Question 1075 — land use planning

Summary

Mr. Aly Diouara draws the attention of the Minister of Housing and Urban Renewal to maintaining the amounts allocated to priority neighborhoods of urban policy, particularly within the framework of the next State budget. We are facing an alarming situation on the budgetary level and the choices that will be made for the year 2025 will be decisive for the future of several million citizens of working-class neighborhoods. From For years, city politics has been in decline. The disengagement of the State in working-class neighborhoods has resulted year after year in successive cuts in credits and a weakening of public services, which have worsened the divide between these already weakened areas and the rest of the country. The announcements made in the finance bill for the year 2025 confirm this trend and notably plan to take 3 billion euros to local authorities, contributing to further weakening their capacity for action. The absence of both a minister fully dedicated to urban policy in the Government and of announcements during the Prime Minister's general policy speech on these issues suggests a political vacuum which leaves the future of the inhabitants of working-class neighborhoods in the shadows. The attribution of the policy of city ​​within the portfolio of the minister questions. Urban renewal and housing, although they are important subjects for working-class neighborhoods, cannot however summarize the many social, economic and environmental challenges that working-class neighborhoods - and particularly young people - face. The entire range of public policies must be oriented to respond to them as indicated clearly the summaries of the contributions on the government platform “Neighborhoods 2030” established in 2023. The revolts of the summer of 2023, triggered by the tragic death of Nahel Merzouk, brought to the surface within popular neighborhoods and towns the expression of deep social anger. The government of the time only responded with a repressive policy, ignoring the legitimate demand for social justice and equality. Gold the republican promise is not an empty formula and must give each young person and each citizen the same chances of success, whatever their place of birth or social background. Today, the 1,580 so-called “priority urban policy” neighborhoods are home to more than 5.4 million citizens, two figures that are constantly increasing, contrary to the resources allocated by the State. It is not a question of circumscribing these problematic only in the suburbs of large cities: it is indeed the entire national territory, both metropolitan and overseas, which is concerned. Despite repeated warnings from elected officials, associations and residents, state support is decreasing. The credits allocated to urban policy in 2024, amounting to 624 million euros, must if not be increased, or at least be safeguarded. It is imperative that the draft finance law for the year 2025 protects the credits intended for urban policy at the risk of continuing the amplification of social and territorial divisions in the country which are gradually condemning millions of people to abandonment by the public authorities. The MP asks the Minister to please take into account the extent of the social emergency. The inhabitants of working-class neighborhoods, its youth in particular, need a clear commitment and strong action from the State. The future of the country's development, national cohesion and France's ability to bring the values ​​of freedom, equality and fraternity to life across all territories are at stake. He wants to know his position on the subject.

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