So the homeless are provided an apartment but they still have to pay rent.
The article seems to be missing some key info about how the rent is different from a normal rental.
The article seems to be missing some key info about how the rent is different from a normal rental.
I for example found a 35 m^2 apartment in Espoo that's 542 €/month. I rented a similar size apartment in Espoo from a private company for about 800 €/month some years back. The safety deposit is also 0 €. My apartment had a very cheap safety deposit - 200 €, but that is probably too much if you're homeless. Some might charge way more, like two months worth of rent, which would've been 1600 € for me.
They also ignore payment deliquencies, which make it very hard to find an apartment on the free market.
In what world this is ok for homeless to pay that much?