Rio Grande do Sul has the lowest housing deficit in the country.
This is according to the National Household Sample Survey, released by the Institute for Applied Economic Research; with 4,8%, which means about 180 homes in precarious conditions, Rio Grande do Sul presented, in 2012, the lowest percentage of homes unable to adequately serve their residents among all Brazilian states; at the national level, the deficit reaches 8,53%, or 5,2 million homes.
Government of Rio Grande do Sul - According to the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), released this Monday (25), by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), Rio Grande do Sul presented, in 2012, the lowest percentage of households without the capacity to adequately serve residents among all the States of Brazil. The State has a housing deficit of 4,8%, which means about 180 thousand residences in precarious conditions.
According to the Secretary of Housing and Sanitation of the State (Sehabs), Marcel Frison, the outstanding index of Rio Grande do Sul stems from the public policies established by the Government for the State. "We are pleased to receive the news that the work we are carrying out in partnership with the Federal Government has yielded results. The Secretariat of Housing and Sanitation has invested heavily in encouraging housing programs to take place in the State. But not only in this sense, the housing deficit is directly related to the social conditions of employment and income of the population and, therefore, these results also mean that the State Government's development policy has been successful," he said.
In Brazil, precarious housing refers to dwellings considered to lack the minimum conditions to accommodate residents; that is, very precarious or dilapidated housing, with excessive rent, or shared among several people out of necessity. The relative index, which calculates the number of precarious dwellings in relation to the total number of dwellings, fell by 31,8% in the state, the third largest drop in the country – behind only Amapá and Piauí. In Brazil, the average housing deficit is 8,53%, which represents approximately 5,2 million residences.
Of all the factors analyzed, the one that contributes most to the percentage is excess rent, paid by residents of approximately 2,2 million homes in the country. Excess rent is considered to be rent that represents 30% or more of the family income.
Text: Daiane Roldão