BARCELONA, SPAIN - AUGUST 01: Social worker Montserrat Dorado (C), 41, helps an elderly woman at the Centre de dia Leal elderly home on August 1, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. Montserrat Dorado, a mother of two with an unemployed husband, usually earns about 900 euros per month, but this month her earnings will be reduced to 570 Euros. The Catalan Government announced it could not pay the July allocations to old age homes and others social services...
more BARCELONA, SPAIN - AUGUST 01: Social worker Montserrat Dorado (C), 41, helps an elderly woman at the Centre de dia Leal elderly home on August 1, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. Montserrat Dorado, a mother of two with an unemployed husband, usually earns about 900 euros per month, but this month her earnings will be reduced to 570 Euros. The Catalan Government announced it could not pay the July allocations to old age homes and others social services becouase of an issue with liquidity. According to reports, the Catalan Goverment would not be able to pay 400 million euros in grants. Approximately 100.000 social workers will see their salary cut 40% to 50% and relatives of elderly home residents have had to help pay the salaries and expenses. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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