Overview

• Published 28 August 2025, the seventh “Enfants à la rue” barometer counts families who called 115 and received no placement on the night of 18–19 August.
• The total is up 6% from 2024 and 30% since 2022, including 503 children under three years old.
• The authors stress the tally excludes families who did not or could not call, those in squats or camps, and all unaccompanied minors.
• Associations link the surge to saturated emergency accommodation and a broader housing crisis, with July inspections citing chronic underbudgeting and poor coordination of a €2.3 billion, 203,000-place program.
• Groups demand about 10,000 extra emergency beds, have sued the state for alleged “carence fautive,” and report that homelessness is disrupting children’s schooling and basic care.