Policy Review Tackling Deprivation on Social Housing Estates in England

An Assessmentof the Housing Plus Approach

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11655124
AutoresRichard Evans (0000-0001-6367-0560, autor de correspondencia)
Año1998
Volumen13
Número5
Páginas713-726
Fecha de publicación1998-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHousing Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0267-3037 • E-ISSN: 1466-1810
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02673039883182
OpenAlexW2024830962
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9

The poverty and social exclusion experienced by growing numbers of social housing tenants in England is making landlords' task increasingly difficult. Concentrations of unemploymentand other forms of disadvantagetend to lead to other problems such as indebtedness,crime and vandalism which make such housing estates unpopular and expensive to manage and maintain. In response, housing associations (HAs) in England are increasingly seeking to address these wider problems so that their investment in bricks and mortar is underpinned by efforts to sustain community well-being. This has been termed the 'Housing Plus' (HP) approach.But HP raises questions about social landlords' role vis-a-vis that of other agencies. This paper reviews HAs' progress in implementing HP in England,its impact upon residents' quality of life and links with wider regeneration strategies. While some HAs have achieved notable successes, the overall response has been patchy because of differences of view on mission, resource constraints,the modest scale of initiatives in relation to the severity of the problemsand contradictory housing and urban policies

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