In Spain, coronavirus puts the poor at the back of the line

In Spain, coronavirus puts the poor at the back of the line

An elderly man searches through garbage bins in the southern neighbourhood of Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, on Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Erika Oliva spends at least three hours a week standing in line at a soup kitchen.

She spends a couple more at the social worker’s office with her eight-year-old son, who has autism.

She waits on the phone to the health centre or when she wants to check if her application for a basic income program will get her the promised 1,015 euros (JM$177,033.68).So far, it hasn’t.‘They are always asking for more papers but we still haven’t seen a euro. Everything […]

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