Interactive Policy Simulator

You are
Hungary's
Housing Minister.

Right now, an estimated 30,000 people are homeless in Hungary. You have been given 15 billion HUF — Hungary's entire annual homeless-services budget — and 8 policy tools. Your goal: get as close to 0 homeless as possible in 5 years.

30,000
People homeless
in Hungary today
8,000
New cases
every year
15B HUF
Your annual
budget (~€37M)
5 yrs
Time to show
real impact

Based on real Hungarian data, research from the European Housing First Hub, WHO Europe, and KSH

Annual Budget
0 of 15B HUF spent
15.0B remaining

Allocate your budget

Drag each slider to decide how much to invest in each policy. Hover the research notes for evidence behind each approach. You don't need to spend it all — but unspent funds help no-one.

Allocate your 15B HUF to unlock the simulation

Year 1

Running Housing First placements…

Here's what happened

Homeless after 5 years
Started at 30,000
reduction over 5 years
percentage change

Homeless population over 5 years

Your policy
No intervention (baseline)
Target: 0

What your money achieved