Can social innovations in housing save public money? The case of Slovakia

What is it about?

The paper deals with research into the innovative provision of public services by the non-governmental organizations in the field of housing. The paper describes the legislation of the housing system in Slovakia and aims to analyse innovation in social housing provision. The paper contributes to the knowledge on innovative social housing solutions provided by non-governmental organizations. The use of cost benefit analysis reveals the benefits of innovation in housing provision by an internationally awarded organization ETP Slovakia. The analysis proves the government´s possible savings of public expenditures if it would decide to support the innovative approach in social housing provision.

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Why is it important?

Involvement of the citizens themselves in sharing the financial costs of construction as well as the building work creates a sense of co-ownership, and these houses are not as quickly destroyed as is the case with allocated state-owned flats