HL01011 Overnight stays in temporary accommodation for homeless persons by temporary accommodation type, occupancy rate, capacity and year (2022-2024)

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temporary accommodation type

The statistic is compiled according to the ETHOS Light classification by the organisation FEANTSA, which describes different forms of homelessness. The statistical compilation is not complete, and therefore only the categories for which data are available are shown.

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Persons at the end of the year

Counts how many persons are registered at the end of the year.

Check-ins (persons)

Counts how many persons have checked in during the year.

Check-outs (persons)

Counts how many persons have checked out during the year.

Overnight stays, used

Counts the number of overnight stays. An overnight stay is defined as a single night spent in a temporary accommodation dwelling. For example, if 2 people spend 3 nights in a temporary accommodation, this counts as 6 overnight stays.

Overnight stays, capacity

Counts the overnight stays capacity of the temporary accommodation dwellings. The overnight stays capacity is calculated by multiplying the number of bed places with the amount of days within each month and then adding up the months.

Overnight stays, occupancy rate

Counts how large a share of the bed places is being used in percentage.

Bed-places, in number

Counts how many bed places are in the temporary accommodation dwellings.

Bedroom nights, used

Counts the number of nights rooms are used. For example, if 2 rooms are occupied for 4 nights each, this counts as 8 room nights. The number of people staying in the rooms is in this case irrelevant.

Bedroom nights, capacity

Counts the bedroom night capacity of the temporary accommodation dwellings. The bedroom night capacity is calculated by multiplying number of bedrooms with the amount of days within each month and then adding up the months.

Bedroom nights, occupancy rate

Counts how large a share of the room nights is being used in percentage.

Bedrooms, in number

Counts how many bedrooms are in the temporary accommodation dwellings.

temporary accommodation type

Overnight shelter

An overnight shelter provides emergency night-time accommodation. It typically allows people to stay only for the night, often leaving again in the morning.

Homeless hostel

A homeless hostel offers longer-term accommodation than an overnight shelter.

Women’s shelters

Women’s shelters provide safe and protected housing for women (and often their children) who are facing violence, threats, or other crisis situations.

Refugee accommodation

Refugee accommodation is provided for people who have applied for or received asylum.

Health care institutions, reason: no housing

Comprises persons in health care institutions who do not have their own housing to return to after discharge.

Health care institutions, reason: lack of housing accessibility adapdations

Comprises persons in health care institutions who are waiting for necessary assistive devices or adaptations to their home in order to be able to live in their own housing again.

Health care institutions, reason: lack of respite care or rehabilitation

Comprises persons in health care institutions who are waiting for necessary respite care or rehabilitation before they can return to their own home.

Health care institutions, reason: lack of nursing home placement

Comprises persons in health care institutions who are waiting for a place in a nursing home, as they can no longer live in their own home.

Health care institutions, reason: lack of institutional placement

Comprises persons in health care institutions who are waiting for institutional placement.