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National position / Context statementNational position / Context statementRomaniaRomania

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Ian Tilling, M.B.E.Ian Tilling, M.B.E.President - AsociaPresident - Asociaţia Casa Ioanaţia Casa Ioana

ETHOS classifies homeless people according to their ETHOS classifies homeless people according to their living situation:living situation:

rooflessnessrooflessness (without a shelter of any kind, sleeping (without a shelter of any kind, sleeping

rough)rough)

houselessnesshouselessness (with a place to sleep but temporary in (with a place to sleep but temporary in

institutions or shelter)institutions or shelter)

living in living in insecure housinginsecure housing (threatened with severe (threatened with severe

exclusion due to insecure tenancies, eviction, domestic exclusion due to insecure tenancies, eviction, domestic

violence)violence)

living in living in inadequate housing inadequate housing (in caravans on illegal (in caravans on illegal

campsites, in unfit housing, in extreme overcrowding)campsites, in unfit housing, in extreme overcrowding)

Homeless Information System (HIS)Homeless Information System (HIS)

Definition of ‘homeless’:Definition of ‘homeless’:

a social category comprising of individuals or families who, a social category comprising of individuals or families who, regardless of age, sex, religion, ethnicity or citizenship; by regardless of age, sex, religion, ethnicity or citizenship; by one or more social reasons (medical, physical, one or more social reasons (medical, physical, psychological, economic, financial or legal) or other critical psychological, economic, financial or legal) or other critical situation (natural or man made disasters). The definition situation (natural or man made disasters). The definition includes people that are either roofless and have no means includes people that are either roofless and have no means to rent a home long-term, or at a high risk of eviction.to rent a home long-term, or at a high risk of eviction.

Local authoritiesLocal authorities

Definition of ‘homeless’:Definition of ‘homeless’:

Using the ETHOS TypologyUsing the ETHOS Typology

rooflessroofless 100%100%

houselesshouseless 6.5%6.5%

insecure housinginsecure housing 77.4% 77.4%

inadequate inadequate housinghousing

54.8% 54.8%

PublicPublic

Definition of ‘homeless’:Definition of ‘homeless’:

Using the ETHOS TypologyUsing the ETHOS Typology

rooflessroofless 100100%%

houselesshouseless 2%2%

insecure housinginsecure housing 20% 20%

inadequate inadequate housinghousing

0% 0%

Existing data on homelessness Existing data on homelessness and existing systems to collect and existing systems to collect

datadataRomanian Anti-poverty Commission and Social Inclusion Romanian Anti-poverty Commission and Social Inclusion

Promotion (CASPIS) Promotion (CASPIS)

2003/2004 study2003/2004 study

Definition of ‘Homeless’:Definition of ‘Homeless’:

RooflesRoofless:s:

without a shelter of any kind, sleeping without a shelter of any kind, sleeping roughrough

Using the ETHOS TypologyUsing the ETHOS Typology

National total of 9,750 homeless/evicted National total of 9,750 homeless/evicted people.people.

Romanian Institute for the Quality of Life Romanian Institute for the Quality of Life

2004 study2004 study

Definition of ‘homeless’:Definition of ‘homeless’:

Using the ETHOS TypologyUsing the ETHOS Typology

RooflesRoofless:s:

without a shelter of any kind, sleeping without a shelter of any kind, sleeping roughrough

Responding local authorities: Responding local authorities:

4,725 homeless people4,725 homeless people

RIQL national study estimate:RIQL national study estimate:

Between 10,800 - 11,400 homeless people living in urban Between 10,800 - 11,400 homeless people living in urban areasareas

RIQL national study estimate:RIQL national study estimate:

Between 11,000 to 13,000 homeless people nationallyBetween 11,000 to 13,000 homeless people nationally