Question 28694 — poverty

Summary

Mr. Didier Martin alerts the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the situation of homeless people during the confinement period. Vulnerable due to an often fragile state of health (chronic illnesses, cancers, addictions, etc.), homeless people find themselves on the front line of the epidemic. Due to confinement, some of the aid they can usually benefit from is becoming rarer. Distributions food, marauding and day care are reduced due to a lack of volunteers. When the latter continue their support mission, they are often under-equipped (masks, hydroalcoholic gel) and fear for their health. During this period of confinement, the question of accommodation is also crucial. Despite the provision of new accommodation places, in particular through the opening of certain gymnasiums, homeless people are still too often unable to remain confined. When they can, few manage to do so in optimal sanitary conditions. The issue surrounding the protection of the homeless during an epidemic is twofold. Protecting and caring for these vulnerable people as best as possible is essential if we want to demonstrate humanity. Protecting them is also crucial if we want to demonstrate responsibility and limit the spread of the disease. This is why certain measures have already been announced. In this regard, we can recall the extension of the winter break until May 31, 2020. We can also think about the requisition of hotel rooms in order to offer more accommodation places. He would like to know what measures the Government intends to put in place to protect these particularly vulnerable populations and thus contribute to protecting all French people.

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