The launch phase of the shared living aid (AVP) was successfully completed on December 31, 2022. 95 departments have committed to the deployment of inclusive housing and the AVP by signing an agreement with the state services and National Solidarity Fund for Autonomy (CNSA). Meeting on February 21, the Interministerial Committee for Handicap welcomes this through the voice of Jean-Christophe Combe and Geneviève Darrieussecq.
Following the report by Denis Piveteau and Jacques Wolfrom: “Tomorrow, I will be able to choose to live with you! »published in June 2020, the CNSA, the General Directorate for Social Cohesion (DGCS) and the Department of housing, urban planning and landscapes (DHUP) are committed to an interministerial action plan for the deployment of inclusive housing. In this context, the CNSA has also been given the task of implementing shared living aid at the national level and supporting the departmental councils with their expenses in this area.
Rapid and substantial deployment of the offer of inclusive habitats and AVPs
At the end of 2022, at the end of the first two years of the launch of the AVP, 95 departments (instead of the 60 initially planned) have committed to the deployment of inclusive housing and the AVP, on the basis of a validated multi-annual program. In total, the 95 programs include:
– 1,885 inclusive habitats
– 18,070 AVP, including 8,872 people with disabilities and 9,198 elderly people.
« L’habitat inclusif, c’est plus qu’une alternative à l’établissement médico-social et au domicile « ordinaire », c’est une autre manière de vivre ensemble, mais aussi d’habiter un bourg, un quartier, un territoire. Pour les personnes âgées, l’habitat inclusif offre un environnement bienveillant tout en permettant de vivre pleinement au sein d’un collectif et de continuer à s’investir pour la collectivité. . Ces sujets résonnent profondément avec nos travaux menés dans le cadre du Conseil national de la refondation « Bien vieillir » qui portent une autre vision du vieillissement. L’habitat inclusif est donc un levier à renforcer.». Jean-Christophe Combe, ministre des Solidarités, de l’Autonomie et des Personnes handicapées
Responding to clearly identified needs
A questionnaire survey, carried out by the CNSA in 2022, confirms the main reasons for choosing to live in inclusive housing:
– To have a housing more adapted to the needs
– No longer live alone
– Feel reassured and secure
– Having a “home”
– Decide for yourself, be free
– Build new relationships
– Share activities with other people
– 4 out of 10 inhabitants testify to a positive change in health (sleep, recuperation, diet, stress, etc.).
– 1 out of 2 inhabitants report a positive influence on morale and general fitness, all ages combined.
– 3 out of 4 inhabitants note a very positive evolution concerning the feeling of loneliness
– 2 out of 3 evoke a real gain in this way of living concerning the feeling of vulnerability and security.
« Proposer d’autres parcours aux personnes en situation de handicap est un objectif primordial, sur lequel nous travaillons de façon volontariste dans le cadre de la Conférence nationale du handicap. Mon objectif, c’est de lutter contre les chemins de vie tout tracés qui s’imposeraient aux personnes handicapées. Il y a donc un enjeu à mettre à disposition des personnes concernées différentes possibilités, en particulier dans le choix de leur lieu de vie et des personnes avec lesquelles elles souhaitent vivre. L’habitat inclusif offre de telles solutions, et c’est la raison pour laquelle nous entendons le développer. » - Geneviève Darrieussecq, ministre déléguée chargée des Personnes handicapées
Sustainability of funding in 2023
L’Article 78 of the 2023 Social Security Financing Act (LFSS 2023) acknowledges the sustainability of CNSA’s support for expenses relating to the AVP which will be provided for by the departments, with different participation rates depending on the year of submission of their programming (65% for the programming proposed in 2023 and in 2024 then 50% from 2025).
• The CNSA supports 95 departments involved in the development of inclusive housing and support for shared living
• Inclusive housing: the interministerial committee reports a large-scale deployment in 2022