The countries of the European Union adopted on Monday a work plan for the housing of homeless people which aims for an “ideal” objective of zero people on the street in 2030. “2030 is a milestone, a form of ideal , to tell ourselves that we are all driven by a common objective”, justified the French Minister Delegate for Housing, Emmanuelle Wargon.
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“We will try to tend towards zero.
We always have people we won't have recovered.
But we must first reduce the number, and above all shorten the period during which people are homeless, homeless, without accommodation, ”added the European Commissioner for Social Rights, the Luxembourg socialist Nicolas Schmit.
Adopted under the French Presidency of the EU, this work plan follows the creation of a European platform, decided in June 2021 under the Portuguese Presidency and coordinated by former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme.
"The members of the platform commit to working together towards the end of homelessness in 2030", says the text adopted on Monday.
Better identify the homeless
Several measures of this plan should make it possible to better count homeless people across the Union.
One initiative, proposed by the European Parliament, will consist of a census campaign over a very short time throughout the EU, to have comparable counts.
Eurostat will also, from 2023, collect data on the number of people who have ever been homeless, as part of its Living Conditions Survey.
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