Survey on Homeless Persons Accommodation Homeless Persons who use a flat by method of payment of the flat and sex Units: absolute value/percentage ,Both sexes,,Men,,Women,, ,persons,% persons,persons,% persons,persons,% persons, TOTAL,5,275,100.0,3,951,100.0,1,323,100.0, None, it is free,2,737,51.9,1,898,48.0,839,63.4, None, but some work or compensation is necessary for staying,36,0.7,24,0.6,12,0.9, Yes, they have to pay a small amount of money,1,526,28.9,1,224,31.0,302,22.8, None, it is provided by a relative,74,1.4,64,1.6,11,0.8, None, it is provided by friends,34,0.6,17,0.4,17,1.3, None, it is an unoccupied dwelling,617,11.7,528,13.4,89,6.7, Other cases,251,4.8,197,5.0,54,4.0, Notes: 1) Persons who use a flat: Persons who have spent at least one night in the last week in a flat and have been in some centre which offers accommodation and/or catering Source: National Statistics Institute