The Project - Summary

Title

Integrated forms of co-operation in housing stock policy -
housing provision for risk groups

Acronym

COOP

Community Action Programme to Combat Social Exclusion 2002 – 2006

Transnational Exchange programme (under budget line B3-4105)

Abstract

The Project has the special character of a networking project, i.e. the goal is disseminating information and proven procedures, exchange and mutual learning.

The focus of the project lies in client-oriented forms of cooperation in the housing stock policy between local authorities, housing providers and social care providers to integrate socially weak persons into standard housing or to prevent eviction.

Main objectives

Phase I of this project consisted of preparing an effective programme based on trans-national partnerships in order to promote information exchange on strategies used to improve the housing provision of risk groups on urban housing markets through new forms of cooperation in housing stock policy.

In Phase II we continue in an enlarged partnership with additional cities in selected countries and further develop and implement the method of approach to dialogue and co-operative partnership between institutions providing housing assistance.

The network will undertake a review of mainstream policies and local initiatives to assist people in housing need. This is based on a comparative process of best practice identification, discussion under the viewpoint of transferability and under selected focuses and broad exchange of results.

Timetable

Phase I ran from 01/12/2002 until 31/08/2003
The official starting date of Phase II was 15/11/2003, it will run for 24 months until 15/11/2005

Partners

Joining Phase II in the second year (15/11/04 - 15/11/05)

Funding

European Commission, Employment and Social Affairs DG (80%)
national co-financing (20%)

Activities

Phase I (finished)

A sociological study (stocktaking)
Two three-days seminars of all key persons involved in the project
A two-days work meeting of a sub-group
The submission of the application Phase II
A project homepage
Networking
Conceptual work
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the work done in Phase I
Final report
Activities for the dissemination of the results

Phase II

Year one (finished)

an E-Kickoff
Stocktaking (qualitative criteria; new partners: also basic stocktaking)
Development selection criteria for "good and best practice"
Two two-days meetings with Best Practice-Presentation
One two-days meeting with Best Practice-Presentation and annual consortium meeting
Local meetings including persons affected
Networking
Conceptual work
Continuing the project homepage
An interim report to the EC
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the work done in Phase II-Year one
Activities for the dissemination of the results
A final activity report to the EC

Year two

E-Kickoff
Basic stocktaking: Czech Republic and Poland
Two two-days meetings with Presentation overview Year one and Best Practice -
presentation
One final consortium meeting
Networking
Conceptual work
Continuing the project homepage
A final report to the EC
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the work done in Phase II-Year two
Activities for the dissemination of the results