Resolution on tackling homelessness rates in the EU

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Series Details 2020/2802(RSP)
Publication Date 2020
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Resolution adopted by the European Parliament in November 2020 concerning homelessness and housing exclusion across the European Union (EU).

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The resolution highlights the precarious living situation of thousands of people who face homelessness in Europe. It stresses that housing is a fundamental human right and calls for stronger action from the European Commission and Member States to end homelessness in the European Union by 2030. The text sets out a series of recommendations for member states, including:

  • taking responsibility in tackling homelessness and working on prevention and early intervention;
  • exchanging best practices with other member states;
  • decriminalising homelessness;
  • providing equal access to public services such as health care, education, and social services;
  • supporting integration into the labour market through specialised assistance, training, and targeted schemes;
  • improving measures to gather relevant and comparable data to help assess the extent of homelessness;
  • providing financial assistance to NGOs and supporting local authorities to secure safe spaces for those who are homeless and preventing evictions, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic;
  • implementing long-term, community-based, housing-led, integrated national homelessness strategies;
  • providing constant access to emergency shelters, as a temporary solution;
  • promoting social entrepreneurship and activities that foster active inclusion.

The Resolution was adopted by the plenary of the European Parliament on 24 November 2020.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2020/2802(RSP)
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European Parliament: Press Release, 24/11/2020: EU should set goal to end homelessness by 2030 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20201120IPR92124/

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