The Milanovs, who immigrated to Germany from Bulgaria ten years ago, are one such family.
A decade of difficulties has been marked by language and cultural barriers, job instability, and homelessness. However, the Milanovs' lives could be improved by new EU initiatives on minimum wage.
The Milanov family has been able to see a brighter future thanks to a publicly funded social safety net over the past two years. The family's benefit from the EU's minimum income program becomes even more effective in lifting Europe's most vulnerable households out of poverty and into the labor market.
"I went to the state and they helped me after I lost my job," Radostin Milanov, who receives assistance from a German minimum income program, stated. We didn't have a flat or a place to stay. They quickly located a flat for us to stay in. They supported us and found a school for my children. Additionally, they showed us how to live in Germany."
The Milanov family is essential for a pilot project, subsidized by the European Association, called CRIS (Collaborate, Connect, Incorporate Administrations). It aims to come up with novel solutions to the problems that people who are most at risk face.
Radostina Milanova told Euronews, "I think the CRIS project is very good." They assist us and treat us well—my husband and children. They assist us when I or my children do not comprehend letters from the authorities or other institutions. Additionally, they treat us with respect.