Welfare safety net or tenure of choice? The dilemma facing social housing policy in England

Housing Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-182

  Fitzpatrick, Suzanne ^a   Pawson, Hal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice based lettings; Homelessness; Housing policy; Social housing

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947098464     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030601132763     Document Type: Article

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