By editor
Originally published on Wed July 11, 2012 8:48 pm
What used to be a Spanish tradition is now becoming more of an economic necessity.
In Spain, the social safety net that helps people survive the economic crisis has two parts: government benefits and close family ties. The country has the highest rate in Europe of multi-generational families all living together.
With a quarter of Spaniards out of work, more parents pick up their kids from school themselves, in the middle of what would have been a workday.
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