European Union Has More than 150,000 Elderly People Living on the Streets
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Often unsuitable for loss of autonomy, emergency accommodation is difficult to accommodate people over the age of 65, alerting two associations, and their report, which covers the European Union and the United Kingdom, calls for strengthening the fight against homelessness.
At least 170,000 elderly people live homeless in Europe, according to a report by the Foundation for Housing (formerly the Abbé-Pierre Foundation) unveiled this Tuesday, September 15, 2026. As this phenomenon continues to rise, it reveals the limits of inadequate care for these people.
Around 170,000 people over 65 are homeless in the European Union and the United Kingdom, according to a report by the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) and the Housing Foundation, which warns of the increase in the phenomenon. Read here ⇛
On 15 September, the Housing Foundation and the European Federation of National Associations Working with the Homeless (Feantsa) published their 11th Regard on mal-housing in Europe. Despite the increasing recognition of homelessness by the EU, 1.4 million people remain homeless, and their numbers are increasing almost everywhere.
Shocking FEANTSA report reveals the abandonment of the elderly, as structures collapse and homelessness soars
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