46% of people who are willing to make a joint will belong to the ‘Baby Boomer’ generation, that is, they are 60 or older. Besides, There is an increasing tendency to leave the legacy to social organizations and it is an increasingly well-known option in Spain.
This was highlighted by Oxfam Intermón before the Day of the Dead, which is commemorated on November 2. Although the majority of wills that the organization receives come from people who They made this decision at the age of 80 and once they retiredthose who are testing right now are younger, profiles that generally have not yet reached retirement age.
“The solidarity will is an act that reflects a person’s desire to transcend and continue contributing to a more just world, even beyond their own life,” said the head of Solidarity Will at Oxfam Intermón, Montserrat Presa. “The people who have included Oxfam Intermón in their will transmit to us a deep and conscious longing to continue generating a transformative and positive impact in the world, even when they are no longer there”, so that causes such as the fight against poverty “continue to advance”, Presa added.
According to data from the ‘haztestamentosolidario.org’ platform, the number of people interested in this option grew by 19% compared to the previous year, and 102% compared to the years before the pandemic. Regarding the profile, 66% of those who include organizations in their will are women, compared to 34% men. Likewise, for the first time, the number of single and married people who make a joint will and communicate it to the organization is equal, standing at 19% in both cases. Single people grew by 12% compared to the previous year and married people grew by 73%.
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