REPORT on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing

Tabled by Maria Ohisalo

Added: 3c. Notes that the gravity and multi-faceted nature of homelessness requires specific policy and service interventions alongside broader housing policies; strongly believes that the EU institutions and Member States must decisively step up their efforts to eradicate homelessness by 2030 at the latest; recommends that all Member States develop national housing plans, coupled with national homelessness strategies, in consultation with local and regional authorities, civil society organisations, people with experience of homelessness and other stakeholders; underlines that homelessness strategies should cover prevention, emergency response, rehousing and ongoing support; calls on Member States to further develop ‘Housing First’, which ensures permanent housing in combination with personalised support to help people exit homelessness; calls on the Commission to support Member States in developing and implementing homelessness strategies, notably in the context of the European Platform on Combating Homelessness (EPOCH), which should have a dedicated budget and multi-annual work plan from 2027; asks the Commission to make homelessness a priority in the forthcoming anti-poverty strategy and to ensure strong synergies between the strategy, the new European Pillar of Social Rights action plan, the EPOCH and the European Affordable Housing Plan to deliver an effective enabling framework for progress towards ending homelessness;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.973v01-00