Individuation and social policies in Chile. About the experience of new homeowners in Lo Espejo

Abstract

This article analyzes the individuation processes of beneficiaries of the Program “Fondo Solidario de Vivienda”, of the ‘Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo’, from the experience of new homeowners in Lo Espejo. From a case study in “Los Parques” condominium, this article explores the linkage between social programs and self-affirmation processes in housing trajectories, contributing thus to the debate between subjectivity and social policies in Chile. The analysis of the individuation processes will lead us to affirm that social policy constitutes a vital support in the consolidation of the biographical projects linked to housing, but at the same time, limits the subjective construction of the housing trajectories and the self-affirmation processes that emerge from them.