More than 80% of social housing in the country is in the hands of the municipalities, but needs substantial help. In almost 71% of authorities who responded to a survey of the Portuguese Association of Municipal Housing (APHM), the demand for this type of housing exceeds the existing supply and this is not famous – only 11% of the municipal housing stock is less than ten year old. The complete survey data will be presented this Friday in Porto, during the “Europe 2020, Housing and Social Inclusion”.
Data are derived from a survey conducted in December 2014 and January 2015, to which 291 of the 308 respondents answered municipalities. “They are hyper-current,” says Manuel Pizarro, president of APHM and councilor of Housing and Social Action of the Council of Porto, he expects the investigation to bring real change to the national scene. “Our goal is to deepen the knowledge of the issues of social housing and evaluate resources that can be used to improve the circumstances of housing,” said the mayor to PUBLIC.
The survey results allow to realize that almost 101 thousand homes, “more than 80% of the Portuguese public housing”, is owned by municipalities, but not all municipalities have social housing. Responses collected indicate that 52 municipalities – as diverse as board, Porto de Mos, Ribeira Brava or Anadia – do not have any social housing, while at the other end, Lisbon appears with 25,453 fires and the Port with 13,234. The discrepancies make “80% of the municipal housing”, equivalent to almost 81,000 fires, is concentrated in only 28 municipalities, including some of the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Oporto – as Gaia or Matosinhos, Loures, Sintra – but also Coimbra (966), Évora (953), Covilha (698) or Tavira (599).
This means that a large share of the Portuguese live in public housing? No. According to the survey, only 3.5% of the population lives in the State of the chambers or houses (2.7% is in the latter case), which, according to APHM is a “much lower number than what happens in most EU countries [European Union] “. In addition, survey results still raise many doubts about the quality of the houses in this population resides
It is that 43% of municipal houses were built more than 30 years.; 10% are between 20 and 30 years; 36% between 10 and 20 years; and only 11% have less than ten years. Manuel Pizarro, this information alone is proof positive that we need to invest in upgrading of existing neighborhoods. “Many of these houses were built with materials and construction techniques that are not considered acceptable today. A large share of these buildings is not of good quality, “he says.
Other worrying data for the socialist, being those, according to the survey, that in 70.8% of ears municipalities’ demand housing exceeds supply “and that” almost half of the municipalities – 129 (44.3%) – there was a significant increase in demand in the last three years (2012-2014), reflecting the deterioration of the social situation of many families. ” Other indicators to take into account is that the average rent paid by tenants is 59.85 euros and there are 126 with aid programs for tenants, either in support of the lease (75) or other (51). “Only in 22 municipalities (7.6%) the average value of monthly income is more than 70 euros,” said the survey data analysis, the PUBLIC had access. “Rents in municipal districts are not low because the municipalities are inattentive or because the legal framework is unfavorable. Are low because yields are low. Still, with an average income close to 60 euros, still seems a stre ss rate one bit excessive to the reality of families “, says Manuel Pizarro. In Porto the average income is 69 euros and 86.12 euros in Lisbon.
The local leader and president of APHM says the seminar this Friday takes place in Porto is made with an intention “constructive “but also for the Government reminder. “It is necessary to realize that when we are talking about social housing we are talking mainly of municipal housing, it is essential that both the Government and the National Assembly listen more strictly the opinion of the municipalities on the legislative framework governs the issue of public housing. The law passed in late 2014 [on supported lease] it was against the advice of ANMP [National Association of Portuguese Municipalities], which, in view of these data, it does not seem reasonable “he says.
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