The impact of housing finance policies on the right to adequate housing of those living in poverty 2012, para. 16
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Housing finance policies directly affect the affordability component of the right to adequate housing (article 11, paragraph 1, of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights). States should establish laws, policies and programmes to ensure that the percentage of housing-related costs is commensurate with income levels and that the attainment and satisfaction of other basic needs is not threatened or compromised. States are also required constantly to monitor the impact of their housing policies on the realization of the right to adequate housing and to control unreasonable increases in housing costs.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/286, para. 16.