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European Parliament Hearing
Social Housing a way out of the crisis
18 December 2012
Employment and social affairs Committee
Preparatory hearing for the Initiative report of MEP Delli
Contribution from CECODHAS Housing Europe
Claire Roumet, Secretary General
Claire.roumet@housingeurope.eu
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Housing policies: long-term planning, sustainable benefit,
deliver affordable homes and stable economy
Social and affordable housing : the sector; who we are
Local employment and green building industries
The situation
The potential
The EU drivers to activate
Fighting social exclusion and promote active inclusion through access to
affordable housing
The situation
The potential
The EU drivers to activate
Fighting energy poverty and ensure a fair energy transition
The situation
The potential
The EU drivers to activate
Conclusion: inclusive and green growth require smarter public investment
What is CECODHAS - Housing Europe?
CECODHAS - Housing Europe is the
federation of cooperative, public,
social housing
… a network of national and regional
housing providers federations
gathering 4.500 public, voluntary
housing organisations and 28.000
cooperatives housing.
Together the 42 members in 18 EU
members States manage 25 million
dwellings.
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Tenure split in EU (EQLS 2012)
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Trends in tenures: 20 years of targeting the most
vulnerables
Home-ownership in European OECD
countries (1980-2004)
Social housing in selected
EU countries (1980-2008)
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Local employment and green building industries
Local employment and green building industries
The situation:
Construction industry lost millions of jobs since the beginning of the crisis
New built homes should be soon Nearly Zero energy : new technics, new
industrialisation process
Refurbishment of the 200 millions homes in EU, consuming 30% of the energy
is needed
3% renovation rate per year of the housing stock would mean in EU 6 millions
home, thus 1.5 millions direct jobs across EU (for more than 100 billions
investment): only possible with subsidies, the pay-back time has to include the
societal benefit. Social and poor tenants needs to be part of the energy
transition
The EU drivers to activate : EU funding opportunities, Energy legislation and a
combination of both to create more local energy efficiency Funds to address
the needs of each area
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Local employment and green
building industries :
The potential
the example of retrofit
scenarios in Poland
Employment Impacts of a
Large-Scale Deep
Building Energy Retrofit
Programme in Poland
final report, January 2012,
The Center for Climate Change
and Sustainable Energy Policy
(3CSEP)
Central European University
Budapest, Hungary
in this study, jobs created per
million invested reach 42 FTE
for deep renovation scenario
(20 if S-Base)
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Local employment and green building industries
The EU drivers to activate
Financing from EU
EIB project bonds for energy infrastructures
Structural Funds : 17€ billions for 2014-2020 on renewables and energy
efficiency and ELENA….
Horizon 2020: 6.5€ billions for the same period secure, clean and efficient
energy
EEEF: 265€ millions
Financing from EU legislation: Art 7.7 of the Energy efficiency directive
Member States to ensure 1.5% cumulative annual final energy savings (-
transport) over2014-2020 period including Savings to be achieved by policy
measures, not market developments – e.g. (a) include requirements with a social
aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring a share of energy
efficiency measures to be implemented as a priority in households affected by
energy poverty or in social housing;
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Fighting social exclusion and promote active inclusion
through access to affordable housing
The needs
43% of the EU barometer respondents were at least at low risk of not being
able to meet their rent or mortgage payments (EU barometer April 2012)
8% of the EU population live in severe material deprivation, 8% face arrears on
their utility bills (EUROSILC 2010)
41% of people at risk of poverty have overburden housing expenditure
(EUROSILC 2010)
300.000 Spanish households have been evicted from their home for not being
able to pay their mortgage (Le monde, 2 October 2012)
750.000 French households requesting social housing (new demands
only)(USH, October 2012)
10% of EU households cannot keep their home adequately warm (University
of Birmingham)
EQLS 2012: “While quality of housing appears to have improved for many,
perceived security of tenure has declined, particularly among people with a
mortgage, and this was noticeable in all income groups. Measures are
needed to increase housing security, and prevent hardship.” (between
2007/2012)
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Crisis and housing: reality checks
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‘Visible’ effects
High level of mortgage debt (from 32% in ‘98 to 52.4% in 2010)
Increase in arrears (8.6% and 20%)
Energy poverty (52.08 million people)
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European Union (15 countries)
New Member States (12 countries)
Mortgage indebtedness as % of GDP
Increase in arrears on:
Utilities
Mortgage/rent
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Financial situation compared to the previous 12 months
