It exists, but there is not a lot of it, and it is not visible. I've often been asked for money for the homeless shelter, as far as I can tell, the municipal sh

It exists, but there is not a lot of it, and it is not visible. I've often been asked for money for the homeless shelter, as far as I can tell, the municipal shelter really does cost money, though not a lot. Also, if I take a detour going home from work I come across a shanty town I'm pretty sure is illegal but tolerated. A lot of this comes down to the municipalities though, which recently clashed with national politics on the subject of shelter for rejected immigrants. Some municipalities (including mine) wanted to provide bed bath and bread to these people. On a national level, the policy was to force these people to leave the country, as they were here illegally. I imagine some of the more christian rural municipalities have a much harsher approach towards homeless people. It's probably effective as well, insofar as it pushes the homeless people out. There has been a bit of an issue with what the police calls 'confused people'. These are the people with psychiatric issues that are a burden to people around them, but not enough to warrant forced institutionalization. Instead, every time something boils over, the police have to be called. It is very hard to get some of these people evicted, even when they routinely tear up their house and bother neighbors to the point of police involvement. This is not a homeless issue though. Just one of psychiatric care.