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Moderated by Laura Colini, UIA and URBACT expert
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10.00-10.05 Welcome and introduction by Laura Colini 10.05-10:15 Key findings from FEANTSA & Fondation Abbé Pierre’s report on housing exclusion and homelessness 10:15-10:25 From managing homelessness to eradicating homelessness: lessons from Ghent (BE) 10:25-10:55 Discussion on tackling homelessness with Glasgow (UK), Odense (DK), and Lyon (Fr) - followed by Q&A session
10.55-11:05 Key findings from FEANTSA & Fondation Abbé Pierre’s report on housing exclusion of migrants 11:05-11:15 Empowering refugees and migrants to ignite housing affordability: lessons from Athens (EL) 11:15-11:50 Discussion on how to address housing exclusion of migrants with Thessaloniki (EL), Antwerp (BE), and Thomas Lacroix, CNRS - followed by Q&A session 11:50-12:00 Concluding remarks
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2020 HOUSING EXCLUSION REPORT
E Y Y F IN D IN G S D IN G S O N H O H O M E M E L E L E S S N E S S S S N E S S
Chloé Serme-Morin and Sarah Coupechoux, FEANTSA and Fondation Abbé Pierre @
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sneak preview
URBA BACT/UIA IA web confer ferenc ence 26.06 06.20 .2020
Chloé
ME- MO MORIN – FEANTSA Sarah ah COUPECHOUX ECHOUX – Fondation Abbé Pierre
WHO AR ARE E WE? E?
Europe pean an Federatio ration of Na National al Orga ganisat nisations ions Working king wi with the Ho Homele less ss Over 130 member organisations from 30 countries Work towards ending homelessness in Europe Fondati ation
re French foundation fighting against housing exclusion and homelessness
WHAT AT IS TH S THE AN E ANNUAL AL OVE VERVI VIEW EW OF HO F HOUSI SING EX EXCLUSI SION IN EU EU?
1st DIALOGUE ON THE KEY FINDINGS OF THE REPORT RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS
Photo: Chloé Thôme – L’Ilot
ES ESTI TIMAT ATES ES OF F TH THE NU E NUMBE BER O OF F HOMEL ELES ESS PE S PEOPL PLE I E IN EU EU
No No commo mon definiti ition
lessness ss/method methodolog
es & & la lack of stand ndardised rdised EU EU statistics atistics on
lessness ssness
FRANCE.
+50%
from 2001 to 2012 143,000 homeless people (1 night in 2012)
+211%
from 2014 to 2019 IRELAND. 10,148 homeless people in emergency accommodation (1 week in 2020)
+121%
from 2009 to 2018 THE NETHERLANDS. 39,300 homeless people (annual estimate)
+67%
from 2013 to 2018 4,029 homeless people registered by social services (annual estimate) SLOVENIA.
+29%
from 2009 to 2019 DENMARK.
6,431 homeless people (1 week in 2019)
from 2015 to 2019 FINLAND. 4,600 homeless people (1 night in 2019)
ES ESTI TIMAT ATES ES OF F TH THE NU E NUMBE BER O OF F HOMEL ELES ESS PE S PEOPL PLE I E IN EU EU
in 10 in 10 yea ears
TH THE M E MAN ANY Y FA FACES ES O OF F HOMEL ELES ESSN SNES ESS I S IN EU EUROPE PE
TH THE I E IMPA PACT T OF TH F THE EU E EU H HEA EALTH THCAR ARE E CRISI SIS S ON HOMEL ELES ESSN SNES ESS
Housin ing is is a key determi erminant nant of healt lth and must st be be recogni
sed as such The impact of emergency measures on homelessness services The impact on reception systems for asylum seekers & refugees The The current rent & f futur ture e impact ct of the health crisis on people experi riencing ncing housing exclusi sion
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P atricia.V anderbauw hede@ s tad.gent -@ U R B A C TR O O F
From MANAGING homelessness to ERADICATING homelessness
E S S O S O N S S F R O M G H E N T(B E ) Patricia Vanderbauwhede, Lead Partner URBACT ROOF Network
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26 June 2020
No One Left Behind URBACT-UIA webconference Patricia Vanderbauwhede - City of Ghent Project Leader URBACT APN ROOF
=> The Shift (UN) => The Pledge (European Pillar of Social Right Principle 19 – Eurocities)
Poverty and Affordable Housing => Policy Lab 2018 together with FEANTSA on combatting homelessness
26 June 2020
URBACT and Ghent joining forces
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Right to housing Eradicate homelessness through innovative housing solutions at city level. → Exchange knowledge on how to: 1) gather accurate data 2) make the shift from management to the actual ending of homelessness, with Housing First and Housing Led as guidance model
Braga Ghent (LP) Glasgow Liège Odense Poznan Timisoara Thessaloniki Toulouse Metropole
OUTPUT: Produce integrated local action plans linked to the long term strategic goal of Functional Zero (no structural homelessness)
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CHALLENGES FOR GHENT
> Inaccessible and unaffordable housing stock > Growing diversity among homeless people > ‘Societalisation’ of residential social services
(e.g. psychiatry)
> Migration (different legal status and rights)
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From managing homelessness (past policy)…
.
