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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira

Portugal's charities struggle to cope with homelessness surge

People wait in line to collect food from homeless charity CASA in central Lisbon, Portugal October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Six months ago, Jose Moreno found himself without a roof over his head. Now wandering the streets of Lisbon, the 48-year-old said soaring food prices were making his life even tougher.

"For people with little money, it's becoming impossible," Moreno said after picking up a burger and pasta meal from a van run by homeless charity CASA. "All the prices went up."

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