On Friday 5 December 2025, Amnesty International Luxembourg reported that ahead of the Luxembourg Government’s presentation of its National Action Plan against Poverty seventeen civil-society organisations met to share their practices, needs and concerns about the fight against poverty and exclusion.

According to the human-rights organisation, they and participating organisations — including UNICEF Luxembourg, Feel Humanity, Solidaritéit mat den Heescherten, LIFE ASBL, ASTI, SINGA Luxembourg and several others — met on Tuesday 25 November at CLAE (Liaison Committee of Foreigners' Associations) to work together to identify common priorities.

All organisations reported a clear rise in poverty and social exclusion across Luxembourg but despite various efforts in recent years, the measures taken so far have not produced adequate results.

The working groups examined the causes and consequences of poverty and exclusion in Luxembourg and agreed on five key demands:

  1. Produce accurate and reliable statistics on poverty and homelessness. Policymakers need clear data before they design any effective strategy to reduce poverty and exclusion.
  2. Increase affordable housing, Housing First units, and low-threshold accommodation. The organisations call for mandatory quotas of affordable housing in every commune, the activation of empty homes through taxation or requisition, and a substantial increase in property tax. They view access to housing as a central element of any long-term solution.
  3. Expand low-threshold support services.
The organisations urge the Government to reduce administrative barriers to social assistance — especially those within local social offices — and to remove the requirement for a fixed address when people ask for help. They also highlight the urgent need to meet the basic needs of people without shelter, such as food, basic hygiene, and clothing. In addition, they call for the full implementation of universal health-care coverage.
  4. Combat child poverty.
One in four children in Luxembourg faces the risk of poverty, meaning more than 30,000 children experience some form of deprivation. Because child poverty is multidimensional, the organisations point to the lack of affordable housing as a major contributing factor.
  5. Increase resources for applicants and beneficiaries of international protection.
The organisations want support that meets the dignity standards put forward by UNHCR and reflects the reality that many people under international protection still struggle to meet their basic needs.

The signatory organisations said that they hope the Government’s National Action Plan against Poverty will include concrete measures that match the priorities listed above.