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Summary of key data and information Summary of key data and information Official statistical definition of homelessness (Table 1) Registered homelessness is defined as the number of people who have a note of their status of homelessness (Vermerk des Obdachlosenstatus), which includes people living rough (ETHOS category 1) in the Central Population Register or people who are registered in accommodations for the homeless including people in emergency accommodation, people in accommodation for people experiencing homelessness, people in women’s shelters and residential care for older people experiencing homelessness (ETHOS categories 2, 3, 4, 7.1). (Note that homelessness data have been reported according to the ETHOS Light typology in Tables 2.1 and 2.2, below.) Latest national estimates of homelessness (Table 2, Table 3) 21 073 individuals, representing 0.23% of the total population (2024) 31.5% are women, 68.5% are men Flow count, based on the Register of Homelessness (Registrierte Obdachund Wohnungslosigkeit), 2024 ETHOS Light groups included Included: • ETHOS Light 1: Living on the streets, in public spaces • ETHOS Light 2: Emergency accommodation (e.g. shelters) • ETHOS Light 3: Accommodation for the homeless (e.g. hostels and women’s refuges) Not included: • ETHOS Light 4: People in institutions • ETHOS Light 5: People in non-conventional dwellings (e.g. caravans, cars or tents) • ETHOS Light 6: Living temporarily with others in conventional housing (e.g. sofa-surfing) Notes: Each ETHOS Light group includes one or more sub-categories of living situations. ETHOS Light groups are considered as “included” in the data collection approach if at least one of the sub-categories is counted. Legal framework to collect data on homelessness (Table 4)

Notes: Each ETHOS Light group includes one or more sub-categories of living situations. ETHOS Light groups are considered as “included” in the data collection approach if at least one of the sub-categories is counted.

Legal framework to collect data on homelessness (Table 4) There is no legal obligation to collect data on homelessness in Austria. Homelessness Strategy (Table 5) Austria does not have a national homelessness strategy, but regional and local strategies exist. Approaches to collect data on homelessness (Table 6) • Key Figures on Living Conditions: Service centres providing accommodation report information on people experiencing homelessness and people self-register as being roofless (Table 6.1) • Full Census and Administrative Data/Service based: The Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection retrieves information on registered homelessness from service centres providing accommodation to people experiencing homelessness (Table 6.2) Data on homelessness and housing exclusion 2026: Austria2  DATA ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION 2026: AUSTRIA © OECD 2026 Table 1. Official statistical definition of homelessness Statistical definition Registered Homelessness Registered homelessness is defined as the number of people who have a note of their status of homelessness (Vermerk des Obdachlosenstatus), which is regarded to represent people living rough (ETHOS category 1) in the Central Population Register or who are registered in accommodations for the homeless, including people in emergency accommodation, people in accommodation for people experiencing homelessness, people in women’s shelters and residential care for older people experiencing homelessness (ETHOS categories 2, 3, 4, 7.1). Table 2. Data on people experiencing homelessness: Headline estimate, by living situation Presented according to ETHOS Light Typology Year Headline estimate of homelessness (Individuals)1, 2 % of total population ETHOS Light 1 People living rough ETHOS Light 2 People in emergency accommodation ETHOS Light 3

Year Headline estimate of homelessness (Individuals)1, 2 % of total population ETHOS Light 1 People living rough ETHOS Light 2 People in emergency accommodation ETHOS Light 3 People in accommodation for the homeless ETHOS Light 4 People living in institutions3 ETHOS Light 5 People living in unconventional dwellings ETHOS Light 6 People staying with family/friends 2018 22 830 0.26% 12 449 10 381 Included under ETHOS Light 2 Not included Not included Not included 2022 19 805 0.22% 9 290 10 515 Included under EHTOS Light 2 Not included Not included Not included 2024 21 073 0.23% 10 726 10 797 Included under ETHOS Light 2 Not included Not included Not included Metadata: • Type of count: Flow • Data are comparable across years: Yes

• Included in headline estimate:

o Children: Yes o Temporary accommodation for: ▪ Asylum seekers: No ▪ Refugees: No ▪ Victims/survivors of domestic violence: No

Notes:

1. The headline estimate corresponds to the total number of registered homeless indivi duals (including self-registry and those registered in institutions providing accommodation for the homeless).

