Contribution FEANTSA to SAD conference on homelessness Ostrawa – 7 Sept 2010.

Contribution FEANTSA to SAD conference on homelessness Ostrawa – 7 Sept 2010

FEANTSA (1) Structure

Membership NGOs

Decision-making Office

[email protected] Budget

European Commission Activities

Mutual learning Conferences, expert groups, projects …

Research European Observatory

Lobbying EU … Member States

Communication www.feantsa.org

FEANTSA (2) Impact

Source of expertise and innovation Comparison

Concrete ETHOS

Definition of homelessness Mphasis

Toolkit for homelessness information strategy

Litigation Collecoms against France & Slovenia

EP commitment on homelessness Written Declaration 2008

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European Forum to Combat Homelessness Why?

Solutions Transsectoral cooperation

What? Local authorities

HABITACT National/Regional authorities

Informal Health

ENHHW Employment

Homelessness and Employability network Other…

HABITACT

Membership 12 cities East Europe?

FEANTSA coordinates Activities

Exchanges Conference

CoR Local homelessness strategies

Peer review Projects

Centre of expertise www.habitact.eu Policy bank

EU policy context

FROM WORDS TO ACTION….

European Parliament call for EU commitment on homelessness – 2008 End rough sleeping by 2015 More ambitious EU intervention

Democratic basis for action Homelessness thematic priority of EU social inclusion strategy

- 2009 27 national report

Reference /Comparative basis for action EU agrees to develop national integrated strategies on

homelessness - 2010 Joint Report EPSCO

Commitment to act Consensus conference – 2010

Belgian Presidency Consensual basis for action

Poverty Platform

EU policy context (2)JOINT REPORT – WHAT IS IN IT?

Call for national homelessness strategies Guidance

Targets Rough sleeping; Duration of homelessness; Quality of

services; Prevention Information & evaluation

Proper data collection Governance

Role of NGOs & Local Authorities Approach

« Housing First » Emerging profiles

Poor workers & Migrants EU Role

Promote and monitor progress Member States can ask SUPPORT!!

EU policy context (3)

CONSENSUS CONFERENCE – WHAT & WHY?

Belgian EU Presidency event Break deadlock because of disensus Methodolody

PrepCom, Experts, Jury Research & Homeless People

Questions Understanding/Definition Aim Housing First Participation Migrants EU role

Basis for future policy making at EU (and national) level

EU policy context (4)

EU funding European Regional Development Fund

New funding facility Housing intervention for marginalised groups

Homeless & Roma All EU member states

≠ new funding Reallocation required Max 3% of ERDF funding for UK and max 2% of total ERDF

funding 4 billion €

Housing interventions Building, upgrading/humanising, tranforming shelter/hostel

provision « Housing First »

ERDF managing authority Underspending

Until 2013 Mid-term review

Future Structural Funds regime 2014 – 2021 Take up necessary

EU data

Census 2011 Obligation to include/count the homeless

EU directive First time Quality ?!

EU-SILC Possible question on past experience of homelessness

Coordination with US, Canada, Australia… Follow up Mphasis project

Monitoring progress towards comprehensive homeless information strategies

Transnational comparaison possible in the future …

EU awareness raising/campaigning EY 2010 against poverty

Dissappointing! National level

Very few projects on homelessness Visibility?

EU level Waste of resources Campaign without message Political impact ??

FEANTSA activities

European campaign « ending homelessness is possible » Managing vs. Ending Campaign objectives

No one sleeping rough (1) No one in emergency accommodation than situation is

emergency (2) No one longer in temporary accommodation than

necessary for reintegration (3) No homelessness after institutional release (4) No young homeless in transition to independent living

(5) Campaign tool

Handbook for policy makers Variety of activities Potential support of the European Parliament

Written Declaration

FEANTSA Priorities for future

Migration & Free movement Call for EU intervention incl. funding

Quality of services EU quality system for homeless services?!

See open EU services market Link with European Social Fund?!

Impact of the crisis Identify good practices…

Interesting projects

Housing Rights Watch Facilitate legal action

Slovenia – tenants rights HABITACT

Mobilise local authorities Large research project…

HOPE in Stations Mobilisation of railway companies

Housing First Pooling test sites

Inspiration from abroad … Finland

Closing all hostels by 2015 Innovation in supported housing

Ireland Funding Focus on time in shelters

Denmark Quality of life

Freak housing France

Justiciable right to housing Norway

Institutional release Prison

Austria Prevention of evictions

Inspiration from abroad (2) Spain

Employment – Social economy Belgian

Pivate rental market Scotland

Homelessness Etc Act Solution

Responsibilisation of social housing sector England

Rough sleeping Quality of shelters

Places of change programme Netherlands

Local authorities

European dynamic

« Housing First »

« Housing First » vs Continuum of care // « Housing ready »

Housing as tool of integration vs housing as « reward » of integration process

Most excluded homeless « Assertive » provision of services but no

condition US >>>>> UK, Scandinavia… Impact housing stability Cost-benefit Housing supply?!

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