Author: Andrei Quintiá Pastrana, Investigador Ramón y Cajal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

When Maricarmen Abascal, a disabled 87 year-old, was evicted from the Madrid home where she had lived for 71 years, hundreds of people gathered outside in an attempt to prevent it. She was eventually forcibly removed from the building, and taken to hospital on a stretcher. Her eviction sparked a wave of protests (still ongoing […]

In Europe, national and regional parliaments widely recognise citizens’ entitlement to protection in areas like housing, fuel and access to health and social care. But across the continent, growing numbers of people entitled to social benefits never actually receive them. Complex application processes, burdensome requirements, long waiting times and increasingly digital-only services have made social […]