The impact of housing finance policies on the right to adequate housing of those living in poverty 2012, para. 47
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In some cases, administrative barriers or difficult requirements prevent low-income households from benefiting from subsidies. Enrolment remains low when people find it difficult to travel to apply to the programme because of time constraints, transportation expenses or disabilities. Having to produce expensive documentation of their eligibility for the programme, such as birth certificates or proof of residency, also increases their transaction costs and, thus, restricts enrolment. Inefficient land registration systems in many developing countries have sometimes created severe backlogs in title registration, circumventing the security of tenure of subsidy beneficiaries.
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)
Movement
Person(s) affected
Persons with disabilities
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/286, para. 47.