EQLS 2012
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How likely it is that you will have to leave your accommodation in the
next 6 months ? EQLS 2012: % answers very likely
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How is structured the housing market ? Some common trends in EU which leaded to this
situation
Reinforced duality during the last two decades: social rental more targeted and home-
ownership for everybody else
Unaffordability for the most vulnerable
Lack of supply (and continuous growing demand)
Changes in housing benefit (public spending shrinking thus housing benefit reduced: putting
affordability even further)
Some common objectives for future Housing policies :
Building new affordable places
Enhance delivery of land at affordable price
Rethink the financial incentives on housing supply
Maxisime the use of existing building stock
But everywhere policies are concentrating on fiscal consolidation thus undermining the
capacities of housing policies to deliver : Housing market developments are now part of the
macro-economic surveillance scoreboard, (European economic governance)
Housing growing exclusion : fuelling the economic and
financial crisis
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DK: “HEREBY RECOMMENDS that Denmark should take action within the period 2012-2013 to Consider further preventive
measures to strengthen the stability of the housing market and financial system in the medium-term, including by taking account
of the results of the ongoing study by the Ministry of Business and Growth on the distribution of assets and liabilities across
households and by reviewing the property value and municipal land value tax system. “
NL: HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the Netherlands should take action within the period 2012-2013
(…)Take steps to gradually reform the housing market, including by:
modifying the favourable tax treatment of home ownership, including by phasing out mortgage interest deductibility and/or
through the system of imputed rents,
providing for a more market-oriented pricing mechanism in the rental market, and
for social housing, aligning rents with household income.
SW: HEREBY RECOMMENDS that Sweden should take action within the period 2012-2013“Take further preventive measures to
strengthen the stability of the housing and mortgage market in the medium term, including by fostering prudent lending,
reducing the debt bias in the financing of housing investments, and tackling constraints in housing supply and rent regulations”
UK: HEREBY RECOMMENDS that UK should take action within the period 2012-2013: “Address the destabilising impact of high
and volatile house prices and high household debt by implementing a comprehensive housing reform programme to increase
housing supply and alleviate problems of affordability and the need for state subsidy of housing. Pursue further reforms to the
mortgage and rental markets, financial regulation and property taxation to prevent excessive volatility and distortions in the
housing market.”
Where is the affordability of housing ?
CSR 2012: 4 countries to reform their housing policies
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Housing policies to answer the crisis: current fiscal
consolidation policies are reducing the capacity to invest in
affordable housing
England:
Main funding comes from housing associations: reserves, asset-secured bank loans and
bond financing; supported by declining government grants
Affordable Homes programme: drastic fall in public grants for social housing (< 14% of
average cost for new homes) – countered by option to increase rent up to 80% of
market rent to finance new development -> need to build more properties for market
sale and/or full market rent to generate income (= fewer affordable homes)
Already high and increasing rents in private sector, restrictive lending environment +
demographic trends lead to very high demand and systemic undersupply (e.g. in 2011
390,000 new households were formed and only 114,000 new homes built)
More than 900.000 housing benefit recipients are at work; Housing benefit payments
are growing daily as 10,000 working households every month are forced to rely on state
support as their rents rise quickly and wages stagnate
housing benefit capped and paid directly to beneficiary, less security for investment
The Netherlands:
Social housing : 32% of the housing market, receiving only State guarantee. To increase
public resources, a special tax (levy) of 2 billions€ yearly on social housing providers
have been decided (18% of the rent level) (reducing the capacity of the sector to invest
into needed affordable housing)
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National housing support in time of austerity (follow)
France
Proposal to raise VAT on social housing construction from 7 to 10% (was at 5.5% two
years ago): additional tax of 450 millions; but currently discussion to come back to 5% in
particular for refurbishment
But withdraw of a special tax of 245 millions € yearly, replaced by the new government
by a tax on real estate transactions and unoccupied housing
Spain: historically SH for sale. at the beginning of 2011 direct aid to homebuyers
disappeared and public funding for the provision of rental housing dropped by 40%. Cuts in
staff and salaries in public sector by 30%. Low demand for social housing for sale, but huge
‘frustrated’ demand (from youth,..). More than 300.000 evictions since the beginning of the
crisis, but the creation of a rental sector is only now starting to be part of the discussion.
