In the neighborhood, the Bizi Network reports the situation of Samira and the children of her children.They live in a dwelling of Alokabide, that is, a dwelling of the Basque Government that has been rented or subleased by a person who rented the dwelling to Samira.En September the dwelling was subleased, but did not have any contract or standard, so they had to pay a significant amount of money, such as the rental and bail of the first month. The housing network has denounced that several weeks after entering the housing they tried to evict the family: “Irregularly, their things came out of the house and they called the police.” Since then, several eviction attempts have been paralysed. A concentration of revulsion for the situation of the family was held on 26 June.

The family has been in a critical situation in recent months: “Beyond the risks of illegal eviction, there is a permanent threat of a eviction court proceeding by Alokabide.”

From Sare they have tried to make a negotiating table with Alokabide and with the Social Services of Vitoria-Gasteiz, but they have denounced that they have not shown “any will”: “The institutions have done nothing but break the conflict between the subcontractor – the person who has rented the house of the Basque Government to Samira – and Samira, ultimately the conflict between the poor”. They have therefore demanded that Alokabide, the City of Vitoria-Gasteiz and the Social Services of the capital of Alavesa seek a solution.

Barriers to registration

Although the law says that everyone has an obligation to register in the place where they live, Samira and her families are still not registered. The network has tried to obtain a social census, but the social services have denounced that they have been denied it: “They have been denied access to basic rights and services without registration”.