133.000 homeless in France and 2,9 million poorly housed

She is beautiful the 5^e world power ! With these thousands of empty apartments, left to wild speculation. These cities which do not want to make social housing so as not to degrade their Moody's ratings! Far be it from me to lecture you, but do you think of those people excluded from society when you lie down in your cozy warm bed? Did you have a thought at Christmas, for those who have been broken on the rocks of life? Because alcohol is the trap of a lifetime, it turns into morphine in the blood, and makes people totally addicted. It's a real calamity... And people who haven't had alcohol problems don't know it. So have you seen those 'well-meaning' authorities put on the bottles: "Alcohol Kills!" No, of course ! Because we do not impose this on CAC 40 companies! Be revolted! And listen to your heart when you come across someone in trouble. Tomorrow it can be: YOU (I remind you that up to €500 your donations to associations are tax deductible). So I know it's not easy, but be smart, and when you can, give these 500 € to your brothers and sisters, rather than financing Air Sarko One's bathtub. Fortunately, as you will see, there are still people like the person below, or your Chalouette who actively participates in Secours Catholique, and who are not contaminated by our greedy and selfish societies, this restores faith in humanity .

Living without a roof - homeless
Uploaded by Dailyfree. - News videos hot off the press.

PARIS (Reuters) - France had 250.000 people who were homeless or in precarious accommodation and 2,9 million living in poor accommodation at the end of the 2000s, according to an INSEE study published on Thursday.

These figures confirm the persistent and widespread impact of the housing crisis in the country, regularly denounced by non-governmental organizations, first and foremost the Abbé Pierre Foundation.

The latter identified at the beginning of last year 3,5 million "poorly housed", based on criteria different from those used by INSEE.

While emphasizing that situations of great difficulty - from the absence of housing to the deprivation of comfort - can only be approached from a statistical point of view, the institute estimates the number of people who are homeless or housed in centers at 33.000. emergency in metropolitan France.

This population, strongly male, is for almost half located in Ile-de-France, he specifies.

Added to this are 66.000 people (including 30% minors and 40% women) accommodated for longer periods by social establishments, such as social reintegration centers or mother-child reception establishments, and 34.000 living in housing covered by temporary housing assistance (ALT).

Alongside these 133.000 homeless people, INSEE counts 38.000 others living in hotels at their own expense and 79.000 staying with a relative or friend for lack of sufficient financial means to have independent accommodation.

The study specifies that these situations "affect more particularly men, Ile-de-France residents and young people" and that they concern 43% of people who have a job, most often workers and employees.

To this "hard core", INSEE adds 282.000 young adults (2002 figure) forced to live with their parents or grandparents.

"For these people, even more so than for those lodged in the 'hard core', being housed and having a job, including at executive level, can go hand in hand", notes the study.

1,1 MILLION UNHOUSING HOUSEHOLDS

Second major category identified by INSEE: victims of poor housing conditions, whether they live in unsanitary accommodation, poorly or poorly heated, deprived of sanitary facilities or overcrowded. Their number is estimated at 2,9 million (1,1 million households).

This population includes people living in "makeshift" dwellings (temporary constructions or caravans for the most part), estimated at 85.000 in 2006, those occupying dwellings considered "deprived of comfort" with regard to the criteria of the 2007 law on the enforceable right to housing (Dalo), which would be 2,1 million, and the occupants of overcrowded housing, estimated at 800.000 people.

The INSEE study, which is based on data collected for the most part between 2002 and 2008, specifies that one million low-income households declared in 2006 having difficulty paying their housing expenses or being in a situation of unpaid.

According to an Ifop survey for Seloger.com published last month, more than one in five French people feel threatened by poor housing and 7% of them consider themselves to be poorly housed.

Marc Angrand, edited by Yves Clarisse

source: Reuters