Indicator history

Although no quantitative data is available, different sources present Roma as facing serious difficulties in accessing housing of an acceptable quality. As reported in research studies and in the Portuguese Parliament public hearing, in some parts of the country they still live in barracks with no water or electricity. The neighbourhoods they live in are also more frequently than in the case of other minorities segregated and located in the outskirts of the towns.

Sources:

Bedard, T. and Olomoofe, L. (2007) Social Inclusion Through Social Services: The Case of Roma and Travelers. Accessing the Impact of National Action Plans for Social Inclusion in Czech Republic, France and Portugal. Budapest: ERRC/Númena. Available at: http://www.errc.org/cikk.php?cikk=2737

Assembleia da República (2009), Relatório das audições efectuadas sobre Portugueses Ciganos no âmbito do Ano Europeu para o Diálogo Intercultural, Comissão Parlamentar de Ética, Sociedade e Cultura, Sub-Comissão para a Igualdade de Oportunidades e Família, Assembleia da República. [Assembly of the Republic, Report on the public hearings held on Portuguese Roma within the scope of the European Year for Intercultural Dialogue, Parliamentary Commission of Ethics, Society and Culture, Sub-Commission for Equal Opportunities and Family]. Available at http://www.parlamento.pt/sites/COM/Paginas/DetalheNoticia.aspx?BID=2622
 

Roma are those who face the most serious difficulties in accessing housing of an acceptable quality. In some parts of the country they still live in barracks with no water or electricity. The neighbourhoods they live in are more frequently than in the case of other minorities segregated and located in the outskirts of the towns.