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AFFORDABIUTY OF HOUSEHOLD WATER SERVICES IN GREAT BRITAIN
Author(s) -
Sawkins J. W.,
Dickie V. A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.tb01588.x
Subject(s) - sewerage , benchmarking , water industry , service (business) , water sector , meaning (existential) , business , economics , economy , water supply , engineering , environmental engineering , marketing , psychology , psychotherapist
This paper analyses the Issue of water and sewerage service charge affordability in Great Britain, focusing exclusively on the domestic or household sector. It discusses the meaning of affordability, outlining ways in which it might be measured, before presenting empirical data to calibrate the phenomenon. A discussion of affordability benchmarking for household water and sewerage services is followed by a brief critique of the various financial support mechanisms currently available to low Income households.