Committee of RegionsBrussels11 May 2006
GLOCALISATION OF HOMELESS POLICIES
How local authorities can strengthen their homeless strategies through transnational cooperation
Panel discussion 2; presentation
MAPPING AND MONITORING THE HOMELESS PROBLEM AT LOCAL LEVEL
Markku LeijoDeputy Head of Division, M. Soc. ScHOUSING DIVISIONCITY OF HELSINKI e-mail: [email protected]
HOUSING STOCK OF HELSINKI, TOTAL 312 000
42%
9%13%
25%
2% 9%owner -occupied
rental / state loaned,others
rental / state loaned,City of Helsinki
rental, free market
Right-of-occupationdwellings
others
CONCEPT SOCIAL HOUSING
• Rental housing is state loaned• Occupants are low income
persons or households• In selecting occupants
preference is given to those whose housing needs are most urgent
• The local authorities supervise the selection of occupants
SOCIAL HOUSINGRENTAL DWELLING STOCK BY THE CITY OF HELSINKI
Number of dwellings 41.600
Average rent 8,25 €/m2
Dwelling type, kitchen not incl.
1 room 18 %
2 rooms 46 %
3 rooms 27 %
4 rooms + 9 %
RESERVATION FOR SPECIAL GROUPS
homeless 2678
people suffering mental illness 855
refugees 269
handicapped 104
elderly 92
TOTAL 3998 dwellings
PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS
0
500
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
in danger ofhomelessness
rented dwellings
rented dwellings in danger of … %
2001 2488 39,0
2002 2888 40,6
2003 3583 36,9
2004 3447 38,4
2005 3551 43,4
Risks:
- divorce- short-term contract- rental flat sells out- etc
DEFINITION OF HOMELESS
• Persons staying outdoors• Persons living in other shelters or hostels or
boarding houses for homeless people• Persons living in care homes or other housing
units of social welfare authorities, rehabilitation homes or hospitals due to lack of housing
• Persons living temporarily with relatives and acquantances due to lack of housing
• Families and couples who have split up or are living in temporary housing due to lack of housing
Housing Fund of Finland
City of Helsinki Real Estate DepartmentHousing Division
Social Welfare DepartmentSocial Welfare Services for homeless
SOURCES OF STATISTICS
SINGLE HOMELESS
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Outdoors, in night shelters, in dormitories
1130 1080 1030 985 800
In institutions 750 760 385 388 415
Temporarily with relatives and acquaintances
2820 2760 2100 1900 1880
Total 4700 4600 3515 3270 3095
SINGLE HOMELESS
2820 2760
2100 19001880
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Temporarily with relatives andacquaintances
In institutions
Outdoors, in night shelters, indormitories
HOUSING SERVICES, SOCIAL SECTOR
Number of places
Single dwellings 2130Supported dwellings 335Supported homes 178Night shelter 50
TOTAL 2693
HOUSING SERVICES, THIRD SECTOR
DORMITORIES, PLACES (659)
Men 557Women 102
REHABILITATION FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSERS INCLUDING HOUSING (total 748)
Institution places Suojapirtti 113Setlementti-liitto 15Syväpuro 35Mentally ill 450Elderly 62HIV posit. 20Homeless women 18Others 35
HOUSING DIVISION Offers total 238 (7 %)
SOCIAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS
104
COOPERATION: HOUSING DIVISION AND SOCIAL SECTOR
Tenant selection to city rental flats, year 2005
IMMIGRATION UNIT
22
CHILDREN CARE UNIT
55
GYPSIES 35
HOMELESS FAMILIES 22
COOPERATION ON REGIONAL LEVEL
• Participants Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa
• Program targeted to decrease homelessness on Helsinki Region, years 2002-2005
– new production 2300 dwellings– to by free market 1000 dwellings– supported housing 600 dwellings– shelters 100 places
TOTAL 4000
CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE
NEW PICTURE OF HOMELESShardly excluded people in need of special housing solutions
NEW CONCEPT IN RENTAL HOUSINGnew principles in tenant selection and finance in new production
SPECIAL OR VULNERABLE GROUP ARE NOT IN FOCUS OF DISCUSSION
HELSINKI IS GOING TO BRING DOWN NEW PRODUCTION IN SOCIAL HOUSING(state loaned housing)
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