200. In several countries, particularly in Western Europe, the right has been established to a standard of living which will permit people to live in dignity and make efforts to become reintegrated into society. Minimum subsistence thresholds have been established in terms of financial resources. 201. At the present time, going beyond Europe, thought is being given to extending this idea. Would it not be appropriate to establish thresholds for subsistence minima in a number of spheres: entitlement to a free minimum consimiption of energy, health care, housing ... and even a minim degree of participation in cultural life? For example: a free seat at the cinema every two months, as is already the practice in certain places? 202. Here we should like to comment on what has already been done. It is important to have clearly in mind the dangers which the idea of a minimimi content may have when it leads to the exercise of minimum rights. However, we shall also mention the opportunities of access to human rights which Father Wresinski saw in a "guaranteed security of existence for the family". 1. The dangers: Existence reduced to a minimum 203. The danger of applying such minima is that of the persons concerned being limited to them only. Already, in countries where attempts have been made in this direction, the beneficiaries feel that they are second-class citizens. They feel, for example, that their differently-coloured medical insurance form entitles them only to health on the cheap; that the housing reserved for them under this minimum concept in no way puts an end to spatial social segregation, that the jobs offered to them are work without any prospects or^ even worse, work which seems like a punishment for being poor. They feel that these "minima" are simply new forms of labelling. Furthermore, their benefits 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the concept of minimum subsistence thresholds and the potential establishment of minimum standards for various aspects of life, such as energy, healthcare, housing, and cultural participation. It highlights the dangers of reducing existence to a minimum, including feelings of being second-class citizens and social segregation. The text also references the importance of access to human rights, particularly in the context of guaranteed security of existence for the family.

**Category**
Employment, Health, Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture