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Housing Allowances in Comparative Perspective
Peter (Ed) Kemp
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Description for Housing Allowances in Comparative Perspective
Hardback. This book examines income-related housing allowance schemes in advanced welfare states as well as in transition economies of central and eastern Europe as a more efficient way to help tenants than rent controls or 'bricks and mortar' subsidies to landlords. Editor(s): Kemp, Peter A. Num Pages: 312 pages, Lots of figures. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Housing allowances have become increasingly important policy instruments in the advanced welfare states. Operating at the interface between housing and social security policy, they provide means-tested assistance with housing costs for low income households. In the present era of fiscal austerity, such schemes are seen by many governments as a more efficient way to help tenants than rent controls or 'bricks and mortar' subsidies to landlords. Yet as the contributions to this collection show, housing allowances are not without problems of their own, especially in relation to housing consumption and work incentives. This book examines income-related housing allowance schemes in ... Read more
Housing allowances have become increasingly important policy instruments in the advanced welfare states. Operating at the interface between housing and social security policy, they provide means-tested assistance with housing costs for low income households. In the present era of fiscal austerity, such schemes are seen by many governments as a more efficient way to help tenants than rent controls or 'bricks and mortar' subsidies to landlords. Yet as the contributions to this collection show, housing allowances are not without problems of their own, especially in relation to housing consumption and work incentives. This book examines income-related housing allowance schemes in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861347541
SKU
V9781861347541
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Ref
99-50
About Peter (Ed) Kemp
Peter A. Kemp is the Barnett Professor of Social Policy at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for Housing Allowances in Comparative Perspective
"Although there is a growing literature examining housing allowances in individual countries, this is one of very few comparative studies. This book facilitates important understanding of the developments and features of housing allowances in different contexts, while Professor Kemp's own introductory and concluding chapters usefully organise this understanding and identify policy lessons." John Doling, University of Birmingham