Low-Income elderly homeowners in very old dwellings: The need for public policy debate

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-28

  Golant, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable housing; Aging in place; Homeowners; Low income elderly; Older dwellings

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; HOMEOWNER; HOUSING POLICY; LOW INCOME HOUSING;

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOUSING; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549173633     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v20n01_01     Document Type: Article

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