The data is included in the most recent report from the Homeless Planning and Intervention Unit (NPISA), which has as reference the date of December 31, 2024, sent by the Lisbon City Council to Lusa.

At the end of 2023, the number of homeless people in the city, totalling both homeless citizens (sleeping on the street) and homeless people (sleeping in temporary accommodation), was 3,378.

On the sidelines of a visit to the Municipal Unit for Employment and Autonomy of Homeless People in Marvila, in the eastern part of Lisbon, the mayor, Carlos Moedas, told journalists that “the number of homeless people fell from 548 to 439, representing a drop of 20%”.

“These are good numbers, obviously it’s not enough, I still don’t feel satisfied, no one can feel satisfied when there are still people in this situation,” he stressed.

The social democrat indicated at the time an approximate number of homeless people at the end of 2024 – 3,117, which would represent a reduction of 7.7%, but an official source from the municipality confirmed, however, to Lusa that the correct number is the one contained in the NPISA report.

Carlos Moedas said that the situation has now returned to “pre-pandemic levels”, highlighting that this reflects the plan implemented in the city, which involved “removing tents and providing shelter for many people who did not have one”.

The mayor once again listed the 312 tents removed from the city of Lisbon in the last year, stressing, above all, that, more than removing the tents, it was possible to “provide a solution for people to stay in a guest house, or a hostel, or in a shelter solution”.

Carlos Moedas highlighted the implementation of the Municipal Plan for Homeless People, which foresees an investment of €70 million over seven years, between 2024 and 2030, recalling the increase in shelter places from 800, when it arrived four years ago, to 1,200.