And a new law to protect consumers from abusive mortgage contracts
Ireland: traditionally public loans financing up to 100% of social housing project. Since 2010
this is finished, now borrowing from banks with public guarantee and lease scheme as a way
to clean banks balance sheets and increase the social rental sector, but for the moment only
few projects, could be expanded, . SH waiting lists doubled in 3 years
Hungary, Latvia : mortgages contracted in foreign currency: not part
of the Eurozone, so less media attention, but dramatic social consequences
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Lessons from the crisis?
Housing market highly dysfunctional, private debt as important economic imbalance as
public debt for economic stability
Financial market instability causes and consequences of housing price bubbles: what
regulation that would be supporting social housing providers
For the moment only consensus on strict public finance’s consolidation without growth
policies
Importance of intermediary/dedicated source of funding:
France: subsidies from state and local authorities but limited. 2.5% employers grants or
loans. Main source Livret A (household saving book) and important tax incentives
Austria: public subsidies through grants and subsidized loans; commercial loans raised
via special bonds by housing banks.
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Fighting social exclusion and promote active inclusion
through access to affordable housing
The possible answers
Smarter fiscal consolidation : investing in affordable housing is a necessity to create
employment : not supporting affordable housing providers will worsen the housing and
financial crisis: welfare systems can not support ever increasing rents with individual
housing benefit. A more balanced benefit/supply side support mix have to be
implemented. A better spending review looking at all the cost and savings that
investment on affordable and low energy housing would ensure: one of the best
expenses in terms of positive externalities (reduces health expenses, adapting to ageing,
local jobs, reduces unemployment benefit, stabilise the housing prices….)
Increase prevention policies to decrease rent evictions and health and ageing
expenses by adapting the housing answer and providing adequate social support;
reform mortgage laws to have a fair protection of consumers : will create more stable
financial systems
Example: Malmö development plan: neighbourhood Lindängen (6000 inhabitants,
unemployment level 45 percent), you find 2.900 apartments with huge investment needs,
mostly owned by private landlords. With an average investment requirement of €
50.000/apartment, total investment needs would reach €145 million. annual cost of each
unemployed youth of € 70.000/year (half in lost productive gains and taxes, half in public
income support)(1). In Lindängen today you have at least 350 unemployed youth just in the
ages 20-25. The total societal cost for this can be calculated to € 24,5 million per year and €
122,5 million over five years. (1)calculation Ingvar Nilsson and the consulting agency SEEAB)
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Fighting social exclusion and promote active inclusion
through access to affordable housing
The EU role to support it
Include a better spending review in the European economic governance
process, so that prevention policies are supported and that all costs-benefit of
a policy are taken in account ( social impact indicators, employment creation
potential, energy savings, resources efficiency)
Invest in affordable housing will benefit all EU even if built locally, by
creating a more stable economy : why the European Investment Bank should
not prioritise its activities into affordable housing ?: support the creation of
social housing Funds with public banks (as also proposed in AGS 2013)
Better use of EU budget, and in particular Structural Funds to improve living
conditions and fair green transition (in particular by flexible use of the unspent
Funds of the current period) ; more integrated project supported combining
health, employment, cohesion through development of housing
Use the new framework for EU project bonds to invest in social infrastructure
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Fighting energy poverty and ensure a fair energy transition
Energy poverty increasing (from 2007/2012 EQLS 2012)
Can you afford to warm your
home adequately ? Answer : no
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Utility bills arrears (EQLS 2012) in the past 12 months
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Conclusion: inclusive and green growth require smarter
public investment
In a growing number of countries, energy expenses are called the second rent : welfare
(benefits) need to adapt to that reality > Fighting energy poverty will be done by fighting
poverty (increasing access to affordable homes) and increasing energy efficiency
Decentralised energy production will make it more affordable: increase ownership of
the energy transition by supporting the energy production by local communities: the
current Energy markets have often created obstacles to communities to be self-
sufficient,
For an EU investment programme complementary to national financial stream or to
initiate affordable housing investment Funds
Affordable and green housing is one of the most green, smart and social public spending
which will generate fiscal revenue: Building 500.000 affordable homes in EU 27 per year
would create the same number of jobs (direct and indirect, but not induced) 3%
renovation rate per year of the housing stock would mean in EU 6 millions home, thus
1.5 millions direct jobs across EU (for more than 100 billions investment) > A detailed
