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Alexandra Béni Alexandra Béni · 15/10/2018
· Politics

Orbán’s cabinet: Homeless ban aimed at ‘saving lives’

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Regulations banning rough sleepers from public areas, effective from Monday, are aimed at “saving lives”, a state secretary of the human resources ministry told public television M1.

The new rules are instrumental in preventing homeless people from freezing in public spaces in winter and helped all those living in the street to homeless shelters, Bence Rétvári said.

He insisted that “there have always been” enough beds at those facilities.

Homeless facilities will help clients to “social services, clothing, (regular) jobs or participation in public works schemes, or training”, the official said, adding that “it is obvious that the way out of homelessness is through these temporary shelters”.

According to Rétvári, the government is spending 9 billion forints (EUR 28m) on homeless services and is in cooperation with “several hundred” charity organisations.

Rétvári said that the new rules were necessary because “earlier regulations were unsuitable to eliminate homelessness”.

Hajnalka Juhász, MP of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, told a press conference that homeless shelters were “prepared” for the winter season with a total of 19,000 beds, complete with facilities for personal hygiene and health services. She said that the shelters were open around the clock and added that “apart from police officers, social workers also facilitate communication with the homeless”.

The government want the homeless “feel that they are not abandoned”, the deputy said.

The opposition Párbeszéd party said it would appeal to the Constitutional Court, arguing that destroying the possessions of homeless people, as facilitated by the new rules, would be wrong.

“Fidesz has declared war against homeless people rather than homelessness,” Bence Tordai, a deputy for the party, told a press conference. He added that the government needed “a new enemy to replace the now distressed image of migrants”.

An appeal to the top court requires the support of 50 MPs.

Source: MTI

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3 Comments

  1. Marta Burka says:
    15/10/2018 at 19:43

    Hungarian government showed that every citizen is valuable. People living on the street need help. Hungary is willing to help them. Well done Hungary

  2. VEDO says:
    16/10/2018 at 03:31

    The opposition is only pissed, because Fidesz thought of it first and implemented the action. The opposition doesn’t consider the poor homeless. They just keep trying to bring down any ruling party of the day, even if it’s a majority ruling one. I would collect all these hypocritical narcissists and send them to a nut house shelter myself.

  3. Marta Burka says:
    16/10/2018 at 20:41

    It is time to care for the homeless. These people need help, it seems that the Hungarian government is willing to help. This shows that the government thinks that all the citizens are valuable. Well done Hungary.

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