Habitação de interesse social: considerações a partir da experiência de Belo Horizonte

Abstract

The article examines the sustainability of interventions aimed at the expansion of the housing supply for low-income segments of the population – materialized in so-called social housing projects – based on the recent experience of the city administration of Belo Horizonte. It analyzes socioeconomic data from the registry of residents of public housing projects. The article’s argument aims to show that sectoral initiatives by local governments, when detached more comprehensive policies, tend to be unsustainable, as the intended beneficiaries have insufficient means to afford the costs of new housing.