Monday, October 24, 2016

Evictions Plus, i.e. the dark side of the housing program PiS. Pregnant women, persons with disabilities and seniors, on the sidewalk? – Interfax

national Housing Programme, part of which is the “Apartment plus” was adopted by the Council of Ministers on 27 September. One of its main areas is the construction of affordable housing to rent, but the program is more than just a construction plan.

Determines the direction in which movement Poland housing policy. In their predictions the representatives of the government repeatedly indicated that it must consider the interests of groups of “special housing needs” including the elderly, disabled, orphanages or large families. The program found, but the record, which, of course, contradicts these statements.

“the State will help czyścicielom homes”

within “rationalizing the resource management of municipal housing,” the authors propose to eliminate from the law on the protection of the rights, municipal housing stock and amending the civil code directory persons under special protection, where at present the courts in the process of eviction can not accept social housing. This applies to pregnant women, the disabled, bedridden patients and ubezwłasnowolnionych (together with children), as well as pensioners, unemployed and children.

In the opinion of the authors of the program, the existence of the “catalog” does not allow the court to assess, or the recognition of the right to housing in the case of persons under protection is actually justified. So, they can get into the hands of those who can provide their own accommodation in another way.

– If someone thinks so, it does not know the realities – resents Catherine Czarnota, PhD student of sociology University. Adam Mickiewicz, an activist of the Wielkopolska Society of Tenants. – The elimination of the catalog, the privileged will hit the poorest. If you are currently disabled or retired living in a private home and eligible for social housing may feel relatively safe, in a situation when the court he this institution not recognized immediately after the verdict will be out on the sidewalk, and the state, thus, will help czyścicielom homes, says Czarnota.

Organization: “It is a step backwards in development”

in accordance with the legislation, the persons which the court recognized the social space, can remain in his apartment until then, until the city will allocate them a new home. Often this state of suspension lasts for years because the local authorities do not have sufficient social institutions. The owner of the apartment occupied by the debtor may then try for reparation. In large cities the amount of compensation is measured in millions of dollars.

local Governments would be so on hand, if the courts rarely gave social housing. From years constantly found in cases of eviction as interwenienci side effects and conclude on nieprzyznawanie institution. Attribute this to the fact that there are not enough seats.

– And the courts often go to the regions at hand, because the evicted could not effectively defend themselves, don’t have money for a lawyer and their position is beforehand loss – Czarnota explains.

the Idea of the Ministry also criticized other organizations. Russia Union of Tenants in the annotations to the program called the proposed changes “barbarzyństwem and output in the development of civilization.”

‘the Assumption that people, pregnant, disabled or seriously ill will easily sign a lease in the free market failures’, writes PUL

How adds, the government should prohibit municipalities to act as a final effect, because “it is in contradiction with the obligation of the municipality in relation to anti-homelessness”.

Negative review new stored put also Fund Habitat for Humanity Russia. The rejection of the directory is called “recourse to the social assistance system”.

writes:

“We know the problems faced by the municipalities are obliged to provide social third eksmitowanym. However, we believe that these groups of individuals should be subject to special protection of the state and must have the right to a roof over your head. As an organization with practical experience in remontowaniu social know that this is a room with a very low level that will not apply to persons with another opportunity to meet their housing needs".

the Proposed change also said the Party activists Together. On your website you write that the final decision of the fate of people, especially sensitive in the hands of the courts will cause the next human tragedy. “It shocks us with the brutality of the “Manneken Pis” -,” – notes the party.

the government explained?

we Asked the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction, who is the author of the commentary to the above remarks. In response, the officials wrote that the proposed changes… “premises domestic premises will get people really this needy”.

in the Opinion of the Ministry and other provisions of law requiring the courts the duty of study, family situation and financial tenants who were not treated still the persons from the category of privileged, provide them with adequate protection. Change, but only “delete automation” in granting the right to social premises.

– Increased protection for certain categories of tenants, will not apply when the persons who are subject to it live in another room. The conclusion is that currently the courts can check the financial situation and personal eksmitowanych to possibly deny them the right to social premises. It undermines the official justification for the proposed changes, says Dr. Richard Szarfenberg of the Social Policy Institute of Warsaw University. It adds that the government has not shown that the problem at present is the provision of protection to persons in special situations, which, however, do not need. – Definition of sensitive residents that need to be protected, it may be better, but a complete repeal of the legislation is not justified, – says Szarfenberg.

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