ITALIAN COUNTRY REPORT

HOMELESS

Homeless in Italy are about 50.000 people. More than 6000 are women.
Most of the homeless people live in North of Italy (58.5%) and  44% of them is located in Milan and province, 16.4% live in Rome. After Rome and Milan, Palermo is the city that has the higher number of permanent homeless people (more than 3800).
An impressive datum  is that Italian homeless are increasing and sometimes they are more than  immigrants or foreigners (49.7% in Rome, 78.3% in Milan), and four out of  ten  Italian  homeless are under 45 years old  (57%).
Loss of the job or separation by the partner are the most common  reasons (34%) of  their situation.
7.5% of homeless people have never had a home, 15.8% have been guest of friends or relatives, 13.2% have lived in Institutes, in Detention Facilities or Nursing Homes.
The table below shows the percentage of homeless in the 2011 considering geographical location, gender, citizenship and age. ( source: Istat)