FACTS & FIGURES Archives - Housing4Europe

Time to think and do differently – #Housing2030 report by Housing Europe, UNECE and UN-Habitat

#housing2030 - Effective policies for affordable housing in the UNECE region. At least 100 million low and middle-income people in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region are housing cost overburdened; they spend more than 40 per cent of their disposable income on housing. Housing affordability is an important element of the right to adequate housing but is often a challenge for groups of the population facing vulnerabilities.

zg@socialworkhub.com2021-11-08T19:10:10+02:00November 8th, 2021|CITIZENS' Perspective, NATIONAL Perspective, EUROPEAN Perspective, ECONOMIC Perspective, REPORTS, FACTS & FIGURES, Housing4Europe|

EXPLAINED – Energiesprong.Org

The aim is that the money that you’d normally spend on your energy bills, combined with reduced repairs and maintenance costs, pays for the renovation. You get a make-over for your house without any additional costs. This means rents will not change, only differently accrued. In other words: the monthly energy bill and maintenance costs get invested in the retrofit. Same rent, better home.

zg@socialworkhub.com2021-04-02T16:12:54+02:00March 25th, 2021|CITIZENS' Perspective, FACTS & FIGURES|

Housing in Europe – statistics visualised

The database "Housing in Europe" by EUROSTAT shows the latest figures on many different aspects of housing in the EU visualized in a very engaging way.

Karin Zauner2021-01-29T22:21:16+02:00January 29th, 2021|EUROPEAN Perspective, FACTS & FIGURES, Housing4Europe|

Social housing: A key part of past and future housing policy

In OECD and non-OECD EU countries, social rental housing represents more than 28 million dwellings and, on average, around 6% of the total housing stock. This OECD-report underlines the importance of this sector for social welfare policy and affordable housing provision.

Karin Zauner2020-10-20T10:00:44+02:00October 20th, 2020|EUROPEAN Perspective, REPORTS, FACTS & FIGURES|

What is Housing First?

Housing First is an approach that offers permanent, affordable housing as quickly as possible for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, and then provides the supportive services and connections to the community-based supports people need to keep their housing and avoid returning to homelessness.

zg@socialworkhub.com2020-10-14T10:37:46+02:00October 14th, 2020|CITIZENS' Perspective, NATIONAL Perspective, EUROPEAN Perspective, FACTS & FIGURES|