Financialization of housing and the right to adequate housing 2017, para. 74
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A range of initiatives has also been introduced in a number of States and cities to provide access to credit for low-income households based on alternative, community controlled models of microfinancing. Growing either from non-governmental organizations or microenterprise lenders, microfinance allows low-income households to finance construction over time, often in unplanned areas.
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
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N.A.
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Governance & Rule of Law
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Year
2017
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Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/51, para. 74.