PREVENTION
SHELTER TEMPORARY HOUSING
SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT HOUSING
PREVENTION
SHELTER TEMPORARY HOUSING
SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT HOUSING
... to ending homelessness (new policy) …
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... through structural housing solutions
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SOCIAL SUPPORT
AND
WELLBEING
HOUSING
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THE HOMELESS
> Make an integrated Poverty Reduction
Plan
> Provide rental arrears mediation > Support people at key life moments that
are predictive to homelessness
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THE HOMELESS
> Make an integrated master plan for social
and affordable housing
> Gather funds: 92 million euro for 6 years
(use advocacy, covid, HF…)
> Focus on structural solutions
– expanding rental housing stock for
lowest income and families with children – improving quality e.g. renovating of bad-quality housing from poor owners with recurring funds (UIA)
26 June 2020
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THE HOMELESS
vulnerable groups
> Focus on sufficient stock for different
groups
– Providing 59 Housing First units/year for homeless people Social housing companies – Doubling 266 to 532 social rental units for vulnerable groups – Building 11 Robust units for the most complexe group (Skaeve Huse) > Gather accurate data using ETHOS Light
(ROOF)
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THE HOMELESS
> Expand Housing First/Led support
along with housing stock
> Maintain outreaching services
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THE HOMELESS
> Optimise your shelter system > Provide solutions for migrants – Shelter and orientation system for people without legal documents or with a precarious status – Post mobile housing
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THE HOMELESS
> Engage all your local
stakeholders
– Taskforce Housing and Sheltering – Action plan housing solutions for homeless people (ROOF) > Advocate on national and
European Level to align homelessness and housing policy
– Advocacy trajectory ROOF × National strategy is crucial × Use story telling × Use COVID 19 momentum!
26 June 2020
Patricia Vanderbauwhede Project Leader URBACT APN ROOF Policy advisor - Housing service City of Ghent – Belgium patricia.vanderbauwhede@stad.gent
W ITH : TH : Glasgow (UK), URBACT ROOF Network, Marie McLelland - @ M arie rieM cl clel elland and@ U R B A C A C TR O O F O F Odense (DK), URBACT ROOF Network, Tom Pedersen Rønning Lyon (FR), UIA Home Silk Road, Martine Chanal - @ A u A utreS reS
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Access to social housing (2019): Active requests 70,575 Requests filled 9,883
Indicators Individuals Households
Declared as homeless or «Winter plan»/emergency shelters
2,522 1,539
Declared as «no fixed residence»
15,887 7,080
L yo n, U IA H O M E S IL K R O A D pro ject
session
Ruth Owens, FEANTSA deputy director & UIA expert
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2020 HOUSING EXCLUSION REPORT
E Y Y F IN D IN G S D IN G S O N H O H O U S U S IN G N G E X C X C L U S IO N U S IO N O F M I M IG R A N TS A N TS
Chloé Serme-Morin and Sarah Coupechoux, FEANTSA and Fondation Abbé Pierre
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2nd DIALOGUE ON THE KEY FINDINGS RELATED TO ASYLUM SEEKERS & REFUGEES
Photo: David Boureau – Emmaüs Solidarité Paris Ivry
EX EXILED ED & & HOMEL ELES ESS
Definitio itions ns & & outline nes
asylum seekers, beneficiaries of international protection, ‘dublinised’ people, migrants in transit, rejected asylum seekers
9 c countr ntries es selecte cted for comparat arative ve analysi sis (highest nb of asylum
applications in 2019) : DE, FR, GR, IT, ES, NL, SE, BE, UK
EX EXILED ED & & HOMEL ELES ESS
Seeking ng refu fuge: ge: inadequate ate recept ption & ac accomm
dation
ition
s for r asylum um seekers ers
Eurostat, 2020
77% < 35 years old 29% childre ren < 18 years old
EX EXILED ED & & HOMEL ELES ESS
Seeking ng refu fuge: ge: inadequate ate recept ption & ac accomm
dation
ition
s for r asylum um seekers ers
institutionalisation of emergency accommodation for asylum seekers
Dublin Regulation & by a tightening up of national legislation
situations
EX EXILED ED & & HOMEL ELES ESS
