8th OVERVIEW OF HOUSING EXCLUSION IN EUROPE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2023

Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe 8th OVERVIEW OF HOUSING EXCLUSION IN EUROPE FEANTSA Abbé Pierre Foundation EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2023 THE SPECTRE OF INFLATION The war in the Ukraine has both highlighted and added to Europe’s ongoing housing emergency. [...] In 2020, almost a fifth of the population (18%) were living in housing that could be considered unfit in France, and almost a quarter of private rented housing (23%) was deemed unfit in the United Kingdom. [...] The need to improve the quality of Europe’s housing stock is the subject of growing political attention in the context of the climate and energy crisis. [...] OVERVIEW OF HOUSING EXCLUSION IN EUROPE FEANTSA - ABBÉ PIERRE FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2023 RECOMMENDATIONS Deliver on the ambition of the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness Launched in 2021 as part of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness (EPOCH) is thefirst-everEuropeanpolicy initiative onhomelessness. [...] • Energy efficient renovation and the transition to green and affordable heating and cooling requires collaborative planning taking into consideration the specificities of the housing stock and the financial capacity of households.