Homelessness in the EU New opportunities & some focus on quality FEANTSA contribution SAD Conference BEZDOMOVEC - KDO TO JE? 13 Sept 2011 – Brno

Favourable context: Support of EU Institutions Joint Report EPSCO Council 2010 National/regional strategies Targets Prevention, quality & time of services Proper governance Housing-led Proper data & evidence New trends Migration Written Declarations & Resolution EP 2008 & 2010 EU strategy End rough sleeping 2015 Emergency accommodation only for emergencies Transitional accommodation only for reintegration No homeless after discharge No homeless in transition to adulthood

Favourable context:Support of EU Institutions (2) Own initiative report of COR & EESC EU strategy Structural Funds ! European Council Final Declaration EY2010 Agenda2020 Homelessness priority for future EU inclusion policies Public interventions Commissioner Andor More ambition on homelessness Consensus Conference of EU Presidency (BE) Steering group Key elements Research Monitoring progress Mutual learning Social innovation

Favourable context: Interest from MS Agenda 2020 Inclusion target 20 million out of poverty National Reform Programmes Little space for inclusion BUT important for agenda setting 12 countries mention homelessness as a specific problem that requires urgent policy intervention. some refer to the need for a specific strategy (France, Luxembourg, Finland, Bulgaria, Portugal, and Belgium); some consider homeless people as a specific target of their employment and/or housing policies (UK, Spain, Poland) some see homeless people as specific target group of social inclusion policies (Ireland, Romania, Greece). some raise the need for targeting and the need to focus on the most excluded/extreme poverty (such as Slovenia, Italy). some have hardly anything on social inclusion and therefore also nothing on homelessness (such as Czech Rep). some have nothing on homelessness in spite of their good policies and transnational work on homelessness (Sweden, Austria, Germany, and Denmark).

EU focus on delivery: Good reason for hope… EPAP – concrete measures Follow up CC EU strategy… EU quality framework for homeless services Wider partnership with stakeholders Beyond FEANTSA Promote use of ERDF 4 billion euro! Housing of marginalised communities Social innovation Housing-led / Housing first Words to action !! Pressure on European Commission !!

Conclusions Increased potential Access to EU funding Political role of EU Increasing knowledge (EU legislation)

Quality of Homeless Services: FEANTSA annual theme Why? Public procurement What basis for allocation of public funding? Gradual elimination of large hostels Alternatives Housing first Role of homeless hostels End of staircase approach? European report & conference Report on basis of national input Analysis & Recommendations Dec 2011 Conference 21 Oct – LUX

Quality of homeless services: Potential EU action EU voluntary quality framework Bench marking EU funds EU quality of social services call January 2012 Transnational projects EQUASS system Agenda 2020 - Skill gaps in social services Training of homeless services staff Uni & social work schools Cedefop Agenda 2020 - Social innovation Floating support Social experimentation project

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