Preparation of Two Participatory Social Housing Interventions in a Marginalised Roma Community in Romania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Need to Desegregate Pata-Rât
1.2. The Effects of the Pandemic
1.3. Housing First versus Housing Ready Policies
1.4. Anti-Oppressive Practice and Community Participation
2. Research Methodology
- Accessibility criteria for social housing in the frame of these specific interventions. For this purpose, a. community consultations were held in two turns (first in 2016 and repeated in 2020) regarding the method to be used to find out the preferences regarding housing criteria. and b. structured interviews on key housing criteria were realised also in two turns (Survey 1 in 2016 and Survey 2 in 2020).
- 2.
- Development of housing support services. For this purpose, community consultations were held on key requirements for adequate housing, and 8 focus groups were realised on services needed for sustainable housing.
3. Results of Survey 1. (Pata-Cluj) and Survey 2. (Pata2.0) on Key Housing Criteria
3.1. Research Population
3.2. Presentation of Criteria Resulting from Survey 1
3.3. Presentation of Criteria Resulting from Survey 2
4. Results on the Development of Housing Support Services
4.1. Community Consultations on Key Requirements of Adequate Housing
4.2. Results of the Focus Groups on Services for Sustainable Housing
4.2.1. Support Needed before Moving
4.2.2. Support Needed after Moving
4.2.3. Rent and Costs of Utilities
4.2.4. Apartment/Housing Types
5. Discussion
Community Participation and Local Governance
- How preferences for social housing accession criteria have changed for the marginalised communities in Pata-Rât between 2016 and 2020?
6. Limitations
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
1 | Preparatory Phase for Model Project: making the most of EU Fund for Sustainable Housing and Inclusion of disadvantaged Roma (explicitly but not exclusively targeted) in Cluj Metropolitan Area, implemented in 2012 and the “Area-Based Interventions for making the most of EU Fund for Sustainable Housing and Inclusion of disadvantaged Roma in pilot areas in Romania & across the border to Serbia, Macedonia and Turkey”, implemented between July 2013–May 2014. Both projects were financed by the Open Society Foundation Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma Program and implemented by the Cluj Local Team of the United Nations Development Programme in partnership with the Municipality of Cluj. The interventions carried out in the framework of the two projects are recognized by the Council of Europe as demonstrated good practices. |
2 | A traditional internal regulation of residential buildings with multiple apartments: at certain daily intervals the tenants are required to avoid making noises. |
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Needs/Sustainability | Criteria | Cantonului | Coastei | Dallas | In Pata-Rât | ||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Needs | Family | 30 | 7.50 | 12 | 7.41 | 38 | 16.74 | 80 | 10.14 |
Income (low) | 20 | 5.00 | 6 | 3.70 | 11 | 4.85 | 37 | 4.69 | |
Living conditions | 21 | 5.25 | 6 | 3.70 | 9 | 3.96 | 36 | 4.56 | |
Health and disability | 15 | 3.75 | 6 | 3.70 | 7 | 3.08 | 28 | 3.55 | |
Evacuations | 6 | 1.50 | 6 | 0.76 | |||||
Lack of documents | 1 | 0.25 | 3 | 1.85 | 1 | 0.44 | 5 | 0.63 | |
Other | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.25 | ||
Needs total | 94 | 23.50 | 34 | 20.99 | 66 | 29.07 | 194 | 24.59 | |
Sustainability | Socially Sensitive behaviour | 58 | 14.50 | 13 | 8.02 | 53 | 23.35 | 124 | 15.72 |
Taking care of the home | 52 | 13.00 | 29 | 17.90 | 25 | 11.01 | 106 | 13.43 | |
