A few days ago, many Morbihan Habitat tenants received, by mail, a regulation of their rental charges. With amounts sometimes reaching peaks. They immediately reacted on social networks to express their anger. Thursday, November 28, 2024, the social landlord organized “a crisis meeting” to explain this sharp increase: surge in the price of gas and electricity, energy transition, etc.
“We put their heads under water”
Laurent Ghyselinck, a resident of an HLM in Frébault, contacted the office of MP Damien Girard. The latter reacted this Friday, November 29. “At this point I'm trying to understand the magnitude of this. I have been challenged a lot, I see the emotion that it arouses and I understand it perfectly. It’s a trauma, one month before Christmas,” he says. The MP has several questions and indicates that he wants to get to the bottom of things. “There’s something wrong.” And despite the explanations from Morbihan Habitat, it is not the responsibility of the tenants,” he declares. Before adding: “I am thinking particularly of the Bois-du-Château district, the poorest in Brittany. The remainder of life for these people comes down to a few euros each month. We put their heads under water.”
Help from the Department
Damien Girard says he is ready to support the tenants. The MP looks at the financial aid that can be triggered by the Department, in particular the Housing Solidarity Fund. For his part, Laurent Ghyselinck decided to set up a collective “to demand accountability from Lorient Habitat. We are more than 300 tenants from Lorient but also Lanester, Quéven, Caudan, Ploemeur…” he explains. He also proposed organizing a peaceful demonstration in front of the lessor's premises in Lorient.
The Lorientais also highlights the “lack of communication” from Morbihan Habitat since the merger. This is confirmed by Damien Girard: “It is true that the merger has created a structure which does not function as before. Tenants are in difficulty: there is a lack of communication and responsiveness. People are falling ill because of unsanitary housing. I'm not saying that Morbihan Habitat isn't doing it, but there are too many places where it's not going well.”
