Low-wage earners are particularly affected by the significant impact of the housing crisis in Portugal
Georgina Simoes is among a rising number of individuals in Portugal who are unable to afford housing due to low wages. As a nursing home caregiver, the 57-year-old earns less than 800 euros ($845) each month, which is the case for around 25% of the country's workforce. As rent prices continue to increase in the capital, Georgina's landlord is forcing her to leave her apartment. However, she is reluctant to do so because finding another place close to her workplace would be too costly. She expresses her distress that became BNN world news, stating that she now lives in a constant state of anxiety, waking up each day with the uncertainty of whether she will have to leave her apartment or not. Last month, Portugal's center-left socialist government proposed a package of measures to tackle t
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