Kim van Sparrentak and her colleagues in the European Union(EU) produced a report that gave recommendations on increasing accessibility to affordable housing. Housing is a human right and investors should not be able to take houses from local residents who need them. Sparrentak emphasizes that social cohesion and a greater supply of affordable housing is what is needed to combat the housing crisis around the world. She believes that homelessness in the EU could end by 2030 if the EU pursues housing as a human right.

Kim van Sparrentak, a member of the European Parliament, from the Netherlands, is a leader in European efforts to provide access to decent and affordable housing for all within the European Union. She discusses the EU’s recent approach to affordable housing. This episode of Our Homes is hosted by Senator Stanley Chang.