The growing housing crisis in Chile has reached a new critical point. According to the last cadastre presented on Tuesday by the Cecho Chile Foundation, the phenomenon of the camps has reached its most alarming figure in the last 30 yearswith more than 120,000 families living in informal settlements throughout the country.
The organization’s report attributes this worrying situation mainly to the excessive increase in the price of leases and the persistent shortage of accessible social housing For the most vulnerable population.
Javiera Moncadadirector of the Chile Center for Ceiling Studies, explained how the different factors that make up the housing deficit have evolved and have contributed to the current reality.
Moncada also stressed that the Maule region is among the areas with the highest proportional increase of families residing in camps.
-In communes of the Province of Curicóhow Molina, Rauco and Tenothe ceiling cadastre identified a total of 5 informal settlements, where around 742 people live.
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For its part, the Minister of Housing and Urbanism, Carlos Montesrecognized the work done by the organization in the characterization of the problem. However, the Secretary of State indicated that The official results will wait of the next population and housing census for rectify y confirm The figures presented by the Foundation.
Meanwhile, the announcement of eviction measures by the government It continues to generate debate. Experts and social organizations They question This approach, warning that the substantive solution does not go through the criminalization of the occupants. Instead insist on the need for a Comprehensive reform that addresses the structural causes and guarantees the fundamental right to decent housing for all Citizens in Chile.