study on all multiplier effects of an investment programme in affordable housing would
help in taking the right political decisions (the tax multiplier for example, but also the
jobs to be created are depending of the stock and national fiscal policies, thus EU
average are not so meaningfull)
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ANNEXE
EU policies and housing in a nutshell
Direct enablers : Structural Funds; period 2007-2013: 9 billions € potentially
eligible for housing energy upgrade, and 4 billions for urban renewal and
housing for marginalised community. Beginning of 2012, less then 2 billions
had been invested. Next period: housing eligible for energy efficiency and for
community development: more budget, under negotiation
Direct constraints (or incentives ?): State aids rules: to receive public support
social housing mission shall be clearly defined to answer market failures,
Energy efficiency directive: under discussion at Parliament and Council an
obligation to renovate a % of the public housing stock; EPBD: from 2018, all
new housing supported by public budget to be nearly zero energy housing >
specific costs with no clear financing scheme
Indirect constraints (or incentives?): EU economic governance: avoiding the
next financial and economic crisis by monitoring national economic
performances and European economic decisions. Public budget under control.
Public and private debt, housing price increase as indicators to analyse how
wealthy is the economy of a country (all these processes called 6 pack+2)
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Structural Funds: multiple opportunities, flexible
implementation
Energy efficiency :Former objective 2 regions (the most developed EU regions in the EU)
will have to dedicate at least 20% of their operational programmes to investment in
supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors. In particular
investment should be made to support energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in
the housing sector;
Social infrastructures: The European commission foresees an expenditure code for
housing infrastructures under this area It means that they expect the possibility of
regions willing to renovate their housing stock under at least 2 circumstances: (a)
investing in health and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and
local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, and transition from
institutional to community-based services;(b) physical and economic regeneration of
deprived urban and rural communities
Urban development: The draft regulation stresses that at least 5% of the ERDF
resources allocated at national level shall be allocated to integrated actions for
sustainable urban development : social entreprise and community development, access
to employment
European Parliament has added another area: “ensuring efforts to make the physical
environment accessible for disadvantaged groups, in particular supporting the
adaptation of housing to meet the requirements of disabled persons and the elderly”;
» Via revolving funds, in regional or local partnership
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EED: the Energy efficiency Directive
Building renovation by 04/2014 MS must make long-term strategies for
mobilising investments for building renovation
Art 7: Member States to ensure 1.5% cumulative annual final energy savings (-
transport) over 2014-2020 period Savings to be achieved by policy measures,
not market developments – e.g. energy efficiency obligation schemes and/or
alternative policies (funds, fiscal, voluntary) : can clearly finance the energy
refurbishment of social housing
Other EU programme to finance energy efficiency in housing (not exclusively):
• Cohesion policy funds (2007-2013): 4,6 billion € for energy efficiency: next
period 17 billions for EE and renewables
• ELENA Facility: 97 million € for technical assistance to mobilise investments
• European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEE-F):265 million € for investments into
mature, bankable and also efficiency/renewables projects: 20 million € for
technical assistance (for mini elena)
• 735 million € for ‘soft’ energy efficiency/renewables projects (2007-2013) and
2 billions for PPP on research and development for positive buildings: next
period 6.5 billions (Horizon 2020)

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European Parliament Hearing: Social Housing, a way out of the crisis

  • 1. HOUSING EUROPE 1 European Parliament Hearing Social Housing a way out of the crisis 18 December 2012 Employment and social affairs Committee Preparatory hearing for the Initiative report of MEP Delli Contribution from CECODHAS Housing Europe Claire Roumet, Secretary General Claire.roumet@housingeurope.eu
  • 2. HOUSING EUROPE 2 Housing policies: long-term planning, sustainable benefit, deliver affordable homes and stable economy Social and affordable housing : the sector; who we are Local employment and green building industries The situation The potential The EU drivers to activate Fighting social exclusion and promote active inclusion through access to affordable housing The situation The potential The EU drivers to activate Fighting energy poverty and ensure a fair energy transition The situation The potential The EU drivers to activate Conclusion: inclusive and green growth require smarter public investment
  • 3. What is CECODHAS - Housing Europe? CECODHAS - Housing Europe is the federation of cooperative, public, social housing … a network of national and regional housing providers federations gathering 4.500 public, voluntary housing organisations and 28.000 cooperatives housing. Together the 42 members in 18 EU members States manage 25 million dwellings.
