Poland - 2012
Affected group with particular difficulties in purchasing or renting property of own choice
- Code:
- RED73
- Key Area:
- Housing & Segregation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
Roma and refugees from Chechenia face problem in purchasing or renting property. |
| Qualitative Info |
The problem of access of immigrants to housing seems to have the most painful impact on refugees (which are mainly Chechens), especially in the case of single mothers and families with many children faced particularly by. According to expert`s estimates, homelessness affects 20–30% of the refugees. The second affected group is Roma community. Due to the lack of the money they cannot afford to rent or purchase their own homes at market prices. The low and irregular incomes of the Roma mean they have problems paying rent for flats, even when renting at relatively low prices. This is why they generally reside in communal housing (sometimes these are social housing); estimates are that about 80% live in communal homes and 20% own their own flats or houses.
Sources: Wysieńska, K., Ryabińska, Bezdomność uchodźców w Polsce – wyniki badania pilotażowego, Instytut Spraw Publicznych, Warszawa 2010. Dorota Hall, Agnieszka Mikulska, Thematic Study. Housing Conditions of Roma and Travellers. Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Warsaw 2009. |
| Groups | |
| Groups affected/interested | Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Asylum seekers |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Housing |
| External Url | www.isp.org.pl/uploads/pdf/246292626.pdf, http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/attachments/RAXEN-Roma%20Housing-Poland_en.pdf |
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