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are taking place in households without any income from work (Observatorium, 201 investments in the future of these children is a responsibility for all of us, not only for th region. To come to the conclusion that one of the richest regions of Europe is also the liv of so many poor people is more than a disgrace. It is simply a terrible waste of human liv long run, not putting this question on the forefront of our concerns, will become a terrib for the dynamic development of the Brussels economy. Map 2 illustrates the distri income along the Belgian municipalities. Municipalities with a higher taxable in inhabitant than the country mean are tinted in red, blue indicating incomes lower than th

dan veel meer uit te geven: tot 40 Ă 60% van hun 2.1. BIJKOMEND AANBOD AAN BETAALBARE Map 2:inkomen. Wealth index on thegezinnen mean income tax perzich inhabitant. Veel based Brusselse beperken WONINGEN dan ook noodgedwongen tot alternatieve of tijdelijke oplossingen. (art. 23 #51 Driemaandelijks dossier Er is een groot tekort aan betaalbare woningen in en van de BBROW, 2013) rond Brussel. De sociaal-economische positie van een aanzienlijk deel van de bevolking is daar parent niet As there is a trend towards more singles, more single households and smaller alleen wie een kamer wil huren, maar ook wie vreemd aan. holds in general, the attraction and the retention of the city with Niet a large rental housing een bescheiden woning et becomes stronger. In the mean time, income disparities have continued to grow and the wenst te kopen wordt geconfronteerd een grotere vraag dan het Enkele illustreren van ofde etween the general levelcijfers of wealth and the de livingernst situation the poorest populationmet groups aanbod. huisvestingscrisis voor in de this Brusselse ncreased considerably. Most troubling regard ishuurders: the extremely high unemployment g young adults, reaching 40%de in some areas, andslechts the facttoegang that a disproportional part of births de helft van huurders heeft aking place in households any huurmarkt, income from work ze (Observatorium, 2010). Large tot 10% vanwithout de private wanneer ments in the future these a responsibility of us, not only for the Brussels niet of meer danchildren 30% vanishun inkomen aanfor de all huur n. To come to the conclusion thatInone the richest regions of Europe is also the living place willen spenderen. de of praktijk hebben de meeste many poor people is moremet than disgrace. It isgeen simply a terrible gezinnen eena laag inkomen andere keuze waste of human lives. In the

un, not putting this question on the forefront of our concerns, will become a terrible burden he dynamic development of the Brussels economy. Map 2 illustrates the distribution of me along the Belgian municipalities. Municipalities with a higher taxable income per itant than the country mean are tinted in red, blue indicating incomes lower than the mean.

Map 3: Wealth index based on the mean income tax per inhabitant (areas of the municipalities weighted for population size). Welvaartsindex gebaseerd op het gemiddelde inkomen per inwoner (Bron: Welvaartsindex gebaseerd op het gemiddelde inkomen per inwoner / Map 2: Wealth index based on the mean income tax per inhabitant. Deboosere 2010) gemeentes gewogen naar bevolkingsaantal (Bron: Deboosere 2010)

Map 3: Wealth index based on the mean income tax per inhabitant (areas of the municipalities weighted for population size).

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