  • 4. HOUSING EUROPE 4 Tenure split in EU (EQLS 2012)
  • 5. HOUSING EUROPE 5 Trends in tenures: 20 years of targeting the most vulnerables Home-ownership in European OECD countries (1980-2004) Social housing in selected EU countries (1980-2008)
  • 6. HOUSING EUROPE 6 Local employment and green building industries Local employment and green building industries The situation: Construction industry lost millions of jobs since the beginning of the crisis New built homes should be soon Nearly Zero energy : new technics, new industrialisation process Refurbishment of the 200 millions homes in EU, consuming 30% of the energy is needed 3% renovation rate per year of the housing stock would mean in EU 6 millions home, thus 1.5 millions direct jobs across EU (for more than 100 billions investment): only possible with subsidies, the pay-back time has to include the societal benefit. Social and poor tenants needs to be part of the energy transition The EU drivers to activate : EU funding opportunities, Energy legislation and a combination of both to create more local energy efficiency Funds to address the needs of each area
  • 7. HOUSING EUROPE 7 Local employment and green building industries : The potential the example of retrofit scenarios in Poland Employment Impacts of a Large-Scale Deep Building Energy Retrofit Programme in Poland final report, January 2012, The Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP) Central European University Budapest, Hungary in this study, jobs created per million invested reach 42 FTE for deep renovation scenario (20 if S-Base)
  • 8. HOUSING EUROPE 8 Local employment and green building industries The EU drivers to activate Financing from EU EIB project bonds for energy infrastructures Structural Funds : 17€ billions for 2014-2020 on renewables and energy efficiency and ELENA…. Horizon 2020: 6.5€ billions for the same period secure, clean and efficient energy EEEF: 265€ millions Financing from EU legislation: Art 7.7 of the Energy efficiency directive Member States to ensure 1.5% cumulative annual final energy savings (- transport) over2014-2020 period including Savings to be achieved by policy measures, not market developments – e.g. (a) include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring a share of energy efficiency measures to be implemented as a priority in households affected by energy poverty or in social housing;
  • 10. HOUSING EUROPE 10 Fighting social exclusion and promote active inclusion through access to affordable housing The needs 43% of the EU barometer respondents were at least at low risk of not being able to meet their rent or mortgage payments (EU barometer April 2012) 8% of the EU population live in severe material deprivation, 8% face arrears on their utility bills (EUROSILC 2010) 41% of people at risk of poverty have overburden housing expenditure (EUROSILC 2010) 300.000 Spanish households have been evicted from their home for not being able to pay their mortgage (Le monde, 2 October 2012) 750.000 French households requesting social housing (new demands only)(USH, October 2012) 10% of EU households cannot keep their home adequately warm (University of Birmingham) EQLS 2012: “While quality of housing appears to have improved for many, perceived security of tenure has declined, particularly among people with a mortgage, and this was noticeable in all income groups. Measures are needed to increase housing security, and prevent hardship.” (between 2007/2012)
  • 11. HOUSING EUROPE 11 Crisis and housing: reality checks
  • 12. HOUSING EUROPE 12 ‘Visible’ effects High level of mortgage debt (from 32% in ‘98 to 52.4% in 2010) Increase in arrears (8.6% and 20%) Energy poverty (52.08 million people) 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 2007 2008 2009 2010 European Union (27 countries) European Union (15 countries) New Member States (12 countries) Mortgage indebtedness as % of GDP Increase in arrears on: Utilities Mortgage/rent
  • 13. HOUSING EUROPE 13 Financial situation compared to the previous 12 months EQLS 2012
  • 14. HOUSING EUROPE 14 How likely it is that you will have to leave your accommodation in the next 6 months ? EQLS 2012: % answers very likely
  • 15. HOUSING EUROPE 15 How is structured the housing market ? Some common trends in EU which leaded to this situation Reinforced duality during the last two decades: social rental more targeted and home- ownership for everybody else Unaffordability for the most vulnerable Lack of supply (and continuous growing demand) Changes in housing benefit (public spending shrinking thus housing benefit reduced: putting affordability even further) Some common objectives for future Housing policies : Building new affordable places Enhance delivery of land at affordable price Rethink the financial incentives on housing supply Maxisime the use of existing building stock But everywhere policies are concentrating on fiscal consolidation thus undermining the capacities of housing policies to deliver : Housing market developments are now part of the macro-economic surveillance scoreboard, (European economic governance) Housing growing exclusion : fuelling the economic and financial crisis
