MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from French to English –
Source: Republic of France in FrenchThe French Republic has issued the following statement:
Intergenerational housing projects are most often initiated by public structures such as social landlords and municipalities, in partnership with associations or private investors. These collective housing projects are aimed at everyone, whether you are alone, a family, a student or retired.
Intergenerational housing aims to improve the quality of life of residents:
by developing solidarity between neighbours, through the mixing of generations; by fighting against the isolation of people living alone (students, elderly people, etc.).
How is intergenerational housing composed?
By definition, intergenerational housing is aimed at all ages.
The accommodations are designed to meet the specific needs of different generations and family structures (adapted facilities for the elderly, several bedrooms for families, outdoor spaces for children, etc.).
In their design, they can be intended for one third to students, one third to families and one third to seniors. Or only bi-generational, intended for students and seniors. It can also be inclusive intergenerational housing.
These structures also have the specific feature of offering common meeting and exchange spaces that can be used by all and offer services (laundry, concierge, room for events, etc.).
Are you looking for an intergenerational building near you? You can find out more with the local information point dedicated to the elderly.
Please note
Housing for the elderly is not medicalized. The organization of care is the responsibility of the occupant.
Cost of intergenerational housing and possible assistance
Intergenerational housing projects designed by social landlords have a social vocation. They offer moderate rents adapted for people on “low incomes”.
People living in intergenerational housing can benefit from different types of assistance depending on their situation:
housing assistance: personalized housing assistance (APL), social housing allowance (ALS), pension fund assistance, tax assistance); personalized autonomy allowance (APA and APA at home).
Namely
We should not confuse intergenerational housing with intergenerational cohabitation; the latter refers to shared solidarity housing.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a translation. Apologies should the grammar and/or sentence structure not be perfect.