93 million people in the EU do not know if they will have housing, food, or heating tomorrow.

Omissions

• The MEP did not cite any source for the 93 million figure.
• The figure corresponds to Eurostat's 'at risk of poverty or social exclusion' (AROPE) indicator, not to a specific metric measuring uncertainty about housing, food, or heating.
• The AROPE indicator captures statistical risk based on income thresholds, material deprivation criteria, and work intensity — it does not equate to people literally not knowing whether they will have shelter, food, or heating the next day.
• The most recent data available before the session (2025, published 30 April 2026) showed 92.7 million, slightly below the claimed 93 million.
• Separate specific indicators show much smaller numbers: for example, in 2024 only 9.2% of the EU population (approx. 41 million) could not afford to keep their homes adequately warm, and 8.2% faced housing cost overburden.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostatIn 2024, 93.3 million people in the EU (21.0% of the population) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
• PrimaryEurostatIn 2025, 92.7 million people in the EU (20.9% of the population) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
• PrimaryEurostatIn 2024, 93.3 million people in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; this was equivalent to 21.0% of the EU population.