  • 16. HOUSING EUROPE 16 DK: “HEREBY RECOMMENDS that Denmark should take action within the period 2012-2013 to Consider further preventive measures to strengthen the stability of the housing market and financial system in the medium-term, including by taking account of the results of the ongoing study by the Ministry of Business and Growth on the distribution of assets and liabilities across households and by reviewing the property value and municipal land value tax system. “ NL: HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the Netherlands should take action within the period 2012-2013 (…)Take steps to gradually reform the housing market, including by: modifying the favourable tax treatment of home ownership, including by phasing out mortgage interest deductibility and/or through the system of imputed rents, providing for a more market-oriented pricing mechanism in the rental market, and for social housing, aligning rents with household income. SW: HEREBY RECOMMENDS that Sweden should take action within the period 2012-2013“Take further preventive measures to strengthen the stability of the housing and mortgage market in the medium term, including by fostering prudent lending, reducing the debt bias in the financing of housing investments, and tackling constraints in housing supply and rent regulations” UK: HEREBY RECOMMENDS that UK should take action within the period 2012-2013: “Address the destabilising impact of high and volatile house prices and high household debt by implementing a comprehensive housing reform programme to increase housing supply and alleviate problems of affordability and the need for state subsidy of housing. Pursue further reforms to the mortgage and rental markets, financial regulation and property taxation to prevent excessive volatility and distortions in the housing market.” Where is the affordability of housing ? CSR 2012: 4 countries to reform their housing policies
  • 17. HOUSING EUROPE 17 Housing policies to answer the crisis: current fiscal consolidation policies are reducing the capacity to invest in affordable housing England: Main funding comes from housing associations: reserves, asset-secured bank loans and bond financing; supported by declining government grants Affordable Homes programme: drastic fall in public grants for social housing (< 14% of average cost for new homes) – countered by option to increase rent up to 80% of market rent to finance new development -> need to build more properties for market sale and/or full market rent to generate income (= fewer affordable homes) Already high and increasing rents in private sector, restrictive lending environment + demographic trends lead to very high demand and systemic undersupply (e.g. in 2011 390,000 new households were formed and only 114,000 new homes built) More than 900.000 housing benefit recipients are at work; Housing benefit payments are growing daily as 10,000 working households every month are forced to rely on state support as their rents rise quickly and wages stagnate housing benefit capped and paid directly to beneficiary, less security for investment The Netherlands: Social housing : 32% of the housing market, receiving only State guarantee. To increase public resources, a special tax (levy) of 2 billions€ yearly on social housing providers have been decided (18% of the rent level) (reducing the capacity of the sector to invest into needed affordable housing)
  • 18. HOUSING EUROPE 18 National housing support in time of austerity (follow) France Proposal to raise VAT on social housing construction from 7 to 10% (was at 5.5% two years ago): additional tax of 450 millions; but currently discussion to come back to 5% in particular for refurbishment But withdraw of a special tax of 245 millions € yearly, replaced by the new government by a tax on real estate transactions and unoccupied housing Spain: historically SH for sale. at the beginning of 2011 direct aid to homebuyers disappeared and public funding for the provision of rental housing dropped by 40%. Cuts in staff and salaries in public sector by 30%. Low demand for social housing for sale, but huge ‘frustrated’ demand (from youth,..). More than 300.000 evictions since the beginning of the crisis, but the creation of a rental sector is only now starting to be part of the discussion. And a new law to protect consumers from abusive mortgage contracts Ireland: traditionally public loans financing up to 100% of social housing project. Since 2010 this is finished, now borrowing from banks with public guarantee and lease scheme as a way to clean banks balance sheets and increase the social rental sector, but for the moment only few projects, could be expanded, . SH waiting lists doubled in 3 years Hungary, Latvia : mortgages contracted in foreign currency: not part of the Eurozone, so less media attention, but dramatic social consequences
