Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001980/2024/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Gabriela Firea (S&D)
As we approach the cold season, the issue of homelessness and the pinpointing of potential solutions to improve their situation are back on the agenda. Official statistics showed in 2022 that almost one in ten people in the EU spent over 40 % of their income on housing. The groups most at risk of homelessness due to a lack of access to housing are families with children and single-parent households. On top of this, overcrowding, mould, damp, exposure to pollution and poor sanitary conditions are an increasing cause for concern when assessing housing conditions themselves.
What strategy does the Commission have for working in cooperation with the Member States to improve the gathering of statistics on the number of homeless people – especially in big cities, where they are concentrated – so as to facilitate the pinpointing of viable solutions?
Submitted: 8.10.2024