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The Reform of Housing Benefit
Author(s) -
Kemp Peter
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
social policy and administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9515
pISSN - 0144-5596
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9515.1987.tb00272.x
Subject(s) - scheme (mathematics) , social security , public housing , affordable housing , public economics , social assistance , economics , subject (documents) , low income housing , set (abstract data type) , business , economic growth , market economy , computer science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , library science , programming language
The housing benefit scheme has been the subject of considerable change and reform. This article looks at the system of income‐related assistance with housing costs that existed prior to the introduction of housing benefit, and examines the reasons for the introduction of the scheme in 1982/83. It then goes on to examine why the Housing Benefit Review was set up less than one year after the “full start” to the scheme. Finally, the new housing benefit scheme provided by the Social Security Act 1986 is assessed.