  • 19. HOUSING EUROPE 19 Lessons from the crisis? Housing market highly dysfunctional, private debt as important economic imbalance as public debt for economic stability Financial market instability causes and consequences of housing price bubbles: what regulation that would be supporting social housing providers For the moment only consensus on strict public finance’s consolidation without growth policies Importance of intermediary/dedicated source of funding: France: subsidies from state and local authorities but limited. 2.5% employers grants or loans. Main source Livret A (household saving book) and important tax incentives Austria: public subsidies through grants and subsidized loans; commercial loans raised via special bonds by housing banks.
  • 20. HOUSING EUROPE 20 Fighting social exclusion and promote active inclusion through access to affordable housing The possible answers Smarter fiscal consolidation : investing in affordable housing is a necessity to create employment : not supporting affordable housing providers will worsen the housing and financial crisis: welfare systems can not support ever increasing rents with individual housing benefit. A more balanced benefit/supply side support mix have to be implemented. A better spending review looking at all the cost and savings that investment on affordable and low energy housing would ensure: one of the best expenses in terms of positive externalities (reduces health expenses, adapting to ageing, local jobs, reduces unemployment benefit, stabilise the housing prices….) Increase prevention policies to decrease rent evictions and health and ageing expenses by adapting the housing answer and providing adequate social support; reform mortgage laws to have a fair protection of consumers : will create more stable financial systems Example: Malmö development plan: neighbourhood Lindängen (6000 inhabitants, unemployment level 45 percent), you find 2.900 apartments with huge investment needs, mostly owned by private landlords. With an average investment requirement of € 50.000/apartment, total investment needs would reach €145 million. annual cost of each unemployed youth of € 70.000/year (half in lost productive gains and taxes, half in public income support)(1). In Lindängen today you have at least 350 unemployed youth just in the ages 20-25. The total societal cost for this can be calculated to € 24,5 million per year and € 122,5 million over five years. (1)calculation Ingvar Nilsson and the consulting agency SEEAB)
  • 21. HOUSING EUROPE 21 Fighting social exclusion and promote active inclusion through access to affordable housing The EU role to support it Include a better spending review in the European economic governance process, so that prevention policies are supported and that all costs-benefit of a policy are taken in account ( social impact indicators, employment creation potential, energy savings, resources efficiency) Invest in affordable housing will benefit all EU even if built locally, by creating a more stable economy : why the European Investment Bank should not prioritise its activities into affordable housing ?: support the creation of social housing Funds with public banks (as also proposed in AGS 2013) Better use of EU budget, and in particular Structural Funds to improve living conditions and fair green transition (in particular by flexible use of the unspent Funds of the current period) ; more integrated project supported combining health, employment, cohesion through development of housing Use the new framework for EU project bonds to invest in social infrastructure
  • 22. HOUSING EUROPE 22 Fighting energy poverty and ensure a fair energy transition Energy poverty increasing (from 2007/2012 EQLS 2012) Can you afford to warm your home adequately ? Answer : no
  • 23. HOUSING EUROPE 23 Utility bills arrears (EQLS 2012) in the past 12 months
