Through the voice of Christian Bastid, Vincent Bouget and Denis Lanoy, the communists, worried about the deficit budget of the first social landlord in Gard, are demanding national and local measures to cope with the strong demand.
“In Gard, 23,000 applications for social housing are pending. It's time to act. » Through the voice of Vincent Bouget and Christian Bastid, municipal, community and departmental councilors, and Denis Lanoy, secretary of the Nîmes section of the party, the Gard communists are stepping up to the plate on the question of social housing in Gard after having noted, during of the last board of directors of Habitat du Gard, the leading lessor of social housing, “a hard blow to the social housing sector in our department”, following “the decision to vote for a deficit budget” who, according to them, “highlights an alarming situation for the thousands of households in Gard.”
A situation considered worrying
“The vote for a deficit budget raises questions about the ability of this lessor to maintain and develop its real estate stock, to renovate existing housing and to respond to the numerous pending requests. This situation is particularly worrying in Nîmes, where pressure on social housing is already very strong. Furthermore, it is important to remember that the operations carried out within the framework of Anru (National Agency for Urban Renewal) are carried out jointly by the State and Nîmes Métropole, without direct intervention from the Gard Departmental Council. However, the Department finances Anru for more than 19.5 million euros for the renovation
urban community with social landlords. We also contribute more than 3 million euros each year to loan guarantees to all social landlords. We also support tenants with the Housing Solidarity Fund for maintaining or accessing housing,” also add the two departmental advisors.
-But beyond this situation, the three communists broaden the focus to the structural difficulties encountered by all social landlords, on a local and national scale. “Government policies in recent years, marked by reductions in resources for social landlords, increased budgetary constraints and reductions in housing aid, have weakened the economic model of social housing. These measures have direct repercussions on the most vulnerable residents,” they regret.
“A home for every family”
In Gard, they estimate that 23,000 housing requests are pending and are calling for urgent and ambitious measures to guarantee access to dignified housing for all. They appeal to the government to review its social housing policies and strengthen the resources allocated to landlords. At the local level, they offer to quickly bring together all the stakeholders concerned – social landlords, elected officials, associations and tenant representatives – in order to build a common strategy to overcome this crisis.
“We recall that housing is a fundamental right, enshrined in law and in our republican pact. We cannot accept that families are deprived of this essential access due to questionable budgetary and political choices. We will continue to fight alongside all those who defend accessible and dignified housing for all. We demand housing for every family”they conclude.
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