'It's not life, it's survival': Crisis-hit Portuguese forced to live in communes

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Published on Sep 30, 2013

 

The decision to resort to austerity has returned to bite the coalition government of Portugal, who've suffered defeat in local elections. The country is likely to see a third consecutive year of recession. And tax hikes and job cuts are forcing people to find new ways to survive, as Sara Firth reports.

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Surviving off food packages: Poverty-stricken Portuguese turn to charity

Published time: September 25, 2013 Local Charity Food Programs Lisbon Portugal....RT..Video Capture 00.45


As austerity continues to wreak havoc for families in Portugal, people are turning to volunteer charities to provide them with food parcels. Charities are now essential in the lives of increasingly deprived sectors of the population.



Local Charity Food Programs Lisbon Portugal....RT..Video Capture 00.51  


Re-Food, the brainchild of Hunter Hadler, supports families overwhelmed by bills and mortgages, collecting unsold food from participating local cafes and restaurants who would otherwise be throwing out perfectly good products at the end of the day.  

“We have people who suddenly don’t have work and don’t have income – it’s a harder thing for them to take,” Hadler told RT’s Sara Firth.


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