Poverty, Social Exclusion and Homelessness in Conditions within the European Union

Abstract

The study aims to analyze the extent of poverty, homelessness and social exclusion in the European Union, in conjunction with identification of the population which combines selected risk factors for the emergence of potential homelessness. In drafting the study, data from the Eurostat website was used, where the focus was on analyzing the size of the population at risk of poverty after social transfers and suffering from material deprivation, along with estimates by the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EUSILC) about the percentage of the EU population living in substandard living conditions. The study is an effort to point out that potential homelessness is a particularly timely issue, endangering the social sovereignty of a significant part of the EU population.