Greek disability group warns daily evictions threaten disabled households amid housing crisis

In a new press release, the National Confederation of Persons with Disabilities (ESAmeA) warned that evictions of people with disabilities occur daily across Greece, from Evia and Halkidiki to Crete. The statement cites the high-profile eviction of Maricarmen Abascal in Madrid, whose death followed a wave of solidarity protests that contributed to Spain’s early elections. ESAmeA’s “We Claim Together” service intervened to halt auction sales for a cancer-stricken resident in Athens and for a disabled tenant in Tripoli, allowing them to stay in their homes.

The organization’s Disability Observatory bulletin released on September 23 shows a 34.3% housing cost overburden for disabled households, 47.7% falling behind on payments, and 44.6% carrying overdue debts, all far exceeding European averages. ESAmeA argues that the lack of specific housing policy for disabled citizens forces them into unaffordable, inaccessible rentals and calls for higher allowances, primary-residence protections, and targeted debt-settlement measures.