Stárnutí populace pohledem bytové politiky

The aging of the population is currently one of the most accented topics in society as itaffects the overall economic situation of the state. However, it is important to perceive thesituation in which the elderly are in a longer-term context. Housing conditions, one of thebasic needs of every citizen, have changed significantly since the transformation of theCzech economy and the aim of this work is to find out where the housing situation hasmoved over the last years. Another aspect of the housing policy is whether the state setsthe suitable conditions for senior citizens to enter the housing market, whether the housingunits are sufficient or what are the alternatives for the elderly who are unable to procurehousing independently and which is therefore necessary provide some help at regional level.In the context of housing for the elderly, one should not forget to evaluate the quality andavailability of social care at both national and regional level. In particular, households ofindividuals over years of age have been investigated due to significant increase of theirabundance in recent decades, with an increase in the number of individual householdsacross age categories. The content of this work are analyzed data capturing the change inthe age structure, the development of the overall construction according to the type ofdwelling or the assessment of the status of residential social services together with field andoutpatient. At the end of the analytical part are then examined housing conditions from theperspective of SILC, which are compared on a European scale. It is possible to concludefrom the knowledge gained in this work that the construction of flats and residentialfacilities has stagnated over the years, the number of households of seniors is growing,which also causes an increase in the share of housing costs in total household consumption.