The coronavirus and its worrying consequences on poor housing

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Double punishment for the poorly housed, time bomb for the fragile, the report of the Abbé Pierre Foundation is clear: the coronavirus crisis has had a profound and lasting impact on the most precarious and their accommodation conditions.

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By: Lucie Bouteloup

4 min

The 26th report of the Abbé Pierre Foundation, published this Tuesday, February 2, draws up an alarming report.

Poor housing is a scourge which, in 2020, affected more than 4 million people.

A figure that could explode in the years to come in view of the growing precariousness of the French population, warns the foundation.

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