Immigrant families across Portugal are increasingly turning to food donations and emergency support to cope with high rents and everyday expenses. Community centers such as the Unidinhos de Cabo Verde kindergarten in Amadora report distributing regular food baskets to working parents whose wages no longer cover basic living costs. Immigrant advocacy group Casa do Brasil noted that steep deposit requirements and demands for local guarantors (fiadores) in the rental market are compounding financial strain, driving some families out of Lisbon and Porto toward smaller municipalities.
Rising Living Costs Push More Immigrant Families to Food Aid
Sunday, 8 November 2026AI summary
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- Immigrant families turn to food aid to manage tighter budgetspublico.pt ·
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