Indicator history

There are many local initiatives (at regional or municiaplity level) with a positive, but partial, impact on housing. These local initiatives have been developed in the ‘90s and comprise several integrated actions, for example: information and guidance, intermediation activities provided in seeking a house to rent or to buy; property management, restructuring abandoned housing units, “do-it-yourself” construction or rehabilitation of buildings on the basis of special agreements with public administration services, by establishing a cooperative of Italian and non-Italian home-seekers; guarantee funds constitution and management to be resorted to in case of contractual non-performance arising from delayed payment, and of damaged suffered by the building or by third parties; social mediation activities linked with housing integration efforts, generally managed with the support of educators and of social and cultural mediators.

Source:

Censis, Housing Policies and Services for Immigrants in Italy, Summary, 2005 - http://www.lavoro.gov.it/NR/rdonlyres/B8B67F21-06AD-4041-BF9C-5CCF586285AE/0/Rapportomonitoraggiopoliticheabitativeinlinguainglese.pdf