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EU Network of Independent Experts on Social Inclusion

EU Network of Independent Experts on Social Inclusion. Homelessness and housing exclusion across EU Member States Recommendations Hugh Frazer & Eric Marlier. Context. EU Network of independent experts on social inclusion:

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EU Network of Independent Experts on Social Inclusion

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  1. EU Network of Independent Expertson Social Inclusion Homelessness and housing exclusion across EU Member States Recommendations Hugh Frazer & Eric Marlier

  2. Context • EU Network of independent experts on social inclusion: • independent experts from each of the 27 MSs as well as from Croatia, FYROM, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey (32 countries) • managed by Network Core Team: Hugh Frazer and Eric Marlier • 3 reports a year intended to support COM in its task of assessing independently implementation of EU Social Inclusion Process • ex: MIS, social monitoring of crisis, HHE, child P&SE… • main findings summarised in Synthesis Report with conclusions and “recommendations” re way forward: NCT responsibility • published reports available from PR & SA web-site • Today’s presentation: • based on 2009 Network reports on HHE • 15 minutes  limited to recommendations • more: summary of main overall findings, full conclusions and detailed recommendations: web-site

  3. Recommendations (1/4) Political priority • Essential HHE issues remain integral part of Social OMC and be consolidated and continued post 2010 Definition • EU countries urgently need to arrive at a formally agreed definition • SPC and ISG have a key role to play in promoting agreement • European Typology of HHE (ETHOS), or initially a “reduced” version of it, as starting point • Member States where responsibility for HHE is devolved need to encourage a consistent approach to definitionin devolved administrations

  4. Recommendations (2/4) Development of Strategies • MSs who have not already done so should consider developing comprehensive and integrated strategies to prevent and reduce HHE • clear objectives and quantified targets • multi-dimensional, balanced (3-pillar) “active inclusion approach” • MSs should strengthen governance arrangements related to HHE • effective coordination and integration of policies • ongoing involvement of all relevant stakeholders • effective links between the different levels of governance (national, regional and local) on HHE issues • promoting partnerships at local level • Clear allocation of resources to support integrated strategies • develop synergies with EU Structural Funds

  5. Recommendations (3/4) Exchange and learning • Maintain transnational exchange and learning under PROGRESS • greater clustering of stakeholders and different activities (MPHASIS project: very good practice!) • HHE should be one of the key themes in 2010 EU Year (FEANTSA consensus conference supported by BE Pres welcome)

  6. Recommendations (4/4) Measurement, monitoring and reporting • Agree common EU framework and common guidelines for measuring, monitoring & reporting on HHE • Regular EU report on MSs’ strategies to fight against HHE and on progress made (as part of Joint Report on SP&SI) • Monitor impact of economic and financial crisis on HHE as key part of EU level reporting on the social impact of the crisis • All MS to put in place a system for regularly collecting data on HHE and, as necessary, collating data from the regional and local levels • identify good national “package” of available data sources (e.g. surveys, registers, clients’ record data) & develop statistical capacity • Further enrich the new indicators on housing deprivation and complete them with a specific indicator on homelessness • Next (2011) Census: for first time compulsory for all EU countries to collect information on homelessness COM and MS (EP?) to urgently develop broad guidelines to ensure that data on at least rooflessness and houselessness be collected in an effective and (reasonably) consistent way

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