Drivers of rising housing allowance claimant numbers: Evidence from the Irish private rented sector

Housing Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-109

  Norris, Michelle ^a   Healy, Jonathan ^b   Coates, Dermot ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Forfás Ireland's National Policy and Advisory Board for Enterprise   (Ireland)

^c Centre for Housing Research   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Claimant growth; Housing allowance; Ireland

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; IMMIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; LOW INCOME POPULATION; RENTAL SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 39049111543     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030701731241     Document Type: Article

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