Presentation given by Maria-Jose Aldanas, Provivienda (ES) at the 2013 FEANTSA conference, "Investing in young people to prevent a lost generation: policy and practice in addressing youth homelessness" http://feantsa.org/spip.php?article1596&lang=en

1. Socializing the private rental sector: what potential for the young homeless?
María J. Aldanas, Provivienda (ES)
Investing in young people to prevent a lost generation in Europe: key policy and practice in addressing youth homelessness 8th November 2013, Prague, Czech Republic

2. Situation of Spain’s Youth
National Statistics Institute. Survey 2012: 22.938 homeless
Young aged 18-29: 4.434, 19,3% homeless (of which 3.402 immigrants). Decrease since 2005.
Prevention: discharge from institutional care.
Homeless Statistics
•Emancipation Observatory: 80% under-30, stay at home
•Southern Europe Model: late emancipation, family networks support, limitations.
The road to adulthood
•Youth unemployment 16-24: 54% . Other situations: temporary employment or underemployment. Obstacle to access housing
•Rent Housing prices too high in relation to monthly income
Employment/ Housing Prices
Investing in young people to prevent a lost generation in Europe: key policy and practice in addressing youth homelessness 8th November 2013, Prague, Czech Republic

3. Affordable housing solutions for the young people in Spain
Investing in young people to prevent a lost generation in Europe: key policy and practice in addressing youth homelessness 8th November 2013, Prague, Czech Republic
Social Housing for rent addressed specifically to vulnerable groups, the young: limited offer; unmet demand
Direct rent aid (Basic Emancipation Rent) // Other aid provided in State Plan and regional plans
Other experiences: local housing for rent in exchange for community work
Rental Mediation Programmes for the young

4. Private rental market
Rental law reform: more instability for tenants
Reduce 5 year lease to 3 years
Need for landlord
Creation of a register of non payments (regardless of the cause)
Big housing stock: 3,4 million units (Census 2011)
Investing in young people to prevent a lost generation in Europe: key policy and practice in addressing youth homelessness 8th November 2013, Prague, Czech Republic

5. Program access to housing for vulnerable groups
Investing in young people to prevent a lost generation in Europe: key policy and practice in addressing youth homelessness 8th November 2013, Prague, Czech Republic
Advantages
5-10 % below market price
Habitability
Management of lease agreement / mediation in case of conflict
Floating support
Incentives to landlords: gurantee of payment/ assurance
Limitations
Rent should not be more of 35 % of income
Not valid for single homeless: need to create “living groups”
Mostly people from other homeless services (Provivienda, Opcion 3)
Success reduced because of crisis*: less contracts