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Article 31§2). Although the specialised committees on the prevention of
evictions, created by Act No. 2006-872 of 13 July 2006 on a national housing
commitment (see §44), aim at improving co-ordination among these different
bodies, the Committee is unable to assess the contribution of such specialised
committees in co-ordinating action to prevent tenant evictions as the law has
only been recently passed.
83. The Committee therefore holds that the unsatisfactory implementation of
the legislation on the prevention of evictions and the lack of measures to
provide
re-housing solutions for evicted families constitute a violation of
Article 31§2 of the Revised Charter.
C. On the alleged violation of Article 31§3 of the Revised Charter
84.
The complaint concerns:
i. the shortage of affordable housing
ii. he arrangements for allocating social housing to the most deprived
members of the community and of the inadequate appeal procedures in
the event of an excessive waiting list for the allocation of housing
i. As to the alleged shortage of affordable housing
A. Arguments of the parties
a) ATD Fourth World
85.
ATD Fourth World considers that there is a shortage of social housing,
as ascertained by numerous official reports, and that disadvantaged persons
are the first to suffer from a malfunctioning housing market. There is a
reluctance to build sufficient social housing to meet needs. The Conseil
Economique et Social (Economic and Social Council) has criticised the fact
that fines for non-compliance with Section 55 of the Solidarity and Urban
Renewal Act are not a sufficient disincentive.
86. The State does not have tools enabling it to give impetus to local policies
when these are inadequate.
87. The Government announced the funding of 81,000 social housing units in
2005. These are of several types:
PLAI: Assisted Rental Loans for Integration Purposes, with an income
ceiling (annual taxable income) of € 9,861 for a single person in Paris;
PLUS: Rental Loans for Social Purposes, with an income ceiling of €
17,927;
PLS: Social Rental Loans, with an income ceiling of € 23,305.
88. Clearly, only the so-called “very social” PLAI housing, intended “for
households with a range of financial and social difficulties”, is designed for the
most disadvantaged households. The fact that, as of the year 2000, at least
30 % of the PLUS-financed housing units must be occupied by households
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