Identifying buildings in the de facto social housing stock - parc social de fait - The local housing programme (PLH) assessment report

Identifying  buildings in the parc social de fait - The local housing programme
The existence of privately owned buildings in Paris which are let at reasonably low rents, comparable to those of social housing, helps to maintain social diversity in the capital.
The City of Paris' local housing programme -PLH- reaffirms the commitment to actively maintain the social housing function of these buildings.
In 2005 work was done which enabled the definition of this parc social de fait – de facto social housing in the private sector -  to be reconsidered: it was redefined as depending on the similarity of the tenancy characteristics  to those of state run, social housing. Buildings which were part of this -parc social de fait- could therefore be private property occupied by households whose incomes qualified them for social housing. Thus defined, the number of homes in the -parc social de fait-  was 104,000 in 2003, 55,000 of which formed a “hard core” occupied by the least well off.  The study brought to light a trend of deterioration within  the stock.
In 2007 a follow-on operation of this work was undertaken. This involved proposing a method for listing  buildings corresponding to the -parc social de fait- definition. The aim was to enable the City of Paris to consolidate these buildings providing social housing, either by buying them or encouraging their renovation by helping private owners (via housing improvement programs -OPAH-).
The local housing program -PLH- mid-term report, offers an opportunity to assess the changes which have affected buildings identified as part of the parc social de fait – de facto social housing in the private sector - in 2007 and also proposes an updated list in 2013.

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