In France, 350,000 people sleep on the street, four times more within the European Union.
75% confidence
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The 350,000 figure for France includes not just people sleeping on the street but also those in temporary accommodation, squats, and other precarious housing situations (the 'sans-abri' and 'mal-logés' categories)
There is no harmonized EU-wide homelessness statistic that allows for a precise comparison of total homelessness across all EU member states using the same methodology
The Fondation Abbé Pierre report was published in October 2025, and the MEP could have cited this recent data
The 'four times more' claim appears to be an estimate without clear attribution to a specific source
Sources
PrimaryFEANTSA - TENTH OVERVIEW OF HOUSING EXCLUSION IN EUROPE 2025Report documents rising homelessness across Europe in 2024, but no single aggregated EU-wide figure is provided due to different measurement methodologies across member states