This report focuses on five vulnerable groups: homeless people, migrants, Roma, people with disabilities, and vulnerable children. It also devotes particular attention to the dynamics of the COVID-19 crisis as an accelerator of inequalities, with potentially far-reaching impacts on vulnerable groups - especially children. Unequal health risks compound socioeconomic and digital divides and a disruption of the overall economic and social fabric, and could result in severe long-term negative impacts on specific groups. More specifically, the report distinguishes between the primary (health) impact of COVID-19, the secondary impact on other health problems and dimensions of well-being (income and employment, housing, family and social ties, mental health), and tertiary (longer-term) impacts on future outcomes, such as children’s education and shifts in social policies and practice.
Chapter 1 sketches an overview, while Chapters 2 to 6 address each of the particular target  groups in turn. In each case, the first section describes the primary impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the second section examines its secondary impact, and the third section addresses the expected longer-term tertiary impact, to the extent possible.

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