The tension between Russia and the West is further straining energy prices at home. Worried and tired, Belgians revolt; some are not entitled to help from the CPAS and are surprised because, they say, they have paid contributions all their lives, others are evicted from their accommodation and unable to find a new roof in view of rental prices. This is the case of Jacques. This resident of the Namur region came to testify on the program ‘It’s not every day on Sunday’. He explains that his family will be homeless from next Friday. “My landlord comes to get the keys with the bailiffs. We are on the street, with the children.”
However, Jacques says he went to the CPAS in his town. “They have no solution, no housing. Nothing.” In the impasse, Jacques intends to squat a dwelling from Friday: “If I find a house where there is no one inside… I have no choice, I cannot leave my children on the streets and my partner.”
It is extremely difficult to find accommodation
Philippe Noël is the president of the CPAS of Namur (Ecolo). He reacted to Jacques’ words and situation: “The difficulty we have, particularly in Namur, but probably everywhere else in Wallonia, is a completely saturated rental network. We had the flood crisis, then the migration crisis linked to Ukraine. Indeed, it is excessively complicated to find housing in general and even more affordable.”
Philippe Noël redirected Jacques to the existing structures: “The situation being so complex, that these are complicated situations to manage.”
