The French social housing sector at the crossroads of budgetary constraints and social missions

Title:

The French social housing sector at the crossroads of budgetary constraints and social missions

Creator:

Schaefer, Jean-Pierre

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:cdc90fb2-07b9-473b-9b37-14df9109349c
uuid:cdc90fb2-07b9-473b-9b37-14df9109349c
doi:10.13060/23362839.2017.4.2.384

Subject:

social housing, France, and housing finance

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

France has a high rate of production of new housing and the Global Financial Crisis has had little impact on a country of fixed-rate housing loans and strong guarantees for home-buyers. At the same time, the social rental sector, managed by a powerful network of public and private (not-for-profit) companies, has greatly increased its housing production thanks to the use of a financial mechanism that is independent of mainstream finance. Housing should be easily available throughout France. But this is not the case in the capital region and for some disadvantaged households. Critics regularly speak out against the deficiencies of French housing policies. Opponents of increased public spending consider that too much public money is being spent on this, while supporters of the free market say that the legal and institutional framework hinders private initiatives. Advocates of homeless people and low-income groups complain about the high cost of housing and segregation processes. This paper presents the debates and discussions regarding the pros and cons of housing policies in France at a time of severe budgetary constraints.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Source:

Critical Housing Analysis | 2017 Volume:4 | Number:2

Harvested from:

CDK

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