Administrative Silence: Poverty In the Labyrinth Of Bureaucracy

This is a true story. The story of a disabled and ill homeless woman who tries to apply for a minimum income that she is entitled to according the optimistic messages of the administration and the media. But the bureaucratic labyrinth that she has to go through to get it, the hurdles and obstacles she bumps into and the cruelty of a system that demands more of those who have less, lead her into despair. Meanwhile, Spanish citizens are under the opposite impression: there are many social security benefits and pubic services for the poorest. “Privileged people.” “Opportunists.”  “Lazy people.” Prejudices grow. This is one of the beginnings of the aprorofobia: The hate of the poor.