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Homelessness in Europe - a hidden figure

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Updated: 25/03/2019 - 15:20 GMT+1

The official number of homeless people in Europe is not known, their lives a hidden figure. The invisibility of this crisis in the EU flags up policy failures after years of austerity, stagnating wages and increase in house prices. We take a look behind the numbers.

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