Addressing homelessness through housing-led approaches aligned with the New European Bauhaus

Call UE del programma Horizon Europe (HORIZON), bando "Beautiful, inclusive and sustainable neighbourhoods for communities" (HORIZON-NEB-2026-01). Tipo di azione: HORIZON Innovation Actions. Stato: aperta. Prossima scadenza: 01/12/2026 (single-stage). Testo ufficiale (in inglese): Scope: Social and affordable housing is being advanced in the EU, including through the Affordable Housing Initiative[5]. Despite efforts, current policies for the green transition are failing to adequately address the housing crisis. Homelessness remains a structural challenge across Europe, with negative impacts on both individuals experiencing it (e.g. physical and mental health, social and economic conditions) and neighbourhood communities[1] (e.g. pressure on public services, erosion of social fabric[1], etc.). Research and innovation gaps in tackling homelessness range from data collection (i.e. the variety of approaches to defining, measuring and monitoring homelessness), to integrating housing-led approaches with resilience strategies for homeless populations in a climate-changing world. Housing-led approaches cover diverse policy responses to homelessness that provide immediate and permanent access to housing, targeted prevention, and needs-based, person-centred support services across several areas of the individual’s life while giving homeless populations a high degree of choice and control. This topic focuses on developing and/or updating housing-led approaches that apply NEB values[1]…