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The Romani people, especially those who are socially excluded, are one of the most excluded groups from the housing market. Prevention and Housing Support responds to the problem that debts on rent and services associated with the use of a municipal apartment are often resolved too late, or not resolved at all, and as a result, can lead to homelessness. The program is a prevention tool, kind of the first phase, where the early detention of debt is solved directly by the landlord – municipality in this case. Housing support is a comprehensive solution for obtaining standard municipal housing. The district of Brno - North is specific because it oversees an extensive housing department (5,286 apartments) with apartments in socially excluded localities, especially in the area of Husovice and Zábrdovice, where there is a high concentration of excluded Romani people. We are able to evaluate the situation within the structure of the municipality and provide standard and long-term municipal housing, with comprehensive support. All this with the help of partner organizations, who provide important support for Romani people in the area.
The involvement of the Roma community, together with the cooperation with the project partners, in the district decision making while providing housing, is based upon the conceptual documents of Roma Integration Strategy until 2020, Strategic Plan for Social Inclusion of the City of Brno for 2016-2019 and Social Exclusion Strategy for 2016-2020.