Social Housing in Italy: Old Problems, Older Vices and Some New Virtues?

Social housing in Italy, its historical and recent developments, and its criticalities are discussed considering both the pre- and the post-crisis period. The main effects of the crisis on Italian households and the exacerbating of housing problems are also analysed. A critical review of the main policy instruments implemented before and after the crisis is provided, with a special focus on new models of intervention. It is not clear how the housing needs of low income households will be addressed in the near future. Traditional public-managed social housing has been left with insufficient resources while the newly-built affordable housing sector is mainly targeting mid-income households. Several new policy instruments have been deployed and billions of euros invested. Nevertheless, it is still difficult to observe a consistent strategy oriented to increasing the level of social protection in the housing domain, beyond the conventional management of “emergencies”. Keywords: economic crisis; housing policy; Italy; social housing.

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Document Type
article
ISSN
2336-2839
Volume / Issue
4 / 1
Pages
112-123
Date of publication
18.6.2017
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Poggio, T. , D. Boreiko 2017. ‘Social Housing in Italy: Old Problems, Older Vices and Some New Virtues?.’ Critical Housing Analysis 4 (1): 112-123. https://doi.org/10.13060/23362839.2017.4.1.330