26 Jul 21 |

Flanders - another region in Europe where social housing providers offer a lot more than a roof

First real study visit in 2021

As COVID vaccination in Belgium is advancing and restricting measures are easing down, the Housing Europe Secretariat together with colleagues from our German member, GdW and partner, Eurhonet headed to a study visit in Antwerp in the Flemish region of Belgium.

Next Housing – Interpreting the home to come

Legacoop Abitanti presents research results on new fragile needs and demands

On June 18th, the closing event of the series ‘Next Housing – that is to interpret (understand and declinate) the home that will come’, organised by Legacoop Abitanti in collaboration with Nomisma and with the support of COOPFOND - S.P.A., outlined the results of a research study dedicated to evidence, tools and housing supply models in light of current emerging fragile needs. Eva Sporer from Legacoop Abitanti has the details.

Could Ireland use European Union funding to build houses?

Naomi O’Leary in Brussels examines the possible sources of financing

The European Union’s budget rules — which hold member states to running an annual budget deficit of no more than 3 per cent of the size of their economy, and overall debt levels of below 60 per cent of GDP — are sometimes cited as a reason why the Irish Government could not undertake large-scale borrowing to build social housing.