In Spain, a growing number of people are forced to live in motorhomes due to high housing costs. Javier, a 67-year-old pensioner receiving a pension of just over 500 euros, has been living in a 5-square-meter motorhome for four years after suffering a stroke and losing the ability to pay rent. He admits he will never be able to return to conventional housing. In winter, the motorhome has no safe heating, and he has to sleep in his clothes. Javier believes the affordable housing problem will affect the younger generation in the future.
José Antonio, a civil servant from Cádiz, has been living in a converted Volkswagen Transporter van for over a year. With a salary of 1,300 euros, he cannot afford rental housing, the average price of which in provincial capitals of Spain exceeds 800 euros.