A housing affordability standard for the UK

Housing Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-476

  Stone, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Housing affordability; Residual income; Shelter poverty

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; SOCIAL HOUSING; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745308621     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030600708886     Document Type: Review

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