5 parts of the district contract

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Part 1 - Housing realized by authorities

The first sector concerns the renovation, construction or reconstruction of housing led exclusively by the City (and the CPAS). These are only for buildings of which the City is or becomes the owner (possibly by a procedure of expropriation for public purposes). This housing, built or renewed, is social housing and is thus given to households with moderated incomes (cf. the conditions of access).

Part 2 and 3 - Housing realized in partnership with private investors

This part concerns acquisitions or leasings of grounds and buildings by the municipality. If needed, these grounds are turned into building land. The purpose is to give them to public or private investors, at a price possibly lower than their real value to stimulate private initiative. Housing realized in this way is called 'subsidized' ('government-regulated')housing. It means that the conditions of access and the amount of the rents are determined by the Executive of the Brussels Capital-Region according to certain conditions (cf. the conditions of access).

Part 3 concerns the long lease of buildings or parts of buildings by investors for the realization of housing. Housing realized in this way is like social housing (see infra the conditions of access).

The conditions of access to housing

• Housing like social housing. The rent of this housing is reserved for persons who answer to the conditions of access to social housing: the conditions of access are thus connected to incomes and certain number of priorities.
• Subsidized housing. This housing can be rented or sold. In both cases, they can only be occupied by households with incomes lower than 30.986,69 €. In case of rent, the calculation of the rent has to respect certain rules. In case of sale, the price cannot exceed 867,63 € per m³.

Part 4 - Public places

This part concerns all the actions connected to the creation and reorganization of public places: putting plants, repair or creation of public road network and pavements, reorganization of squares, crossroads, school neighborhoods, access to housing, improvement of the street lighting...

Part 5, section 1 - District infrastructures and equipment

The first section of part 5 concerns the creation or intensification of disctrict infrastructures and equipment: multi-purpose hall serving as meeting place, sports hall, equipment of this hall, playgrounds,...

Part 5, section 2 - Economic and social initiatives

The second section of part 5 concerns the realization of actions contributing to the social and economic revitalization of the district. These actions have to support social initiatives. Various projects can be led: vocational training, healthy housing environment,...

These social actions:

• Help certain persons moving or rehousing during reconstruction
• Create jobs for the job-seekers in the district
• Encourage persons to maintain and renew their housing

There are also cultural and educational projects. All these actions, supported by the City of Brussels, are led by associations active in the district.