Red Cross launches campaign to address “alarming increase in requests for help”
Last two years have seen requests increase by 126% The Portuguese Red Cross (CVP) has launched a national campaign to collect essential goods to pass on to the needy, writes
Portugal to contribute to Global Alliance against Hunger
Portugal will contribute US$300,000 a year to the new Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, launched today by president Lula da Silva of Brazil at the G20 summit in Rio
Poverty in Portugal at “unacceptable level for developed country”, says minister
Rosário Palma Ramalho, Portugal’s minister of labour, solidarity and social security, Rosário Palma Ramalho, has said in Coimbra today that poverty in this country is at a level that is
Risk of poverty affects 60,000 more citizens
The risk of poverty in Portugal has risen again putting 60,000 more people at risk – a reality that has mainly affected women, reveals the report Portugal, Social Balance 2023.
Numbers in Portugal at risk of poverty rose to 17% in 2022
“Without social security benefits, 4.4 million would be poor” – INE As the country’s media focuses on rising ‘election fervour’, the truth is that the situation in the country is
Almost quarter of a million young people in Portugal at risk of poverty/ social exclusion
Youth unemployment in Portugal running at 19% Just as the country is being flooded with jubilant young people from almost every country of the world, Portugal’s contemporary database (Pordata) has
More Portuguese with higher education seeking food aid due to poverty
More and more citizens with higher education are appealing for help due to poverty, Portugal’s international medical assistance foundation AMI has warned today, noting that “very low salaries” are not
Two million people (still) live at risk of poverty in Portugal, but grinding poverty has reduced
Two million people (still) live at risk of poverty in Portugal, but according to latest data from statistics institute INE, grinding poverty reduced in 2021. In spite of the data,
Portugal 5th EU country most likely to suffer fuel poverty
After all political vows to contrary, country is at increased risk through winter After all the political posturing on how little Portugal relies on Russian gas, the truth is that
“People are stealing to eat”, warn supermarkets
Tuna, olive oil and coffee among products fitted with alarms in Lisbon and Porto People are stealing to eat. It’s the stark reality of the ‘cost of living crisis’ in