2. Each ETHOS Light group includes one or more sub-categories of living situations. ETHOS Light groups are considered as “included” in the data

collection approach if at least one of the sub-categories is counted.

3. Women’s refuges (corresponding to ETHOS 4) and long-term accommodation for the elderly experiencing homelessness (which corresponds to ETHOS 7.1) are reported under ETHOS Light 2 and included in the headline estimate.

Source: OECD Questionnaire on Affordable and Social Housing (QuASH); Bundesministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz

(Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection) 2025; Registrierte Obdachund Wohnungslosigkeit; Data Source: Statistik Austria, Statistik des Bevölkerungsstands. Data presented in former QuASH reports slightly adapted after improvements of the database. Table 3. Data on people experiencing homelessness: Headline estimate, by sub-group and living situation Presented according to ETHOS Light Typology, 2024 Single adults Men Women Youth (aged below 18) Older people (aged 65 and over) Families with children (# of households) Headline estimate of homelessness3 NA 14 440 6 630 2 100 1 790 NA As percentage of total population experiencing homelessness NA 68.50% 31.50% 10.00% 8.50% NA 3

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ETHOS Light 1: People living rough NA 8 535 2 190 130 485 NA ETHOS Light 2: People in emergency accommodation NA 6 970 4 735 1 990 1 350 NA ETHOS Light 3: People in accommodation for the homeless NA Included under ETHOS Light 2 Included under ETHOS Light 2 Included under ETHOS Light 2 Included under ETHOS Light 2 NA ETHOS Light 4: People living in institutions

accommodation for the homeless NA Included under ETHOS Light 2 Included under ETHOS Light 2 Included under ETHOS Light 2 Included under ETHOS Light 2 NA ETHOS Light 4: People living in institutions NA NA NA NA NA NA ETHOS Light 5: People living in unconventional dwellings NA NA NA NA NA NA ETHOS Light 6: People staying with family/friends

NA NA NA NA NA NA Metadata: • Type of count: Flow

• Included in headline estimate:

o Children: Yes o Temporary accommodation for: ▪ Asylum seekers: No ▪ Refugees: No ▪ Victims/survivors of domestic violence: No Note: 1. Sub-groups are not mutually exclusive. 2. Each ETHOS Light group includes one or more sub-categories of living situations. ETHOS Light groups are considered as “included” in the data collection approach if at least one of the sub-categories is counted. 3. The headline estimate corresponds to the total number of registered homeless individuals (including selfregistry and those registered in institutions providing accommodation for the homeless). 4. W omen’s refuges (corresponding to ETHOS 4) and long-term accommodation for the elderly experiencing homelessness (which corresponds to ETHOS 7.1) are reported under ETHOS Light 2 and included in the headline estimate.

Source: OECD Questionnaire on Affordable and Social Housing (QuASH); “Registrierte Obdachund Wohnungslosigkeit 2024” provided by Federal Ministry

of Social Affairs; Data Collection Statistik Austria,

Source: Statistik des Bevölkerungsstandes.

Table 4. Legal framework to collect data on homelessness Legal framework Law that governs data collection on homelessness None. Legal obligations None. Table 5. Homelessness strategy Homelessness strategies in place National Homelessness Strategy None. Regional and/or local homelessness strategies exist Yes Table 6. Approaches to collect data on homelessness

