Pending complaints
No. 203/2021 European Federation of National Organizations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) v. Belgium
The complaint was registered on 17 December 2021. It relates to Articles 11 (the right to protection of health), 16 (the right of the family to social, legal and economic protection), 30 (the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion), 19§4.c (the right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance), 17 (the right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection) and E (non-discrimination) of the revised European Social Charter. The FEANTSA alleges that the Flemish housing policy does not sufficiently succeed in improving the difficult housing situation of many families and that this is particularly true for the most vulnerable residents such as homeless families with children, migrant workers and Travellers, in violation of the above-mentioned provisions of the Charter.
Case-document No. 1, Complaint registered on 17 December 2021
Case-document No. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility (French only)
Case-document No. 3, Submissions by the Government on the merits
Case-document No. 4, FEANTSA's response to the Government' submissions on the merits
Case-document No. 5, Reply from the Government to FEANTSA's response on the merits
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 6 July 2022.
Decision on admissibility of the Complaint No. 203/2021
Decision on the merits of the Complaint No. 203/2021
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