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Survey of Shelters and Care Services for Homeless People. Year 2024 26 September 2025

An average of 34,145 people over the age of 18 were accommodated daily in 2024 in centres to support for homeless persons (57.5% more than in 2022). Centers offering catering services provided an average of 71,121 meals per day (38.4% more than in 2022).

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Assistance centres for homeless persons - 2024
Indicator Note Value Variation
Persons hosted 34,145 57.5
  • Value: average of persons hosted daily
    Variation percentage over the previous period (two-yearly survey)
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2024 Published: 26/09/2025

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The Survey on Centres and Services to Support for Homeless Persons has been performed since 2003. Its main objective is the study of different characteristics of attention centres for homeless people, both in general terms, focusing on allowances provided, population assisted and its orientation; and other characteristics related to economic and functional aspects, such as financing sources, human and financial resources, periods of usual activity, such as capacity and occupancy.

It is performed with help from Instituto Vasco de Estadística (EUSTAT) in the scope of the Autonomous Community that is País Vasco.