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Parent isolé recherche appartement : discriminations dans l’accès au logement et configurations familiales à Paris

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  • Laetitia Challe
  • Julie Le Gallo
  • Yannick L’Horty
  • Loïc du Parquet
  • Pascale Petit

Abstract

Despite a growing body of research on discrimination, the role of family status in access to housing in France has not been explored. Yet discrimination of this kind may severely affect people’s lives. We present a paired audit’s findings on the private housing rental market in Paris, where homes are in short supply and lone-parent families are over-represented. Between December 2017 and late March 2018, four requests for visits were sent in response to 791 rental ads, or 3,164 messages. One of the fictitious individuals had a male partner and two children; the other three, one man and two women, were lone parents. This study is a statistical analysis of the answers to these inquiries. We provide evidence of discrimination against lone mothers on the Parisian rental market. The lone mother with children was treated less well in certain cases, notably when enquiring about larger apartments (2–3 bedrooms). One possible explanation lies in the status of lone mothers with children, whom agents and landlords may see as presenting a risk of financial insecurity, thus reducing their chances of finding a home of this kind to rent.

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  • Laetitia Challe & Julie Le Gallo & Yannick L’Horty & Loïc du Parquet & Pascale Petit, 2021. "Parent isolé recherche appartement : discriminations dans l’accès au logement et configurations familiales à Paris," Population (french edition), Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED), vol. 76(1), pages 77-114.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:popine:popu_2101_0077
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    1. Estelle Bellity & Fabrice Gilles & Yannick L'Horty & Laurent Sarfati, 2016. "Faut-il encourager les étudiants à améliorer leur orthographe ?," Working Papers hal-01292167, HAL.
    2. Mathieu Bunel & Yannick L'Horty & Loic Du Parquet & Pascale Petit, 2017. "Les Discriminations Dans L'Acces Au Logement A Paris : Une Experience Controlee," Working Papers halshs-01521995, HAL.
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