| Description |
1 online resource (211 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Summary; The Problem and its Setting; 1. Historical Background; 2. Strategies of Foreign Housing Allowance Systems; Introduction; Large Family Hardship Model; Elderly Hardship Model; Rent Harmonization Model; Shelter-to-Income Model; Tandem-New Construction Model; Social Stability Model; Labor Mobility Model; Family Crisis Model; Summary; Building a Program; 3. Defining Individual Housing Need: Dimensions of a Reasonable Housing Allowance System; Introduction; Shelter-to-Income Ratio (SIR) |
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Household Income CeilingRent Ceiling; Unaffordable Gap to Be Covered by Subsidy; Summary; 4. Qualifying Conditions for the Housing Allowance; Physical Structure; Eligible Households; Tenure Qualifications; Construction Date; Residence Requirements; Summary; 5. Administrative Arrangements; Enrollment; Annual Recertification; Form and Frequency of Payment; Support Services; Coordination and Integration of Housing Allowance Systems; Administrative Costs; Summary; 6. Formulas for Calculating Housing Allowances; Bridging the Gap-Some Theoretical Models; Australia; Austria; Canada; Denmark |
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Federal Republic of GermanyFinland; France; Netherlands; Norway; Sweden; Switzerland (Basle Canton); United Kingdom; United States; Summary; 7. Where's the Money Coming From?; 8. Housing Allowances and National Housing Subsidy Policy: An Overview; Assessment and Conclusions; 9. Impact of Housing Allowances; Physical Living Conditions; Rent Burden; Housing Allowance Strategies; Public Housing; Summary; 10. Consumer Subsidy Approach Versus Producer Subsidy Approach; Physical Living Conditions; Rent Burden; Housing Costs; Equity Among Households; Freedom of Choice; Use of Housing Stock |
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Real Value of the Housing SubsidyAdministrative Simplicity; Political Viability; Striking the Balance; 11. Housing Allowance Versus General Income Maintenance Policy; Problem; Integration or Coordination?; General Income Supports; Housing Allowance; Canada; The United Kingdom; Some Basic Elements; Summary; 12. Conclusions; Designing Housing Allowance Formulas; Shelter-to-income Ratio; Household Income Ceiling; Rent Ceiling; Unaffordable Gap to Be Covered by Subsidy; Qualifying Conditions; Administrative Arrangements; Impact of Housing Allowances |
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Consumer Subsidy Approach Versus Producer Subsidy ApproachHousing Allowance Versus General Income Maintenance Policy; Strategies of Foreign Housing Allowance Systems; Bibliography on Foreign Experience; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rent subsidies.
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Rent subsidies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351514866 |
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1351514865 |
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