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Social housing: Emmanuelle Wargon "pragmatic" with the municipalities who play the game

2021-01-28T21:13:38.745Z


While two key reports aiming to revive the government's social policy were presented to her on Thursday, the Minister of Housing said she was


Housing Minister Emmanuelle Wargon said she was "satisfied" Thursday evening, just hours after receiving the two reports responsible for reshaping and improving the 20-year-old SRU law.

"No decision has of course been taken at this stage, but I am delighted that Thierry Repentin's report

(Editor's note: extending the SRU law)

has reached a consensus in favor of continuing efforts to build social housing", she assures.

As for the delicate subject of sanctions which could be reinforced with regard to the so-called "deficient" communes, that is to say which would not produce enough social housing (less than 20% or 25% depending on the case), it supports the firmness shown in the Repentin report.

More firmness in the event of delay and recurrence

"We must agree to sanction the municipalities that do not play the game," she asserts, specifying not to attack any mayor.

The 42-page report also proposes minimum penalties that could change depending on whether the municipality is late or not.

"I am ready to be pragmatic", launches the minister, suggesting a more flexible system with regard to the communes which try to hold their objectives but more firm with those which accumulate delays and recidivism.

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This is already disputed by Xavier Melki, mayor (LR) of Franconville (Val-d'Oise), at the origin of a group of about twenty elected officials calling for the revision of the SRU.

“In my town of 40,000 inhabitants, I reach a construction rate below what is fixed, at 20.5% instead of 25%, but I cannot do more… Explain to me how to build the new 750 social housing that I am supposed to build by 2025 while managing the budget of a city, it is quite simply impossible ”, annoys the elected official.

Source: leparis

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