Housing & renting difficulties: what is the EU’s situation?

In 2023, across the EU, approximately 4.9% of people aged 16 or over reported experiencing housing difficulties in their lifetime (situation when a person had no place of their own and was forced to stay in a temporary accommodation). This percentage was significantly higher for people at risk of poverty or social exclusion (8.5%). On the other hand, only 3.9% of people not at risk of poverty or social exclusion reported facing housing difficulties in their lifetime.