![Soup kitchens have recently sprung up around Lisbon, the capital, in order to feed the nation's poor [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013128121426546734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Austerity programmes, lay-offs and debt mean poverty is rising as people struggle to meet their basic needs.
Portugal’s prime minister has been criticised for suggesting that unemployed youth leave the country to find work.
Austerity programmes, lay-offs and debt mean poverty is rising as people struggle to meet their basic needs.
Portugal’s prime minister has been criticised for suggesting that unemployed youth leave the country to find work.