16 Amendments of Minodora CLIVETI related to 2012/2293(INI)
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasingly unmet by the private housing market alone, and that rising house prices, unemployment rates and energy prices are aggravating the risks of poverty and social exclusion; is concerned about the impact of austerity measures such as cuts in housing benefit;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need for social innovation to be supported both by the European platform against poverty and social exclusion and by the research Framework Programme in order to analyse new policies aiming to improve access to housing and reduce homelessness;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States for energy-related housing renovation in the context of social cohesion to remain eligible for European Union structural funds, while giving each region greater flexibility in terms of the amount of funding allocated to this activity; believes that the Structural Funds must make effective use of the partnership principle and that the Member States must be encouraged to cooperate with local and regional authorities to set priorities and determine how the funding should be used;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises that inadequate housing conditions have a significant impact on health and that providing better housing means that residents do not have to suffer the adverse effects of overcrowded, damp, cold and poorly ventilated housing; adds that a lack of housing is a source of both stress and distress adversely affecting the quality of life, health and wellbeing for individuals, families and society;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
16. RecommeDemands that Member States draw up integrated policies for guaranteeing universal access to decent affordable housing, with aims including:
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
– specific support for good-quality and healthy social housing and "very social" housing,
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new)
- prevent segregation of specific populations group and encourage diversity,
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
– linkage between social housing expansion programmes and policies for access to other essential public services as part of an integrated social policy,
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new)
- a minimum quota of social housing in areas with dense population, high levels of youth unemployment and high migration rates, in order to increase social cohesion,
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
– steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as migrants and young people, single parents, young and elderly people and victims of domestic violence, the Roma, the disabled, in seeking access to decent housing,
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
- generating specific programmes and proving assistance for victims of property frauds and developing measures to prevent frauds,
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
– implementation of effective policies, including social rental law, in close cooperation with organisations of tenants, to stop tenants from being evicted, on the basis that covering rent payments and arrears of rent is a less costly option for the relevant authorities,
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
- avoid discriminatory fiscal measures or subsidies that increase risky debt levels among lower incomes as well as to support affordable housing options like the supply of rental and cooperative housing,
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new)
- carrying out the analysis and collecting data in all EU Member States on accessibility to social housing for the most vulnerable groups of people,
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all citizens can afford housing by basing rent increases on an objective system which ensures moderate increases in property prices and adapting tax policy to limit speculation;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Member States to include in their national reforms a specific strand devoted to developing affordable solutions to enable older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, taking into account that improving conditions for access to the existing housing stock is desirable, helping people to remain in their places of residence and making it easier for them to regain a social life by boosting their personal independence;