individuals, amounting to 33% more than the previous year. This rise is partly attributed to the consequences of the 'dana' storm, which prompted many individuals to seek help for the first time.

The document also notes a 9-point decrease in the percentage of foreign nationals assisted compared to 2024, and a 17% increase in users approaching the organization for the first time. The director of Caritas Valencia, Aurora Aranda, emphasized that despite the 'dana's' impact, this situation does not explain the chronic nature of poverty and social exclusion, nor the normalization of precariousness that has persisted for a decade.

Throughout 2025, Caritas Valencia provided support to 73,742 people, 34% of whom were minors. Aranda highlighted that "the people accessing our resources are increasing, and we must support them for longer periods." The most frequent profiles include migrants in irregular administrative situations, single mothers with children, young couples with children, and large families in precarious housing.

The report, referencing the FOESSA Report Valencian Community 2025, concludes that gender and origin are cross-cutting factors influencing access to rights. Housing emerges as the primary factor of inequality, affecting four out of ten assisted individuals, whether through homelessness, inadequate living conditions, or undocumented rentals.

Faced with this reality, Caritas Valencia has called for a broad social pact involving institutions and citizens. "Valencian society has demonstrated immense solidarity. The challenge now is to transform this occasional solidarity into sustained commitment to social justice," stated Aranda, appealing to the responsibility of civil society, public administrations, the business sector, the media, and Christian communities.