Law that governs data collection on homelessness None. Legal obligations None. Table 5. Homelessness strategy Homelessness strategies in place National Homelessness Strategy None. Regional and/or local homelessness strategies exist Yes Table 6. Approaches to collect data on homelessness 6.1. Key Figures on Living Conditions Description The Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection retrie ves information on registered homelessness from service centres providi ng accommodation to people experiencing homelessness (about 132 registered in a census by the federal government). Individua ls also have the capacity to self-register as being roofless (experiencing homelessness) if they show proof that they have ties with the municipality in which they are registering themselves and if they provide an address they frequently visit. Data are collected/provided by Statistik Austria. Service centres providing accommodation specific to refugees or the elderly are not considered in the count. Type of count generated Flow (period) Methods • Service-based method4  DATA ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION 2026: AUSTRIA © OECD 2026 • Administrative data Lead authority(ies) Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (through Statistik Austria) Source(s) of information • Registry data from service (accommodation) providers to the homeless • Administrative data submitted directly by individuals experiencing homelessness Scope National and regional level Depth of data Data presented and disaggregated by sociodemographic characteristics: gender, age, citizenship, etc. Frequency Annual ETHOS Light groups included: • ETHOS Light 1: Living on the streets, in public spaces • ETHOS Light 2: Emergency accommodation (e.g. shelters) • ETHOS Light 3: Accommodation for the homeless (e.g. hostels and women’s refuges) Note: Each ETHOS Light group includes one or more subcategories of living situations. ETHOS Light groups are considered as “included” in the data collection approach if at least one of the sub-categories is counted. Notes and sources

Note: Each ETHOS Light group includes one or more subcategories of living situations. ETHOS Light groups are considered as “included” in the data collection approach if at least one of the sub-categories is counted.

Notes and sources Kennzahlen zu Lebensbedingungen 2022: Indikatorendefinitionen (statistik.at); From 2023 with retrospective adaptions; exact definitions and remarks on integrated accommodation to find in new tables presente d by Federal Ministry of Social Affairs “Regstistrierte Wohnungsund Obdachlosigkeit” 6.2. Full Census and Administrative Data/Service based Description The Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection retrie ves information on registered homelessness from service centres providi ng accommodation to people experiencing homelessness (about 132 registered in a census by the federal government). Individua ls also have the capacity to self-register as being roofless (experiencing homelessness) if they sho w proof that they have ties with the municipality in which they are registering themselves and if they provide an address they frequently visit. Data are collected/provided by Statistik Austria. Service centres providing accommodation specific to refugees, and the elderly are not considered in the count. Type of count generated Flow (period) Methods • Service-based method • Administrative data Lead authority(ies) Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (through Statistics Austria) Source(s) of information • Registry data from service (accommodation) providers to the homeless • Administrative data submitted directly by individuals experiencing homelessness Scope National + regional Depth of data Data set of individual cases and different variables Frequency Annual ETHOS Light groups included: • ETHOS Light 1: Living on the streets, in public spaces • ETHOS Light 2: Emergency accommodation (e.g. shelters) • ETHOS Light 3: Accommodation for the homeless (e.g. hostels and women’s refuges) Note: Each ETHOS Light group includes one or more subcategories of living situations. ETHOS Light groups are considered as “included” in the data

• ETHOS Light 2: Emergency accommodation (e.g. shelters) • ETHOS Light 3: Accommodation for the homeless (e.g. hostels and women’s refuges) Note: Each ETHOS Light group includes one or more subcategories of living situations. ETHOS Light groups are considered as “included” in the data collection approach if at least one of the sub-categories is counted.

Notes and sources Kennzahlen zu Lebensbedingungen 2022: Indikatorendefinitionen (statistik.at); From 2023 with retrospective adaptions; exact definitions and remarks on integrated accommodation to find in new tables presente d by Federal Ministry of Social Affairs “Regstistrierte Wohnungsund Obdachlosigkeit” 5 Please refer to the OECD Affordable Housing Database, indicator HC3.1.Population experiencing homelessness, https://www.oecd.org/content/oecd/en/data/datasets/oecd-affordable-housingdatabase.html. This work is issued under the responsibility of the Secretar y-General of the OECD, and does not necessarily reflect the official views of OECD Member countries. This document was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union. This document, as well as any data and map included here in, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area.

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