contribution feantsa to sad conference on homelessness ostrawa – 7 sept 2010
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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
…
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 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?!