Income | 58 | 14.50 | 21 | 12.96 | 25 | 11.01 | 104 | 13.18 | |
Employment | 58 | 14.50 | 19 | 11.73 | 27 | 11.89 | 104 | 13.18 | |
Trustworthiness (paying the bills) | 27 | 6.75 | 19 | 11.73 | 14 | 6.17 | 60 | 7.60 | |
Education | 24 | 6.00 | 18 | 11.11 | 12 | 5.29 | 54 | 6.84 | |
Documents | 15 | 3.75 | 2 | 1.23 | 17 | 2.15 | |||
Family | 5 | 1.25 | 3 | 1.85 | 8 | 1.01 | |||
Health | 5 | 1.25 | 1 | 0.62 | 2 | 0.88 | 8 | 1.01 | |
Parenting | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.44 | 2 | 0.25 | |||
Other | 3 | 0.75 | 3 | 1.85 | 2 | 0.88 | 8 | 1.01 | |
Resources Total | 306 | 100.00 | 128 | 79.01 | 161 | 70.93 | 595 | 75.41 | |
Total | 400 | 162 | 100.00 | 227 | 100.00 | 789 | 100.00 |
Needs/Sustainability | Criteria | Cantonului | Dallas | Coastei | Total | ||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Needs related criteria | Family | 56 | 13.49 | 47 | 16.55 | 39.00 | 20.10 | 142.00 | 15.90 |
Living conditions | 46 | 11.08 | 6 | 2.11 | 6.00 | 3.09 | 58.00 | 6.49 | |
Disability and health | 27 | 6.51 | 6 | 2.11 | 10.00 | 5.15 | 25.00 | 2.80 | |
Lack of income | 8 | 1.93 | 7 | 2.46 | 2.00 | 1.03 | 17.00 | 1.90 | |
Evictions | 4 | 0.96 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.52 | 5.00 | 0.56 | |
Unemployment | 1 | 0.24 | 1 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.22 | |
Other | 9 | 2.17 | 5 | 1.76 | 16.00 | 8.25 | 30.00 | 3.36 | |
Needs total | 151 | 36.39 | 72 | 25.35 | 74.00 | 38.14 | 297.00 | 33.26 | |
Resources related criteria | Employment | 55 | 13.25 | 33 | 11.62 | 24.00 | 12.37 | 112.00 | 12.54 |
Income | 47 | 11.33 | 34 | 11.97 | 31.00 | 15.98 | 112.00 | 12.54 | |
Socially sensitive behaviour | 57 | 13.73 | 44 | 15.49 | 5.00 | 2.58 | 106.00 | 11.87 | |
Taking care of the living space | 51 | 12.29 | 42 | 14.79 | 9.00 | 4.64 | 102.00 | 11.42 | |
Trustworthiness (Paying the bills) | 25 | 6.02 | 25 | 8.80 | 17.00 | 8.76 | 67.00 | 7.50 | |
Education | 13 | 3.13 | 17 | 5.99 | 22.00 | 11.34 | 52.00 | 5.82 | |
Family | 1 | 0.24 | 1 | 0.35 | 4.00 | 2.06 | 6.00 | 0.67 | |
Parenting | 3 | 0.72 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.34 | |
Health | 1 | 0.24 | 1 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.22 | |
Other | 11 | 2.65 | 15 | 5.28 | 8.00 | 4.12 | 34.00 | 3.81 | |
Resources Total | 264 | 63.61 | 212 | 74.65 | 120.00 | 61.86 | 596.00 | 66.74 | |
Total | 415 | 100.00 | 284 | 100.00 | 194.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 893.00 |
I Wouldn’t Need Anything | Support for School Attendance | Support for Qualifying for a Job | Support for Moving, Furnishing and Installing the Apartment, Concluding Contracts with Service Providers | Support for Accessing Social Benefits and Services | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | 74 | 60 | 51 | 156 | 68 |
Percentage | 26.2% | 21.3% | 18.1% | 55.3% | 24.1% |
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Adorjáni, J.; Antal, I.; Tonk, G. Preparation of Two Participatory Social Housing Interventions in a Marginalised Roma Community in Romania. Soc. Sci. 2023, 12, 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12040216
Adorjáni J, Antal I, Tonk G. Preparation of Two Participatory Social Housing Interventions in a Marginalised Roma Community in Romania. Social Sciences. 2023; 12(4):216. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12040216
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdorjáni, Júlia, Imola Antal, and Gabriella Tonk. 2023. "Preparation of Two Participatory Social Housing Interventions in a Marginalised Roma Community in Romania" Social Sciences 12, no. 4: 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12040216