comune di calenzano inglese

Municipality of CALENZANO - Florence

beyond reception politics, a stabilization model:

costs and expediencies about long-term solutions

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Enrico PanziCouncellorship for Local Welfare & Housing Governance

Municipality of CALENZANOH

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Municipality of CALENZANOTown Council

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Mayor: Mr. Alessio BiagioliDeputy Mayor: Mrs. Elena Papi

the Aldermen

Municipality of CALENZANO

1) what we are talking about:lodgings for not-EU workers

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40 not-EU citizen hosted in 12 flats

three user typologies: singles, groups, family units

lease standing: 3 years with right to renew

covered area: 1000 sq.m. live square: 650 sq.m.

low-energy consumption, based on district heating/cooling



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total cost: 1,905,000 euro

funding by Government of Tuscany: 654,000 euro

funding by Efficient District project: 81,000 euro

funding by Minister of Welfare and Labour: 200,000 euro

remaining:970,000 euro charged on Municipality balance20-years mortgage at 3.50%= around 60,000 euro/year as refund


2) how much spend the guests

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preset lease: -25/30% compared to rent market

i.e. around 7 euro/sq.m./month

(utilities and apartment block are billed apart)

= over 50,000 euro/yearpaid directly to Municipality


3) how much spendsthe Municipality

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running expense:administrative: -4,000 euro/yeargeneric: -6,000 euro/year

investments:970.000 euro charged on Municipality balance20-years mortgage at 3.50%

-60,000 euro/year as refund

current receipts: +50,000 euro/year as lease


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then

intervention is self-sustainable



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then

intervention is (almost)self-sustainable



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HOWEVERthere are important elements of criticalness

then

intervention is (almost)self-sustainable



4) criticalness of local welfare

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this specific intervention is self-sustainablejust because external fundings

but for all the rest

Municipalities cannot be left alone

(this sad rule applies always, for every italian Municipality)


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Calenzano: total population

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Calenzano: immigrant inhabitants


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percentage of foreign inhabitants in our Municipality:

around 6% of resident population

percentage of foreign inhabitants in our local rankingsrelated to social services, economic subsidies, support for housing, help for school education:

between 25 and 40%



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topics on immigration in Italy:• income taxes drained towards Central Administration• wealth on central Social Previdence balance• greater pressure on local social services• contention with vulnerable citizens for welfare access

= gain and advantages for Government agencies, but pressure and criticalness on Municipalities



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topics on immigration in Italy:• income taxes drained towards Central Administration• wealth on central Social Previdence balance• greater pressure on local social services• contention with vulnerable citizens for welfare access

= gain and advantages for Government agencies, but pressure and criticalness on Municipalities


this is the italian local welfare paradox

5) advantages of a solid welfare

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instead, when resources come back from CentralAdministration to Municipalities, then the model works fineand the paradigm turns from reception to stabilization

stabilization issues:• immigrants improve their personal life-project • they need less local welfare services• remittances towards homelands go down• in a long-term scenario, new citizen give back

to Municipalities more of what they had had

so finally stability becomes opportunityfor local communities



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RECEPTION PHASE• few available resources• low capability of project managing• costs and pressures dumped over Municipality• high remittances towards homelands



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RECEPTION PHASE• few available resources• low capability of project managing• costs and pressures dumped over Municipality• high remittances towards homelands

STABILIZATION PHASE• we need a more expensive startup• we need a long-term visionbut we expect permanent advantages on territories


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then, to sum up: on short-term

income taxes,previdence

remittances

social servicesand local welfare

immigrant workers

Municipality

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with a long-term stabilization model

expenditures and wealth on nearby territory

Municipality

immigrant workers

then, to sum up: on short-term

income taxes,previdence

remittances

social servicesand local welfare

Municipality

immigrant workers

some resources


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Enrico PanziCouncellorship for Local Welfare & Housing Governance

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