France

Housing First Guide

The Guide is a resource about Housing First in Europe. It has been designed to explain what Housing First is and how it actually works in a range of European contexts.

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Policy

Like in other EU Member States, homelessness has increased in France in the last decades. The last INSEE2 survey shows that the number of homeless people has increased by 50% between 2001 and 20123 and half of them live in congregated shelters.