Finland is the only country in the EU where homelessness is decreasing
Before 2008, the Finnish government tried to tackle the homelessness problem, but it wasn’t working that well. Short-term shelters were built, but that didn’t help with long-term homelessness. There were still about 8,000 homeless people. They couldn’t find jobs because they needed a permanent residence, but they couldn’t afford to pay for rent because they didn’t have jobs and weren’t earning money, so it was really a vicious circle.
The situation was so bad that there were tent villages in the middle of the capital city. When data on homelessness was first collected in 1987, there were nearly 18,000 people without homes. The current Government has committed to halving homelessness by 2023 and ending it entirely by 2027.
Where do your tax money go?
...newsflash - cut military budget.
Bravo to that country !
Slovakia gave the Roma people apartments, but social services where not providing additional support for mental conditions. There was not program from state to destigmatize the Roma people. So only a very small percentage where able to join normal life.
The current way is to force children to go to school, but in most cases the schools are Roma only, because people dont want their child to be in class with a Roma.
Yes there are exceptions, every school has few Roma children from Parents that are already in normal life.
So once again i tip my hat to you Finland! Awesome wholesome job!