Common use of Low availability of social housing83 Clause in Contracts

Low availability of social housing83. Social exclusion is related to a significant risk of loss of housing, mainly due to over- indebtedness. Most of the socially excluded people live in substandard housing conditions, at hostel-like facilities, or are affected by homelessness. In the Czech Republic, there is no system of social (public) housing and the housing issues in the individual municipalities are tackled in different ways, incl. displacement of poor people from municipalities. The number of so-called social lodgings in the Czech Republic is very low. The proportion of rented dwellings decreases sharply as well though owner-occupied housing is unaffordable for certain groups of people. Unaffordable housing for persons or families is often associated with the need to repay debts, long-term unemployment, deteriorating health, discrimination in the housing market, etc. Another problem in social housing is the lack of tools to prevent loss of housing and the lack of legislation / tools for addressing social housing. Consequently, the costs are increasing not only in terms of social systems. Development needs: ⮚ Developing a system of accessible housing as a fundamental social need, including the mechanisms for emergency and subsidised housing for individuals and families with children. ⮚ Within integration policies, it is thus essential especially to interconnect the housing services and social work, and/or also health care, along with the development of interconnection and throughput (enabling social mobility) of social services (e.g. social housing, social and community work) and community-led local development strategies. ⮚ Development of models of support leading to housing, incl. the HousingFirst model. 83 In the forthcoming Concept of Social Housing of the Czech Republic - social housing is defined as a functional system of tools for social and housing policy to address the problems of disadvantaged persons in their access to housing. It is a comprehensive system of measures covered by various areas of law. The tools for the social and housing policy include: social services (including residential), social work, social benefits and investment support for social housing. Housing means the use of a dwelling, i.e. a space suitable for living. Dwelling means a room fit for habitation, i.e. which allows fulfilling the physical needs of the person and the members of his/her household, provides privacy and allows maintaining social relationships, and is inhabited on the basis of one of the legal institutes enabling legal use.

Low availability of social housing83. Social exclusion is related to a significant risk of loss of housing, mainly due to over- indebtedness. Most of the socially excluded people live in substandard housing conditions, at hostel-like facilities, or are affected by homelessness. In the Czech Republic, there is no system of social (public) housing and the housing issues in the individual municipalities are tackled in different ways, incl. displacement of poor people from municipalities. The number of so-called social lodgings in the Czech Republic is very low. The proportion of rented dwellings decreases sharply as well though owner-occupied housing is unaffordable for certain groups of people. Unaffordable housing for persons or families is often associated with the need to repay debts, long-term unemployment, deteriorating health, discrimination in the housing market, etc. Another problem in social housing is the lack of tools to prevent loss of housing and the lack of legislation / tools for addressing social housing. Consequently, the costs are increasing not only in terms of social systems. Development needs: ⮚  Developing a system of accessible housing as a fundamental social need, including the mechanisms for emergency and subsidised housing for individuals and families with children. ⮚  Within integration policies, it is thus essential especially to interconnect the housing services and social work, and/or also health care, along with the development of interconnection and throughput (enabling social mobility) of social services (e.g. social housing, social and community work) and community-led local development strategies. ⮚  Development of models of support leading to housing, incl. the HousingFirst model. 83 In the forthcoming Concept of Social Housing of the Czech Republic - social housing is defined as a functional system of tools for social and housing policy to address the problems of disadvantaged persons in their access to housing. It is a comprehensive system of measures covered by various areas of law. The tools for the social and housing policy include: social services (including residential), social work, social benefits and investment support for social housing. Housing means the use of a dwelling, i.e. a space suitable for living. Dwelling means a room fit for habitation, i.e. which allows fulfilling the physical needs of the person and the members of his/her household, provides privacy and allows maintaining social relationships, and is inhabited on the basis of one of the legal institutes enabling legal use.