Having a roof over your head is a right.  But in a capitalist society like Malta, this right is also subject to speculation, ADPD said Saturday. 

There is no control over rent and the price of property.  Pricing of rent and real estate is a 'free for all' as long as development is allowed, giving the impression that many are well-off because their main income is renting out property.  However, the numbers and facts show a different picture altogether.  

ADPD-The Green Party Chairperson Sandra Gauci said that according to a report issued by Grant Thornton in collaboration with the real estate agency Dhalia, the price of property has increased by 125% since 2013.

When you see how the cost of living has gone up, especially post-COVID-19, together with the fact that wages and salaries in Malta are amongst the lowest in Europe, we shouldn't be surprised that there are beggars on our streets.  There are not many when compared to the damage that is being created.
To have a roof over your head is a right. 

However, speculation in the building sector is leaving victims pushed out into the streets.  A home is not a luxury.  A person not having a roof over their head is not a criminal, but rather it is the state that allows this to happen in 2025.  Having people homeless and begging in the streets is deplorable.  When will this country realise that it does not make sense to treat victims as criminals, concluded Gauci.