Question 16547 — housing: aid and loans

Summary

Ms. Rachel Keke questions the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, responsible for housing, on the announcement by the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, during his general policy speech on January 30, 2024. This announcement concerning the revision of the law relating to solidarity and urban renewal (SRU law) risks jeopardizing the primary mission of social housing, knowing how to ensure housing for all, a right which appears in the preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Indeed, it is clear that the social housing crisis is alarming. The 29th report on the state of poor housing in France in 2024 published by the Abbé Pierre foundation bears witness to this. The figures put into perspective the difficulty many French people have in finding decent housing. In 2022, there were 2.4 million households waiting for social housing, i.e. almost 10% of households in France. Requests are constantly increasing while 70% of households are eligible for social housing. However, these demands face a proportionate drop in public efforts. Still according to the Abbé Pierre Foundation report, the percentage of GDP allocated to housing has only decreased since 2010. Going from 2.2% in 2010 to 1.6% in 2022, we can understand today the consequences of this austerity policy. France sees itself as incapable of managing this crisis which affects millions of people. This problem is exacerbated by the non-application of the SRU law by a large number of cities. Between 2020 and 2022, 659 municipalities out of the 1,031 affected by its obligations (i.e. a large majority) did not comply with article 55 which imposes a minimum of 20-25% of housing social services by city. Mayors are never worried about it, the fines are not dissuasive. This non-compliance with the law is combined with the rejection of HLM applicants, in particular DALO priority applicants. In this context, Mr. Gabriel Attal, new Prime Minister, declares that, from now on, intermediate housing will be integrated into the SRU quotas. How can we not understand this desire other than as a means for these cities which do not respect not the law to do without the construction of social housing? In view of this situation, she questions him about the measures he plans to take to resolve the social housing crisis and asks him if he plans to increase the SRU quota and further sanction municipalities that do not comply with the legislation.

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