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Housing: the government intends to put an end to social housing for life
Housing: the government intends to put an end to social housing for life
(France 2)
The Minister Delegate in charge of Housing, Guillaume Kasbarian, unveiled measures to respond to the crisis facing the sector, in “Le Parisien”. They plan to tackle social housing for life, in particular by charging an additional rent from the first euro of excess resources.
The government wants to end social housing for life. The largest household budget item, housing is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. New construction is at a standstill, and the number of building permits granted has not been this low in more than 30 years. To respond to this crisis, the solution of the Minister Delegate in charge of Housing, Guillaume Kasbarian, is to encourage the exit of HLM tenants who have exceeded the resource ceilings and to charge an additional rent from the first euro of excess. Measures unveiled by the minister in The Parisian.
131,000 new households affected
According to the ministry’s impact study, 131,000 new households would be affected by the additional rent reform, and around 30,000 would see their lease terminated. In France, 2.6 million people are seeking social housing. HLM tenant associations are criticizing a bill that hunts down the poor. The minister also announces the consideration of second homes.
