SREs are based on the assumption that housing and employment problems have to be tackled simultaneously to empower people, enabling them to maintain their homes and have adequate income. The intensive case handling, the integrated service provision, and the importance of providing employment services, combined with constant follow-up and the emphasis on building strong personal relations with clients, allow the SREs to reach and work with clients that are normally either difficult to access or hard to keep in the network of the social services. Social rental agencies mediate between landlord and tenant. They provide incentives to landlords to accept below-market rents through mechanisms such as guarantees, management services, and support with renovation. At the same time, they support the tenant. Present in some western European countries, SRAs are not common in CEECs. They are, however, a good opportunity for those excluded from housing to live in affordable homes and for owners to obtain a guaranteed long-term revenue from their properties. PDHB builds on previous municipal efforts, bringing together a very ambitious plan to address a human emergency, with strong commitment and proactivity. Its wide-encompassing approach tackles a variety of issues related to housing while understanding where the weaknesses are and what can be improved.