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On 25th February 2021, the Housing Solutions Platform hosted a debate on the opportunities of depopulation and shrinking cities for solutions to homelessness. The debate was hosted by MEP Niklas Nienass, co-chair of the intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas in the European Parliament. In his introduction, Mr Nienass called for affordable living for everyone and more funding by both the EU and member states for that goal. Nienass also underlined, that rural areas a

In November 2020 the Project Homekey Solution was launched in Los Angeles,. Building on a previous project " Roomkey”, the new “Homekey” project was designed as the next phase, in response to homelessness in the context of the pandemic . The idea was now to convert temporary motel units into interim and ultimately permanent and long-term housing. The aim of the project is tackling homelessness by not only providing permanent housing but also supporting services such as health