A family photo of Gomez Gamallo hangs next to a rosary and the image of the Virgin Mary, at their bedroom...
A photo of Angel Gomez Gamallo, 79, his wife Luisa Fernandez Medarde, 81, and their four children hangs next to a rosary and the image of the Virgin Mary, at their bedroom in Madrid April 29, 2014. When they retired a decade ago, Gomez and his wife, Luisa Fernandez Medarde, 81, had imagined spending their 3,600 euros in joint pension payments only on restaurants, holidays and toys for the grandkids. Today, their retirement money also helps support five families. The Spanish couple, like other relatively prosperous pensioners across southern Europe, are providing an informal safety net which has helped many in the younger generation to avoid widespread poverty despite record-high unemployment. Picture taken April 29, 2014. To match Insight story EUROPE-SOUTH/PENSIONS REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT RELIGION POLITICS)