Social Housing

• Author: Marsida Feshti (Muça), Ela Golemi
• Position: PhD Candidate, University Aleksandër Moisiu Durrës, Albania/PhD, Dean/Faculty of Integrated Studies with Practise/FASTIP, University Aleksandër Moisiu, Durrës
• Pages: 250-255

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Social Housing

Marsida Feshti (Muça)1, Ela Golemi2

Abstract: Housing is a very important case as a common function of central and local government, as a

consequence of the increased requests of the citizens for housing and finding the best policies t o achieve the

best realization. Actually in Albania is approved the law no. 22/2018 “For social housing”, by the Assembly of

Albania, which is a very important act for the realization of social housing programs. The object of this law is

the definition of rules and administrative procedures for the ways of planning, insurance, administration and

the distribution of social programs of housi ng, with the purpose of creating opportunities for suitable and

affordable housing, relying on the paying capacity of families in need of housing and the assistance of

responsible state institutions. This law is defined as a very important act because in the housing programs a part

of them belongs to woman as victims of violence, as a further step towards meeting the standarts of the Concil

of Europe Convention “For preventing and fighting violence against woman and domestic violence”.

Keywords: housing; legislation; families; government

Introduction

Our society increasingly needs the design and implementation of Social Policies because our country,

but not only, is currently facing social problems. One of the social problems facing society today is

social housing. If we read about social housing, we will see that this service is provided to people in

need, so in this sense it is necessary to draft and implement social housing policies. The social housing

concepts originates from the human rights sanctioned in the Convention on Human Rights. Social

housing is seen by many scholars as a mission of general interest, from where it is guided by certain

social legislation. The provision of social housing includes the construction, development, allocation

and management of social housing leasing schemes, as well as the ownership of social housing.3

Going further and deeper in the study on social housing we will come to conclusion that this service is

provided by the government on behalf of the population benefiting from social assistance or individuals

that are part of the Social Policy scheme. While the municipalities of the cities are responsible for the

implementation of this plan. Social housing comes in the form of leasing schemes. Housing benefits are

also provided in order to help the low-income rent-paying families.4

1 PhD Candidate, Univers ity Aleksandër Moisiu Dur rës, Albania, Address: 14, 2001, Rruga Currila, Durrës, Albania,

Corresponding author: marsi_muca@yahoo.it.

2 PhD, Dean/Faculty of Integrated Studies with Practise/FASTIP, University Aleksandër Moisiu, Durrës, Address: 14, 2001,

Rruga Currila, Durrës, Albania, E-mail: golemiela31@yahoo.com.

3 Social Housing in Europe France, Brussels, 27 Mars 2010: http://www.housingeur ope.eu/resource-106/social-housing-in-

europe.

4 Social Housing in Europe France, Brussels, 27 Mars 2010: http://www.housingeur ope.eu/resource-106/social-housing-in-

europe.