Activities of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2012/2293(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Social housing in the European Union (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on social housing in the European Union PDF (306 KB) DOC (210 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
A. whereas affordable, adequate and secure housing is a precondition forthe right to housing should be safeguarded in practice by guaranteeing that citizens and families have adequate housing which meets their needs and secures their well-being, privacy and quality of life, thereby helping to achievinge social justice and cohesion and tacklinge social exclusion and poverty;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph D
Paragraph D
D. whereas the financial and economic crisis hasand so-called austerity policies have increased the unemployment rate among women and prevented greater progress in providing disadvantaged women with housing options;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the social and family profiles of people using social housing has changed, and there is now increased demand for such housing; whereas these new social factors should be identified so that the Member States can define a range of housing strategies that more closely match actual circumstances;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States determine and organise the provision of social housing in parallel and in addition to the unplanned, market-based housing supply; whereas the Member States cannot simply act as regulators but must also act as developers and builders of social housing, taking on responsibility for effective, non- speculative credit policies and the regulation of a non-speculative rental market;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to invest in social housing neighbourhoods and thus to provide a stable and secure environment, in particular for vulnerable groups such as young families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant wotake on responsibility for guaranteeing the right to housing for everyone, in particular by launching housing programmes for less well-off citizens, providing incentives for promoting controlled-cost housing, constructing social rented housing, promoting and financing self-building programmens, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderlysupporting the cooperative sector, launching effective and non- speculative credit policies and regulating a non-speculative rental market;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the private housing sector cannot be seen as a solution for meeting housing needs; on the contrary, the worsening economic and financial crisis and implementation of austerity measures, with falling wages and rising unemployment, in conjunction with high rents and rising mortgage repayments, are leading to an increase in the number of evictions and properties seized by banks;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Takes the view that the Member States, taking account of their economic, social and cultural circumstances, should select those models that are best suited in order to implement a housing strategy aimed at: - providing incentives for the development of controlled-cost housing, - setting up a rent support scheme with specific programmes for young people, - supporting the cooperative sector, - supporting self-build programmes, - acquiring empty buildings for refurbishing and rehousing, - combating clandestine housing;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Takes the view that the Member States should ensure that multidisciplinary technical teams are available at regional and local level with sufficient human and financial resources to implement a policy of proximity to citizens;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Takes the view that Member States should take on responsibility for looking after and maintaining housing in order to prevent it from deteriorating;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that residents' and tenants' organisations should be involved in defining the housing strategies to be implemented by the Member States;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes the establishment of the European Housing Observatory to develop knowledge about the housing situation in the various countries, especially social housing, on the basis of reliable statistical indicators; takes the view that residents' and tenants' organisations should be formally involved in the work undertaken by this Observatory;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes the view that the amounts to be allocated to the Cohesion Funds under the MFF 2014-2020 should not be less than the amounts under the current MFF, so that adequate funding is guaranteed for the ERDF, in particular the investment priority 'promoting social inclusion and combating poverty - support for physical and economic regeneration of deprived urban and rural communities';
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for marginalised communities and the promotion of social enterprises and cooperatives, eligible for Structural Fund support in the 2014-2020 budgetary period;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that implementing the right to housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights; takes the view that the right to housing should be implemented through a guarantee that citizens and families will have adequate housing which meets their needs and safeguards their well-being, privacy and quality of life, thereby helping to achieve social justice and cohesion and tackle social exclusion and poverty;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points out that the housing strategies to be implemented by the Member States should combat the situations that lead to social exclusion and the spatial segregation of certain sections of the population, and that social housing should be seen as a means of providing an exit from situations of social exclusion rather than a permanent condition;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Points out that Member States should invest in the construction of public social facilities such as sports and cultural centres as part of the housing strategy;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recommends that the Member States, taking into account their social, economic and cultural circumstances, set transparent and impartial criteria for allocating social housing, such as: - taking account of net income, - taking account of spending on health and education (up to a limit), - considering young people under 25 as dependents, - considering people with disabilities who are unable to carry on a professional activity as dependents (even where they have a pension);