Voting is fundamental, but there are people that face obstacles in order to exercise this right.

On 23 May Focus Ireland will tell us about their campaign to encourage access to voting rights for people experiencing homelessness.

Join us, register here: bit.ly/3WaEKLI

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EU Directive on violence against women adopted.

Should make big difference for homeless women who are victim of violence - better accommodation + support.

MS have 3 yrs to transpose Directive in national law.

Important to ensure homeless women are included as rights holders.

Belgium now among countries with most accurate and complete stats on homelessness (ETHOS 1 to 6 including sofa surfers).

Total : 45.860 people experience homelessness on any given day.

That is 0.4% of the population.

nytimes.com/2024/03/17/rea…

Belgium now among countries with most accurate and complete stats on homelessness (ETHOS 1 to 6 including sofa surfers).

Total : 45.860 people experience homelessness on any given day.

That is 0.4% of the population.

Editorial of last issue of The Lancet

Spot on!

De vastgoedsector die zich zorgen maakt over de betaalbaarheid van wonen?!

Zeer ongeloofwaardig…

How economists could make themselves more useful ft.com/content/0f4586… via @ft

De woontoren ZIN aan het Noordstation in Brussel zou de vernieuwing van de Noordwijk inluiden. Torens met gemengde functies, ook woningen.

Nu blijkt alle woonruimte in ZIN een soort grote coliving te worden, beheerd door een Berlijns vastgoedfonds
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Editorial of last issue of The Lancet

Spot on!

How economists could make themselves more useful ft.com/content/0f4586… via @ft

🧩 Over half of OECD and EU countries have an active national strategy to combat #homelessness .

Many of them report #HousingFirst and housing-led approaches that prioritise access to immediate, long-term housing and tailored support.

👉 Find out more oecd.org/housing/data/a…

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🏠 #Housing : An overlooked social determinant of health - The Lancet

“As a #HumanRight , housing demands greater prioritisation. Advocacy, including from the medical and #PublicHealth sectors, must drive systemic change”

thelancet.com/journals/lance… FreekSpinnewijn Sir Michael Marmot

In what moral universe can this be the right thing to do: the lower the life expectancy of a local area in 2010-12, the greater the cuts to government funding in the subsequent years. Was this a deliberate policy to increase health inequalities?