Separate physical space, from which social provisions to the homeless are made. Defined by the type of organised and stable support provided to its users. Characterised by having the users differentiated by their access conditions, provisions, etc. and, where appropriate by the type of centre, the differentiated places offered.
The existence of two types of centre that could lead to confusion is indicated:
- Network of flats, various flats differentiated in terms of space are grouped under a single centre due to their characteristics.
- Outdoor intervention, normally a service that is included in the centre that it depends on.
As a result, faced with the lack of a home, these people find themselves forced to sleep temporarily:
- in the street
- in buildings that are commonly considered not to meet the requirements for human habitation
- in squatted houses
- In accommodation provided by public or private institutions, such as:
- emergency accommodation
- collective long-stay accommodation (non-emergency centres, centres for irregular immigrants)
- guest houses or lodging houses
- other short stay accommodation
- subsidised accommodation/sheltered accommodation
The following types of accommodation are also included in order to ensure the continuity of the historical series and international comparability:
- Shelters for female victims of gender violence
- Shelters for returning emigrants
- Centres for immigrants: Centres for the temporary stay of immigrants (C.E.T.I) and Centres for Sheltering Refugees (C.A.R.)
- Centres dedicated to accommodating temporary workers, with an employment contract, of a private employer, regardless of who manages the aforementioned accommodation.