91% of the Catalans believe that it is difficult or very difficult to access adequate housing, the opinion that the population shares regardless of their age and gender. This is one of the main conclusions of the housing construction survey, published by the Generalitat Opinion Center for Research (General Director).
In the same spirit, 89% believe that the current housing crisis negatively affects the quality of society as a whole, although only 35% believe that the situation personally influences. On the other side of the currency, it is worth emphasizing 10% of the Catalan population, which guarantees that the current housing situation affects them “positively” or “very positively”.
In this sense, it should be noted that most of the Catalan population is shown against real estate speculation and, in accordance with the statement that “housing is not an economic resource.” Now, if this is described by age and floor, it is clear that 71% of men aged 16 to 24 years see a house as an instrument for enriching themselves personally.
It also emphasizes that 74% of respondents believe that the presence of a house in the property is an “important goal in life”, so much so that 82% of those who rent, would like to have property ownership. An application that rises to 100%if you ask children under 35 years old.
Now reality is different from the hopes of the population: only 21% of the population thinks about buying a house. Numbers that have grown to 45%if they ask for a population from 25 to 34 years, which leads to half a million people. Exactly, a strip that now has more opportunities for the implementation of the government of government loans, which finances part of the entrance to the first house of youth.
One of the “risks” of the lack of housing security is to constantly change your place of residence. This situation affects every fourth Catalan, and 13% should go beyond their municipality.
The general director also asked citizens about public measures and politics to facilitate the crisis. The one that has the greatest recognition among the population (86%) is a plan for the construction of 50,000 public houses, closely following (84%) from the construction of affordable state housing.
Another measure, which is also very well appreciated (74%), is a restriction of tourist floors, direct subsidies for young and low income families (71%) and lease prices (69%). On the other hand, the measures that are suspended between the population are the liberalization of urbanized land and the expropriation of floors by the administration.
A survey conducted in the period from February and April asked more than 3,000 people. The results collect “the perception of the fact that there is a social problem with housing and that there should be a social reaction with the intervention of governments”, according to General Director Joan Rodriguez.
