Addressing homelessness through housing-led approaches aligned with the New European Bauhaus

Open EU call topic HORIZON-NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-01 · HORIZON Innovation Actions. Part of call HORIZON-NEB-2026-01: Beautiful, inclusive and sustainable neighbourhoods for communities. Next deadline 2026-12-01. Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-01

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: - Housing-led approaches[1] aligned with the NEB are made available to stakeholders involved in tackling homelessness[1]. - Robust evidence on NEB-aligned housing-led approaches tackling homelessness (including people temporarily hosted by acquaintances and family) to inform the development and/or update of policies and services for prevention and early intervention in the context of the green transition[1] in neighbourhoods[1].

Scope: Social and affordable housing is being advanced in the EU, including through the Affordable Housing Initiative[5]. Despite efforts, current policies for the green transition are failing to adequately address the housing crisis. Homelessness remains a structural challenge across Europe, with negative impacts on both individuals experiencing it (e.g. physical and mental health, social and economic conditions) and neighbourhood communities[1] (e.g. pressure on public services, erosion of social fabric[1], etc.). Research and innovation gaps in tackling homelessness range from data collection (i.e. the variety of approaches to defining, measuring and monitoring homelessness), to integrating housing-led approaches with resilience strategies for homeless populations in a climate-changing world. Housing-led approaches cover diverse policy responses to homelessness that provide immediate and permanent access to housing, targeted prevention, and needs-based, person-centred support services across several areas of the individual’s life while giving homeless populations a high degree…