371 Pages
by Routledge

371 Pages
by Routledge

371 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1998, this book addresses a central issue in housing: that of ‘need’ and how to meet it. Need refers either to individual household circumstances or to the aggregate requirement for new (social and market) housing. The book develops a new policy mechanism to address the present fragmented policy situation. The mechanism now used to allocate finance and new social housing... Read more

Part A. Introduction. 1. Introduction. 2. Criteria for Public Intervention. Part B. Defining Housing Need. 3. Official Approaches. 4. Definition of Housing Need in Local Surveys. 5. Fordham Research Definition of Housing Need. Part C. Investigations Using Housing Needs Data. 6. Comparison of Different Definitions. 7. Housing Need and Other Factors. 8. Behaviour of the Housing Needs Measure. 9. The Projection of Housing Need. Part D. Policy Context of Housing Needs. 10. Policy Context: Key Mechanisms. 11. Relating Condition and Needs Measures. Part E. Requirement for New Housing. 12. Delivery of New Housing. 13. New Housing Requirements. 14. Issues Affecting the Requirement. 15. Planning and Housing Requirements. Part F. Recommendations. 16. Assessing Public Expenditure on Housing. 17. A More Comprehensive Approach to Housing Policy. 18. Management and Housing Need. 19. Tenure-Blindness. 20. Conclusions.

Biography

Richard Fordham, Stephen Finlay, Justin Gardener, Angus Macmilliam, Cecilia Muldoon, Geoff Taylor, Gary Welch