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Insert your logo here. Making the Private Rental Sector Responsible - Some Lessons from Ghent (B). Maarten Davelaar, Verwey-Jonker Institute (NL). Content. Homelessness & housing Some characteristics on homelessness & housing in Flanders & Ghent - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Making the Private Rental Sector Responsible - Some Lessons
from Ghent (B)Maarten Davelaar,
Verwey-Jonker Institute (NL)
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York, 21st September 2012
Content Homelessness & housing Some characteristics on homelessness &
housing in Flanders & Ghent Making the private sector responsible:
instruments Challenges & Strengths (= potential for
transferability)
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Homelessness & housing
Need for: Prevention of house evictions Improving access to regular housing:
developing Housing First (semi-independent living)
bringing down barriers to social housing affordable housing in the private sector
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
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Context Belgium / Flanders Home ownership central Large, fragmented private rental sector Small social housing sector (7% of total) Complex, mixed governance system:
local and regional political priorities local and regional financing of local services services on the ground delivered by both public and
NGO services imperfect decentralisation: limited local public steering
capacity
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Ghent: figures (2009-2010) 114,795 households 33,500 low income hh 14,900 renting hh live in low quality
housing 7,900 renting hh: difficulties paying the
rent 398 procedures for house evictions
started, 125 evict. (other estim. 300-400)
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Homelessness policies: partners
City of Ghent: Unit for Local Social Policy Public Centre for Social Welfare – OCMW Centres for General Welfare – CAW
(NGOs) Other NGOs: Huize Triest, Street corner
work, Woonfonds Social Housing Associations
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Instruments private sector (1)
System of Social Rental Agencies: OCMW and ‘Woonfonds’-NGO (300 units)
Floating services / supported housing also available to people in regular housing
Agreement on prevention of evictions in the private rental sector
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Instruments (2)
Prevention of evictions in the private rental sector (by CAWs): Building on experiences in social housing
sector To address problematic situations in private
rental market Tenants and landlords can report problems 94 trajectories in 2010
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Strengths
Local cooperation despite complex political-administrative context
Various instruments to address problems in the private rental sector
Clear commitment: reaching out to clients in regular housing
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Challenges (1)
Attractiveness of Ghent as a ‘hub’ for ‘starters’: students, (EU-)migrants, people leaving institutions
Shortage of decent affordable housing: housing policies for low income groups?
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Challenges (2)
Existing regulations not always enforced Quality & safety standards Unoccupied property Vacant space over shops
Need to invest further in prevention and (quick) re-housing while…the pressure on basic services is mounting
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To sum up
Complex context, but fruitful local cooperation
Innovations: social rental agencies floating services for people in regular housing protocols on prevention of evictions in social
and private sector Pressure on affordable housing continues
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