# 'Making money out of the homeless in Spain' (Ctxt.es, 18 Apr 2020) * **'Making money out of the homeless'** * *Original title in Spanish: El negocio de las personas sin hogar* * By Gorka Castillo. Published in Ctxt.es on 18 April 2020 * * **Summary**: * Over the last years, in Spain investment funds have been buying companies that were providing services to the homeless after a wave of privatisation. In Spain, Corpfin Capital now manages the Samur Social and "the majority" of shelter centres, according to the article. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, these service providers were not able to properly deal with the crisis. * **Keywords**: homeless, social services, privatisation, Madrid, Spain, investment funds, [Corpfin Capital](https://www.corpfincapital.com) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://housing-base.journalismarena.eu/homelessness/media-reports/making-money-out-of-the-homeless-in-spain-ctxt.es-18-apr-2020.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.