« Un Under r protection tection » bu but homeless ess: : the diffi ficulties culties benefici ficiari aries of internatio rnationa nal protectio tection n face e in accessi ssing ng housing
administrative status
under international protection
2008 & 2018 > non-EU nationals 2x more e likely to be overbu burden rdened ed by housing g costs ts & 2,5 more e likely y to live in overcrow crowding ding
EX EXILED ED & & HOMEL ELES ESS CO CONC NCLUS USIO ION
Migration crisis Re Recept ption crisis Reception conditions and accommodation for exiles must be an integral part of social policies to combat housing exclusion & poverty in the EU Another consequence of the Europe-wid wide e housing g crisis Everyo ryone ne has the right ht to shelter ter & di dignifi fied ed support rt regardless rdless of their ir admin inistrat istrative ive status atus
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abbe-pie pierr rre.fr e.fr Launc nch webinar ar: : 23rd July ly, , 9:30 - 11:00 00
chloe.serme-morin@feantsa.org SCOUPECHOUX@fondation-abbe-pierre.fr
a.ko tanidi@ athens .gr -@ s ynathina# curingthelim bo
E S S O S O N S S F R O M A T A TH E N S N S (E L ) Antigone Kotanidi, UIA Curing the Limbo project manager
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www.curingthelimbo.gr
City of Athens University of Athens Catholic Relief Services International Rescue Committee Athens Development Agency
Age: 18+ Asylees living in Athens Arabic, Farsi, French speakers Pilot for 350 people
a life they chose
quick accommodation solutions.
accommodation approach for people in transit.
emergency to longer term housing solutions? How to best support them to build their life in the new city?
model that fits the characteristics of the Athenian housing market? How to give incentives to landlords to participate in this pilot?
Social Rental Agency
Access to a pool of apartments Rental technical support Conditional cash subsidy Support through bureaucracy Household finance planning Neighborhood integration Legal support to renters and
population tailoring support to their needs.
during the transition build trust.
support: participants taking ownership
linkages with other pillars help monitor participants’ engagement and assess their needs for further support.
contributed to the development of the National Integration Program “Helios”
availability and costs, subject to changes in the housing market
which contribute to precarious tenancies
refugees be able to keep their apartment?
who could incorporate this housing model it into their mandate
Based on the ongoing survey for the total population with signed leases 62% of respondents stated that they feel ready to maintain their apartment beyond project support 79% of respondents stated that rental subsidy enabled them to meet their accommodation needs according to their personal choice criteria. 88% of respondents stated that the rental subsidies combined with the accommodation support received allowed them to focus on their priorities. The program has supported 115 households which corresponds to 287 individuals.
W ITH : TH : Thessaloniki (EL), URBACT ROOF and Arrival Cities Networks, Meric Ozgunes - @ U R B A C TR O O A C TR O O F Antwerp (BE), UIA CURANT project, Jolien De Crom Thomas Lacroix, CNRS Research Fellow
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From temporary accommodation to housing solutions for asylum seekers and refugees in Thessaloniki Challenges/housing exclusion factors:
interventions
due to increasing rents, red loans, auctions of primary residence, housing costs
accommodation + cash assistance)
Opportunities:
networks
stock at city level
https ://urbact.eu/arrival-cities https ://urbact.eu/ro
U R B A C TR O O F
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81 refugees and 77 buddies cohoused in 3 years
Unaccompanied young adult refugee (17-22 years) Together:
Young (Flemish) volunteer (20-30 years)
One-2-one integration
A ntw erp, U IA C U R A N T pro ject
Housing by City of Antwerp: 63 duo units
bought units = 1 big studenthouse
modular units
through the city
CURANT
renovated units
rental units from private landlords (2 and 4 bedroom units) A ntw erp, U IA C U R A N T pro ject
session
Ruth Owens, FEANTSA deputy director & UIA expert
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Ruth Owen, FEANTSA Deputy Director & UIA expert Laura Colini, UIA and URBACT expert
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