Six Times More Immigrants in Health System

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Currently, there are 975,397 foreign citizens with residence permit in the National Register of Users.

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They're six times more than in 2017.

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The number of foreigners with residence permit registered in the National Register of Users of the National Health Service (NSS) was six times this year in July 2017. This represents an increase of 500% and is already almost one million users, although the end of the Survey of Interest is reducing new registrations. In the same period, immigrants in the country increased 267% and contributions to Social Security increased by 600%.