Over one million people in the EU are homeless, including 400,000 children.

Omissions

• The most recent confirmed FEANTSA data point for the total homeless figure (1.1 million) refers to 2023, not the most recent year available at the time of the speech. However, subsequent FEANTSA estimates for 2024-2025 indicate the figure had grown to 1.2-1.3 million, so the claim's 'over one million' remains accurate and is in fact conservative.
• The 400,000 children figure includes not only rough sleepers but also children in emergency accommodation and shelters, consistent with FEANTSA's broad ETHOS definition of homelessness.

Sources

• PrimaryFEANTSA – 10th Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe 2025 (Executive Summary)more than 1.1 million people are homeless across the EU (2023)
• SecondaryEurochild – Housing challenges faced by children in Europe (June 2025)According to estimates by Fondation Abbé Pierre and FEANTSA, in 2023, 400,000 children in the EU and the UK are homeless
• SecondaryThe Brussels Times – At least 400,000 homeless minors in the EU, associations sayThe report estimates that 399,561 children are either homeless, in emergency accommodation, or housed in shelters
• SecondaryIl Sole 24 Ore – Europe, growing homeless crisis: over 1.2 million homelessAccording to the latest report of the European Federation of Homeless Organisations (FEANTSA), homelessness increased by 43% in 2024 alone... over 1.2 million homeless
• SecondaryEuronews – Rising housing costs are pushing more Europeans into homelessnessFEANTSA estimating that nearly 1.3 million people were experiencing homelessness in the EU in 2025