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来源

HOUSING STUDIES,Vol.32,Issue8,P.1105-1126

语言

英文

关键字

Income related housing allowances; social housing; welfare state; GOVERNANCE; WELFARE; RESPONSIBILISATION; NETHERLANDS; MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; DISCOURSE; COMMUNITY; POLITICS; VOUCHERS

作者单位

[Hickman, Paul; Reeve, Kesia; Wilson, Ian] Sheffield Hallam Univ, CRESR, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England. [Kemp, Peter A.] Blavatnik Sch Govt, Dept Social Policy & Intervent, Oxford, England. [Kemp, Peter A.] Univ Oxford, Blavatnik Sch Govt, Oxford, England. Hickman, P (reprint author), Sheffield Hallam Univ, CRESR, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England. E-Mail: p.g.hickman@shu.ac.uk

摘要

In recent years, a number of welfare reforms have been introduced in the UK by Conservative-led governments. The most high profile of these is Universal Credit (UC), which is currently being rolled out across the country. A key feature of UC is a change in the way the income-related housing allowance for social housing tenants (Housing Benefit) is administered, as under UC, it is paid directly to tenants (direct payment), who are responsible for paying their rent. This represents a step change for them as for more than 30 years landlord payment has been the norm in the UK. There has been little research into direct payment. This paper seeks to address this gap in knowledge by presenting the key findings of an initiative designed to trial direct payment. It finds that many tenants experienced difficulties on direct payment. Reflecting this, landlords' arrears rose markedly.