Abstract

Minimum income schemes have traditionally been a tool, developed by regional governments, to guarantee basic income and provide a pathway to the socio-labor integration of beneficiaries. This has been achieved through the design of socio-labor inclusion pathways and economic and professional incentives. The implementation of the Minimum Living Income, by the central government, has marked a turning point in the landscape of minimum income schemes in Spain. Therefore, this article analyzes the development of social inclusion pathways in the Valencian Community, as well as the coexistence of the Valencian Inclusion Income and the Minimum Living Income, from the perspective of the governance of both benefits at different administrative levels. To this end, this article focuses on analyzing the experience of the Pilotem project, which aims to promote and develop social inclusion pathways for Minimum Income beneficiaries, delving into its nature, scope, and results. Among the main findings, despite the mechanisms and strategies aimed at promoting coexistence between both benefits, certain barriers and limitations have been identified in management and governance, as well as in identifying specific harms to users, such as the perception of undue charges. Among the main conclusions, the report advocates for overcoming the limitations imposed by the lack of interoperability between the Social Security system and the Valencian Public Social Services System, and for incorporating the results from the Pilotem project to improve the efficiency of the professional provision of Guaranteed Minimum Income (RVI).

Reference 

Caravantes López de Lerma G. M., Muñoz-Higueras D., y Savall Morera T. (2026). El derecho a la inclusión social en las rentas mínimas de inserción: la coexistencia entre la Renta Valenciana de Inclusión y el Ingreso Mínimo Vital. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social, 39(1), 53-78. https://doi.org/10.5209/cuts.96610