The minister has signed an agreement with SEPES by the public company that will build 600 homes for rent regime in the Autonomous City
The Ministry will invest 1.12 million euros in the rehabilitation 400 homes
November 18, 2008 .- The Minister of Housing, Beatriz Corredor, and the Minister of Development of the Autonomous City of Melilla, Rafael Martin, were held today a meeting of the Bilateral Commission on the headquarters of the Government Delegation in Melilla. After the meeting, the Minister has signed several agreements with the Adviser that will allow one hand, rehabilitation of 400 houses and, secondly, increasing the number of beneficiaries in the lines of support for tenants and rehabilitation isolated included in the Housing Plan 2005-2008. Moreover, Beatriz Corredor has signed an agreement with President SEPES, Mark Vaquer, for the construction of 600 housing in Melilla. Taken together, these actions will involve investments of the Ministry in Melilla for a sum in excess of 49 million euros.
The minister has sought to highlight the agreement signed between the Ministry and SEPES, thanks to which will be built 600 housing units in Melilla, of which 50% of basic income will be ten years with purchase option for tenants. As stated by the Minister, "This agreement is the result of the commitment that the Government of Spain acquired last December with the citizens of Melilla." "Commitment" added "in which we set to work immediately and that now exceeds one of its key milestones with an investment of 48 million euros for the construction and development of 600 homes as approved by the Council of Ministers Oct. 31. "
Beatriz Corredor As he explained, "With this project we are to meet housing demand in the coming years of the most vulnerable groups of Melilla. We also reaffirm the commitment the Government of Spain with the Autonomous City, as this funding will be an important source of job creation and economic activity for the city. "To the culmination of this process," only remains as the Government of the City of Melilla materialize the transfer of land necessary to immediately start construction of these houses, and make them available to Melilla, I am sure that both the president and the director will do everything in their power to expedite this process, "said the minister.
However, the minister said that "with the launch of this promotion by SEPES, offer citizens Melilla assurance and skill of a public company solvent and committed to social and economic welfare of the English company whose work can now enjoy 600 families Melilla.
SEPES plays a key role in obtaining soil for affordable housing and construction, as noted by Beatriz Corredor, one of the Government's objectives is to increase strategic reserves of land for this purpose, "so the downturn in the housing sector does not affect medium-term promotion of social housing or other activities to boost economic and social interest. "In this context, recalled that the Board of Directors approved SEPES few days ago the first round of the Tender Offer Land, the deadline for submission of tenders has already begun, and will run until 29th December.
This line of action will take place over the next four years, and SEPES be responsible for the purchase and development of land purchased, and then put this land available to the public and private developers to promote housing. The planned initial investment of 300 million euros, but the activity generated mobilized nearly 2,900 million.
"The initiative , Has told the minister, has been the result of extensive dialogue with all relevant government and social and economic agents, and it contains a specific reference to the city of Melilla, since, although through the OPCS planned purchase of plots in which they can build at least 300 homes, in the case of Melilla (Ceuta also) the minimum number of houses to build will be reduced to 150, for the specificity of the autonomous territory of both cities. "
Moreover, the minister recalled that in addition to the acquisition of private land, "we will continue to mobilize the public land of the General Administration the state. "" As you know, Beatriz Corredor, has narrated, on 8 November, the Council of Ministers approved the establishment of an interministerial committee working on the ground, to assess which of the pieces of land held by the ministries, especially Defense, Development, Interior and Environment, and do not need to fulfill the purpose they choose, are suitable for the construction of social housing. "
The minister recalled that the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing in Melilla extends to other areas such as the state also assumes the responsibility for planning, urbanism and housing. Thus, the Ministry has, among others, competition for the final approval of the General Urban Plan of the city, its revisions, and their fundamental changes. "However, the action of the Ministry of Housing in Melilla is not limited to urban planning nor SEPES activity, but was completed with assistance from the State Housing Plan, aid they have received almost a thousand families in Melilla the last five years, "said Beatriz Corredor.
Housing rehabilitation and expansion of goals
As regards the content of the bilateral meeting, in the same we have analyzed the implementation of the 2005-2008 Housing Plan Melilla and has concluded that it has reached 94% of the initial goals. The Plan envisaged a total investment in Melilla 6.1 million euros, 39% more investment than it spent the previous plan, and initially support 724 homes.
also devoted a chapter to the Basic Income Emancipation in Melilla. The minister recalled that on 30 September, there have been 357 applications, of which 215 have been positive and the Ministry and to pay the rental assistance to 146 young people, "that is, seven out of ten young people with the right to Melilla receive the aid are receiving now. "
As regards to agreements entered into with the Government of Melilla in the framework of bilateral, under the first of these lines have extended performance and rehabilitation assistance to tenants alone. Thus, 105 were approved additional aid to renters and 260 to rehabilitation projects in isolation.
The second agreement, the Minister has stated that it will involve the investment by the Ministry of 1.12 million euros to be spent on the rehabilitation of 400 homes in the area of \u200b\u200brehabilitation of historic centers of Heroes districts of Spain, El Carmen, Concepción Arenal, Gómez Jordana, Estate, Industrial and Real in the city and to the urbanization of the area. The agreement signed today focuses on the first phase of the rehabilitation plan, as agreed will serve over 140 homes. Action "consists in carrying out rehabilitation works for the common elements of buildings and other adequacy of access to them."
New Housing Plan
During his speech, Beatriz Corredor explained the basic outline of the State Housing Plan and Rehabilitation 2008-2012 and highlighted the "high degree of consensus achieved through close collaboration, from the outset, we have had with the Autonomous Communities and social and economic. "As pointed out by Beatriz Corredor, the new PEVR born with a dual purpose strategy." In the long term, establish a stable reference base for housing policy instruments aimed at improving access to and use of housing for the layers of the population with difficulties. In the short to medium term, addressing the reality in which it is immersed in the housing cycle. "A state of profound crisis, sudden braking, which requires short-term measures designed to prevent further deterioration, but also to make the most of the excess production of housing that may be able to be redirected towards addressing the needs of population.
The main objectives of the Plan are: to facilitate citizens' access to housing by creating a suitable site, the promotion of social housing, establishing a public park for rent-subsidized housing, rehabilitation and renovation urban of urban and rural residential areas, management of aid to those seeking housing to rent and purchase, with the agreement of all administrations.
The minister stressed that "to carry out the objectives of the Plan is must all work together in its implementation ", so" I hope and pray that the Government of the city of Melilla assist in the implementation and development the new Housing and Rehabilitation Plan eh benefit of all citizens of Melilla, from institutional loyalty from now on offer and also demanded of the other government. "
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