PROJECT
Problem statement
Theoretical framework
Research design
HEALTH
Healthy food
Adequate clothing
Rest
Recreation
Health
Personal care
Housing
Security
AUTONOMY
Maintaining contacts
Mobility
Security-in-childhood
housing | criteria | basket | cost
Adequate housing can be found either in the private rented market or in the social housing market. The sixteen households for which we have developed a standard budget all met the eligibility criteria for a social rented dwelling. However, as only 6% of the Flemish rented market consists in social housing (VMSW, 2007), we are compelled to take into account the price of privately let accommodation.
Besides the cost of renting a home, households must also pay for sufficient heating and lighting. They also require clean, hot water for daily hygiene.
Apart from rent and consumer costs, adequate housing requires maintenance and repairs to the
home. By maintenance, we mean daily/weekly cleaning as well as the upkeep of walls, doors
and windows.