Enhancing the efficiency, inclusiveness, and environmental sustainability of housing
in the Slovak Republic
Housing affordability has deteriorated in the past decade. There is scope for eliminating
barriers to expand housing supply by reforming land use policy and streamlining the
administration of building permits. Measures can be taken to promote the expansion
of the rental market and reform housing taxation to reduce the bias in favour of owner-occupied
housing. Ensuring adequate supply and funding for construction and operation of social
housing is crucial to improve living conditions for the most vulnerable. Accelerating
the formalisation of property rights in Roma settlements would help to provide basic
infrastructures for adequate access to water and sanitation. Implementing stricter
regulation and targeted financial assistance to households most in need would help
incentivise housing renovations, reduce energy poverty and advance environmental objectives.
Available from June 14, 2024
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