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THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL HOUSING ON THE LABOUR MARKET STATUS OF THE DISABLED
Author(s) -
Gregoir Stéphane,
Maury TristanPierre
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/hec.2962
Subject(s) - entitlement (fair division) , quarter (canadian coin) , labour economics , incentive , economics , welfare , social welfare , public housing , social model of disability , demographic economics , economic growth , market economy , political science , medicine , mathematical economics , archaeology , psychiatry , law , history
Disability may impact on employment through entitlement to social housing. Estimates of an original dynamic panel data model of disability, labour market and housing tenure transitions in England indicate that up to one‐quarter of the lower employment probability of the disabled can be attributed to the effect of qualifying for social housing. Short‐lived disabilities can result in long spells in social housing that reduce incentives to participate in the labour market. This suggests that authorities should reform the welfare system and the allocation of social housing to limit the persistent and unfavourable consequences of allocating social housing to the disabled. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.