  • 24. HOUSING EUROPE 24 Conclusion: inclusive and green growth require smarter public investment In a growing number of countries, energy expenses are called the second rent : welfare (benefits) need to adapt to that reality > Fighting energy poverty will be done by fighting poverty (increasing access to affordable homes) and increasing energy efficiency Decentralised energy production will make it more affordable: increase ownership of the energy transition by supporting the energy production by local communities: the current Energy markets have often created obstacles to communities to be self- sufficient, For an EU investment programme complementary to national financial stream or to initiate affordable housing investment Funds Affordable and green housing is one of the most green, smart and social public spending which will generate fiscal revenue: Building 500.000 affordable homes in EU 27 per year would create the same number of jobs (direct and indirect, but not induced) 3% renovation rate per year of the housing stock would mean in EU 6 millions home, thus 1.5 millions direct jobs across EU (for more than 100 billions investment) > A detailed study on all multiplier effects of an investment programme in affordable housing would help in taking the right political decisions (the tax multiplier for example, but also the jobs to be created are depending of the stock and national fiscal policies, thus EU average are not so meaningfull)
  • 25. HOUSING EUROPE 25 ANNEXE EU policies and housing in a nutshell Direct enablers : Structural Funds; period 2007-2013: 9 billions € potentially eligible for housing energy upgrade, and 4 billions for urban renewal and housing for marginalised community. Beginning of 2012, less then 2 billions had been invested. Next period: housing eligible for energy efficiency and for community development: more budget, under negotiation Direct constraints (or incentives ?): State aids rules: to receive public support social housing mission shall be clearly defined to answer market failures, Energy efficiency directive: under discussion at Parliament and Council an obligation to renovate a % of the public housing stock; EPBD: from 2018, all new housing supported by public budget to be nearly zero energy housing > specific costs with no clear financing scheme Indirect constraints (or incentives?): EU economic governance: avoiding the next financial and economic crisis by monitoring national economic performances and European economic decisions. Public budget under control. Public and private debt, housing price increase as indicators to analyse how wealthy is the economy of a country (all these processes called 6 pack+2)
  • 26. HOUSING EUROPE 26 Structural Funds: multiple opportunities, flexible implementation Energy efficiency :Former objective 2 regions (the most developed EU regions in the EU) will have to dedicate at least 20% of their operational programmes to investment in supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors. In particular investment should be made to support energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in the housing sector; Social infrastructures: The European commission foresees an expenditure code for housing infrastructures under this area It means that they expect the possibility of regions willing to renovate their housing stock under at least 2 circumstances: (a) investing in health and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, and transition from institutional to community-based services;(b) physical and economic regeneration of deprived urban and rural communities Urban development: The draft regulation stresses that at least 5% of the ERDF resources allocated at national level shall be allocated to integrated actions for sustainable urban development : social entreprise and community development, access to employment European Parliament has added another area: “ensuring efforts to make the physical environment accessible for disadvantaged groups, in particular supporting the adaptation of housing to meet the requirements of disabled persons and the elderly”; » Via revolving funds, in regional or local partnership
  • 27. HOUSING EUROPE 27 EED: the Energy efficiency Directive Building renovation by 04/2014 MS must make long-term strategies for mobilising investments for building renovation Art 7: Member States to ensure 1.5% cumulative annual final energy savings (- transport) over 2014-2020 period Savings to be achieved by policy measures, not market developments – e.g. energy efficiency obligation schemes and/or alternative policies (funds, fiscal, voluntary) : can clearly finance the energy refurbishment of social housing Other EU programme to finance energy efficiency in housing (not exclusively): • Cohesion policy funds (2007-2013): 4,6 billion € for energy efficiency: next period 17 billions for EE and renewables • ELENA Facility: 97 million € for technical assistance to mobilise investments • European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEE-F):265 million € for investments into mature, bankable and also efficiency/renewables projects: 20 million € for technical assistance (for mini elena) • 735 million € for ‘soft’ energy efficiency/renewables projects (2007-2013) and 2 billions for PPP on research and development for positive buildings: next period 6.5 billions (Horizon 2020)