Traduction de «législation sur le logement social » (Français → Anglais) :

18. Emphasises how the housing sector and, in particular the social housing sector, plays a contracyclical economic role through the reduction of energy dependency, support for the construction and renovation industries and, thereby, for sustainable local employment that cannot be ‘off-shored’, thanks notably to the labour-intensive nature of the sector, the development of green-economy segments as part of the local economy, and the knock-on effects on the rest of the economy; believes, therefore, that investment in social housing should be considered not only as an expenditure but also as a productive investment; further encourages th ...[+++]e Member States to start a dialogue with the construction industry in order to develop a better business environment for, and better regulation of, social housing, with special regard to the establishment of residential building targets, the arrangement of infrastructural costs and supply of development land;

It will tackle three issues: compatibility of state aids granted to social housing undertakings with EU state aid rules and the reform of the EU state aid rules on social housing as services of general economic interest, social entrepreneurship as a way of financing affordable housing and energy efficient renovations of social housing.

YWCA Canada recommends that the federal government establish a national housing plan and allocate resources to programs that are sustained over the long term; expand social housing initiatives, through programs such as the affordable housing program, and increase political pressure on provinces to hold to the matching-funds commitment outlined in the affordable housing framework agreement; develop housing policies in collaboration with representatives in the women's comm ...[+++]unity to ensure that the specific and unique needs of women fleeing violence, aboriginal women, and women with disabilities are addressed; build 25,000 new affordable housing units every year for the next five years; play a leadership role in the delivery and development of new social housing units; pass Bill C-363; and reinvest a large portion of CMHC's annual profits into permanent affordable housing.

There is no definition of social housing at Community level and it has therefore been defined variously in the legislation of different Member States.

Once new social housing agreements are in place, any future cost savings that may be realized will be used for social housing purposes, either to assist in the management and/or renovation of the older existing social housing portfolio or to create new social housing programs.

The ECSC embarked on this activity in 1954 in order to provide workers in the coal and steel industries with decent affordable housing at a time when accommodation was still in short supply. Since then, the ECSC has contributed to many housing schemes.