Balgarianovinite.com There are significantly fewer homeless people in Sofia than in other major European cities of similar population size, Sofia Deputy Mayor Nadezhda Bacheva said during a press conference here on Monday. She presented the results of a census of homeless people in Bulgaria, together with Assoc. Prof. Stoyanka Cherkezova from the Institute for Population and Human Research of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
“Together with Sofia Municipality, we joined forces to conduct this first-of-its-kind census,” Cherkezova said, pointing out that it is not just a field census, but also a profiling of people on the streets. The goal is greater adequacy in the development of policies for caring for the homeless, she noted, adding that as part of the homeless census, clothes, shoes, and food were provided.
The study was part of an international project, funded by the European Commission, with Sofia being the first Bulgarian city to join, Bacheva emphasized, adding that the project covered 35 cities in Europe. The coordinator of the project is the University of Leuven in Belgium. According to the census, which took place between October 20 and 26, the homeless in Lyon are 12 times more than in Sofia, in Brussels – 11 times more, in Budapest – five times more and in Bucharest – three times more, Bacheva summarized.
Bacheva stressed that it is very difficult to help homeless people who do not seek help. “There is no way to force them to be accommodated in crisis centres or to provide them with support,” she commented. Three homeless centres with a capacity for over 500 people operate in Sofia Municipality, the Deputy Mayor said, adding that they are 80% full. An exact number of homeless people in Sofia cannot be given because the data changes daily, Bacheva emphasized and assured that additional places will be opened if the centres are full.
From December to March, food and hot tea will be distributed every day to people who need it during the coldest part of the year in Sofia, Bacheva noted. She pointed out that thanks to changes in the legislation, Sofia Municipality provides a business address to every homeless person so that they can get personal documents, adding that a large percentage of people have taken advantage of this opportunity. Homeless People in Sofia Significantly Fewer than in Other European Cities of Similar Population Size, Study Shows 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-17 17:04:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law