Between 250 and 519 people with disabilities over the age of 40 are accommodated in Belgium due to lack of space in the French structures. Essonne, in relation to its population, sends the most beneficiaries to the institutions of the flat country.

“The numerous PHVs welcomed in Belgium’, would, according to the financial jurisdiction, “reflect the shortcomings of the territory’. It is impossible to know exactly how many PHV are institutionalized in Belgium. The Hauts-de-France regional health agency (ARS), to which international coordination has been entrusted, has only 250.