Portugal housing crisis: 'I'll have to move back in with mum' - BBC News

Anger is rising in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, where affordable homes are rarer and rarer.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, The right to affordable housing has become a major issue in LisbonBy Antonio FernandesBBC News, Lisbon"The landlady's been chasing me since 2018, she says she needs the flat - now there's an eviction notice."

Georgina Simões is a carer at a nursing home in the Portuguese capital Lisbon. She earns just above the minimum wage.

Her rent, at €300 (£262) a month, is low by the city's current standards. But she still has to work two jobs to afford it. And conditions at the property are poor - she can't shower because water leaks into the neighbours' flat.

"I don't leave because when I look for houses my salary isn't enough, even to pay rent. Rent prices are above the wages we have in Portugal."

Georgina's circumstances are far from unique. Average rent in Lisbon is now just over €2,000, while the minimum wage is about €760.

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