The impact of housing finance policies on the right to adequate housing of those living in poverty 2012, para. 18
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The obligation to ensure the realization of the right to adequate housing does not oblige Governments to provide publicly built housing for all. Although the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expressed the view that in some cases the State is obliged to provide social housing or low-rental units for low-income households, States are encouraged to employ a variety of housing policies, provided that "measures being taken are sufficient to realize the right for every individual in the shortest possible time in accordance with the maximum of available resources".
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. 18.