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Rent subsidies sought for eligible informal settlers

Maricel CruzbyMaricel Cruz
August 16, 2020, 6:13 pm
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A congressional leader on Sunday proposed state subsidies for the rentals of eligible informal settlers to encourage them to transfer from danger areas and  public and privately owned lands  to permanent homes available in the formal housing market.

In proposing House Bill 7008, Deputy Speaker and Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said ‘rent subsidies’ will also address the temporary relocation of families displaced by either natural or man-made disasters.

Villafuerte's bill provides that eligible informal settler beneficiaries receive rental subsidies, the amount of which shall be determined by taking into consideration, among others, the prevailing rental rates in the concerned locality where they will relocate to and their economic standing and potential.

"The subsidy shall be a percentage of the total amount of rentals as determined by the rental or lease contract between the eligible beneficiary and the lessor," said Villafuerte.

Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, Villafuerte said there are about 4.5 million homeless people in the country, three million of them in Metro Manila.

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“This number is possibly the most in any city in the world as estimated by some organizations,” he said. Poverty is not the sole reason for homelessness. The unique condition of the Philippines being in the Asia Pacific Region exposes our citizens to various disasters that are not apparent in other countries where housing is likewise a problem.”

Villafuerte pointed out that there are roughly 20 typhoons yearly that pass by the Philippines, which  also experiences frequent seismic activity. For instance, Supertyphoon Yolanda, which struck in 2013, left more than 4.4 million people homeless.

For eligible ISBs below the poverty threshold as determined by the PSA, HB 7008 provides that the subsidy be at least 50 percent of the total amount of rentals.

Villafuerte said his measure aims to establish a “housing and social protection program”  with the end goal of “enabling informal settler-beneficiaries  to lead decent lives and supporting them in accessing the formal housing market.”

Under Villafuerte's bill, the Rental Housing Subsidy program will be implemented by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, which will also be responsible for coordinating with housing agencies in formulating  program targets and then integrating  such goals into the national housing policy.

The DHSUD is also tasked under HB 7008 to set up  a monitoring and evaluation system, tools, exit strategy and methodologies on compliance with conditions, implementation, output and impact assessments together with its attached agencies, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor and local government units.

Under HB 7008, eligible for the rental subsidy are ISBs  who  have a source of livelihood or have at least one member of the household gainfully employed, and who must vacate the informal settlement area in which they are presently living and transfer or relocate to a safer area.

These eligible ISBS should be living in:  a lot or dwelling unit without the consent of the legal owner of such lot or dwelling unit; a danger area as determined by the DHSUD; an area reserved or used for government infrastructure projects;      an area classified as a protected or forest area, except those inhabited by indigenous peoples; an area declared as a priority development area under Proclamation No. 1967, series of 1980, as applicable; or on public lands, structures or facilities not intended for human habitation.

“Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, at any time but not more than once every two (2) years, subsidies given under the program shall be reviewed or revised to conform to prevailing economic conditions,” said Villafuerte in his bill.

The bill also states that “Rental subsidy shall be granted to eligible beneficiaries for a maximum of five (5) years or upon their availment or acquisition of permanent housing, whichever comes first.”

Tags: Asia-Pacific regionLuis Raymund VillafuertePhilippine Statistics AuthorityRental Housing Subsidy
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