Analysis of two alternative housing policies: rental and collective housing 2013, para. 33
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On the other hand, the cost of rent subsidies for low-income households is significantly lower than the cost of subsidies for homeownership. Moreover, for families with a very low and unstable income, rent subsidies can provide a better alternative than homeownership. Research done in Brazil, for instance, has shown that very low-income households tend to sell their private homes, in particular the very poorly located ones, and move back to informal settlements.
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)
Poverty
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Families
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/289, para. 33.