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The Housing Situation of Roma
Communities
Jelena Tadzic
Project Manager
Regional Roma Facility Programme
Sarajevo, 30 October 2014
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About the publication
• Part of “Roma Inclusion”
series
• Based on UNDP/WB/EC
survey from 2011
• Covers 12 countries
• Follows the same
pattern as 2004 survey
• Outlines profiles of
household members and
housing related issues
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What does the paper analyze?
• Compares housing situation of Roma and nonRoma living in close proximity
• Outlines relationship between housing,
development and human rights for Roma
• Summarizes existing legal framework at
international, European and national levels
• Analyses housing-related data from the survey
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Aspects covered by the paper
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Access to public services and infrastructure
Housing conditions in Roma dwellings
Security of tenure
Accessibility of housing for Roma
Settlement location
Affordability of housing
Progress since 2004
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Access to Public Services and
Infrastructure
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Usage of coal and wood for cooking
and heating
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Access to Social Housing
Municipalities
provide
shelter within
the range of
less than 1%
to 9% for
Roma
households
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Location of Roma Settlements
• Segregated Roma settlements are
encountered in many countries
• Authorities are not active in eliminating Roma
ghettos and contribute to maintaining the
status quo
• Location hampers access to healthcare as well
as affects Roma education
• Roma assign high value to ethnically mixed
housing, whereas non-Roma oppose living
together with Roma
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Factors Influencing Affordability of
Housing
• Poverty (Roma
communities in the
region predominantly
poor)
• Lack of formal
employment
(contributes to
unaffordability of
housing in terms of
income and as a formal
requirement in applying
for most financial
instruments)
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Progress since 2004
Most
significant
progress in
access to
improved
sanitation
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Progress in eliminating insecure
housing
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Conclusions
• Housing is closely related to human development, as
it can be both and incentive and an obstacle to
human development’s social, economic and
environmental dimensions
• Addressing the housing situation of Roma cannot be
reduced to improving habitability and providing
public services and infrastructure
• Only if Roma are also granted access to income
opportunities, education and overall social inclusion,
conditions will be created for sustainable
development of the community at the long run
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Thank you
for your attention!
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