Adequate, affordable housing in a secure environment is a major indicator of living standards among individuals in society. A critical element in a sustainable quality of life is the existence of support instruments for housing development. The absence of homeownership, as a fulfilment of basic human requirements, is often associated with social exclusion. One of the most troubling issues society faces today is finding a systematic solution for the housing crisis people are experiencing since homelessness significantly affects society as a whole and has a strong impact on public budgets. The need for changes in housing policy is linked to the current state of social rental housing and how the housing policy addresses the housing needs of these groups. Rental housing in Slovakia is almost inaccessible. There are very few rental apartments, which ranks us among the last ranks of statistics within the countries of the European Union. A comprehensive approach is needed to tackle the problem of homelessness. Examples of good practice point toward the importance of programmes respecting the concept of Housing First. Although some European countries employ this concept as a part of a comprehensive strategy to address homelessness and use it in practice, for Slovakia it is a new way to house the homeless. The paper provides insights into the application of this innovative approach to eliminate homelessness in Slovakia through “Housing First Cverna”, a pilot project currently in the test phase. It discusses the project’s core concept, the key principles upon which the project is built and the potential benefits. In this context, the paper provides an overview of the current social rental housing situation in Slovakia and explains existing challenges to government support for affordable housing among population segments unable to obtain adequate housing themselves.

在安全的环境中提供足够的负担得起的住房是社会个人生活水平的主要指标。可持续的生活质量的一个关键因素是住房发展支持工具的存在。缺乏住房所有权，无法满足基本的人类需求，通常与社会排斥有关。社会今天面临的最棘手的问题之一是找到一种系统解决方案，以解决人们正在经历的住房危机，因为无家可归者严重影响了整个社会，并严重影响了公共预算。改变住房政策的需要与社会出租住房的现状以及住房政策如何满足这些群体的住房需求有关。斯洛伐克的出租房屋几乎无法使用。出租公寓很少 这使我们跻身于欧盟国家中的最新统计数据之列。需要一种综合的方法来解决无家可归的问题。良好实践的例子表明了尊重“住房优先”概念的计划的重要性。尽管一些欧洲国家将此概念作为解决无家可归问题的全面战略的一部分，并在实践中加以运用，但对于斯洛伐克来说，这是一种容纳无家可归者的新方法。本文提供了通过“住房第一级保护区”（Housing First Cverna）这一创新方法在斯洛伐克消除无家可归现象的应用的见识，该项目目前处于测试阶段。它讨论了该项目的核心概念，构建该项目所依据的关键原则以及潜在的好处。在这种情况下，