The family of celebration and crisis INITIATIVE. With a debate on social policies promoted by Age took off in the first day Brixia Expo
social safety net when needed, or symbol of a private sphere that the public sphere can afford to dodge: is the family. And in the folds of this conception 'distorted' has crept into the debate "The family and social policies: why not?" Promoted by Age for the premiere of "Family Party "at the Brixia Expo. A challenge to understand how the family has changed over the years (12% mono-parental, 18% has four components and 21% three, 4% were cohabiting.) "How to redefine the shared family - calls Joseph Richiedei, counselor Age Lombardia -? There are 20 million homes in Italy, but when it comes to sit at the table top and may decide to become ghosts. Because the family is no longer conceived as the hub of social gathering, to the point of stopping at 4% of GDP, the Italian family welfare, than the European average which is worth double. "Sull '" not be-there "has developed the discussion , passing by the economic policies (The family bonus awarded only 7% of couples with one child) and a projection worrying: Italy risks to the podium in the European ranking of the new poor families. "And the 2010 budget has no structural measures, in fact: the bonus of 2.4 billion has been canceled - said Peter Boffi of the International Centre of Family Studies -. It lacks a systematic vision of the family, understood as a subsystem company. "" It's two-pronged policy must move: cultural - recognizing the family as social capital-and concrete, with social and fiscal measures ad hoc, like the family quotient in synergic! to the associations' - says the Democratic Party Senator Emanuela Baio. "Yes It is assumed that, as a natural institution, the family going to make it alone: \u200b\u200bit is the underlying thinking that must change - notes Margaret Peroni, an adviser to Pirellone -. The regional law 23/99 sull'associazionismo tip your family. "To strike a blow for what has been done is the provincial councilor Aristide Peli:" We have increased the points of advice and participation of parents in school. " "We have also cleared the waiting lists for the communal nests and paid 700 monthly for new parents on leave," adds his colleague in Lodge, George Maione. "Forming a family is increasingly difficult: the changing roles e le fragilità aumentano. Chiediamo politiche sociali e fiscali coordinate», chiude il presidente nazionale Age Davide Guarneri.