EU homelessness drive puts focus on Cyprus poverty challenges

Preventing homelessness and improving access to affordable housing took centre stage in Brussels this week, as the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) examined new European Union measures against housing exclusion against the backdrop of Cyprus maintaining a lower-than-average poverty risk.

The discussion focused on preventing homelessness, supporting people living in insecure housing conditions and strengthening social and affordable housing policies across...