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A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs some aspect of the territory s housing, often providing low rent or free apartments to qualified residents. Specific housing authorities Hong Kong Housing Authority Ministry of Housing and Local Government UK, historic United States Housing Authority United States, historic Boston Housing Authority Chicago Housing Authority New York City Housing Authority Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Toronto Community Housing Corporation Department of Building and Housing New Zealand , formerly the Ministry of Housing, New Zealand See also Public housing disambig ... more details
The housing industry is the housing development development , home construction construction , and sale of homes. Its interests are represented in the United States by the National Association of Home Builders HAHB . ref http www.nahb.org page.aspx landing sectionID 5 About the National Association of Home Builders , accessed September 16, 2010 ref In Australia the trade association representing the residential housing industry is the Housing Industry Association . ref http hia.com.au Homepage Housing Industry Association ref It also refers to the housing market which means the supply and demand for houses, usually in a particular country or region.Housing market includes features as supply of housing, demand for housing, house prices, rented sector and government intervention in the Housing market. ref cite web first Tejvan title Definition of the Housing Market url http www.housingmarket.org.uk housing definition of the housing market 08 accessdate 13 August 2008 ref Notes reflist External links http www.nahb.com National Association of Home Builders United States http hia.com.au Housing Industry Association Australia http www.housingmarket.org.uk Housing Market England Category Housing ... more details
Discrimination sidebar Housing discrimination is discrimination based on protected class status, variously including Race classification of human beings race , gender , Ethnic group ethnicity , Ageing age , national origin , sexual orientation and gender identity , marital status , or veteran status, in the realm of House housing and real estate . Four types of housing discrimination are rental discrimination, sales discrimination, lending and Mortgage loan mortgage discrimination and Home insurance homeowners insurance . The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is charged with enforcing fair housing laws, including the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Any person who feels that they have faced housing discrimination because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or familial status can file a discrimination complaint http www.hud.gov offices fheo online complaint.cfm online or by calling 1 800 669 9777 voice or 1 800 972 9275 TTY . For more information on housing discrimination in the U.S., see Housing discrimination United States . See also Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Affordable housing Equal Credit Opportunity Act Fair housing Federal Housing Administration Homelessness in the United States Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 Housing Act of 1937 Housing Act of 1949 Housing Discrimination United States Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 Housing for Older Persons Act McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act National Housing Act of 1934 Ownership equity Public housing in the United ... housing United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Urban Institute External Links http portal.hud.gov hudportal HUD?src program offices fair housing equal opp online complaint File a Housing Discrimination Complaint http portal.hud.gov hudportal HUD?src program offices fair housing equal opp Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Category LGBT rights by issue ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Housing Department is a department of Hong Kong Government , managing Public housing in Hong Kong public housing estates that were built by Hong Kong Housing Authority in Hong Kong . It reports to the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau , which is headed by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands . See also Hong Kong Housing Authority Chan Kau tai Government of Hong Kong Transport and Housing Bureau Hong Kong Housing in Hong Kong Category Public housing in Hong Kong Category Hong Kong government departments and agencies HK stub ru zh ... more details
The Housing Council is a public body in Northern Ireland , consulted by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive Housing Executive and Department for Social Development on all matters that affect housing policy in Northern Ireland. ref cite web url http www.nihe.gov.uk index about us home housing council.htm title Housing Council accessdate 2009 01 23 ref The Council meets with the NIHE once a month to discuss strategy and operations. It is made up of one representative from each of the 26 Local government in Northern Ireland district councils in Northern Ireland. Four members of the Housing Council members always sit on the Board of the Housing Executive. References references External links http www.nihe.gov.uk index about us home housing council.htm NIHE website on the Housing Council Category Government of Northern Ireland ... more details
refimprove date September 2011 Herefordshire Housing is a social housing trust responsible for the former council housing of the Herefordshire Council local authority . The organisation is based in 3 locations in Hereford City. History The organisation took control of the running of the Herefordshire Council s social housing on 26 November 2002 with a Housing Association Large Scale Voluntary Transfer LSVT . Herefordshire Housing has since adopted charitable organization Charitable Status . Responsibilities Herefordshire Housing has responsibility for over 5,000 properties in the county of Herefordshire . ref http www.hhl.org.uk page.php?about us&p 9 ref It provides maintenance, care advice and monitoring, sheltered housing, and other services. ref http www.hhl.org.uk selectpage.php?our services&zone 4 ref Links http www.herefordshire.gov.uk housing index.aspx Herefordshire Council Housing Website http www.hhl.org.uk index.php Herefordshire Housing Website http www.Housing.org.uk National Housing Federation covers England only http www.housingnet.co.uk Housingnet http www.shla.org.uk Social Housing Law Association http www.cih.org Chartered Institute of Housing http www.nhmf.co.uk National Housing Maintenance Forum http www.tailoredhome.net News THERISEOFTHEHOUSINGASSOCIATION tabid 1102 Default.aspx The Rise of the Housing Association References reflist UK charity stub Category Organisations based in Herefordshire Category Housing associations ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Kwai Shing East Estate BLK12.jpg thumb 300px Block 12 of Kwai Shing East Estate was converted temporarily as interim housing. It is scheduled to be demolished in 2010. Interim housing is temporary housing in Hong Kong for those not eligible for a flat in a Public housing in Hong Kong public housing estate , but affected by disaster, fire, and redevelopment. It replaced Temporary Housing Area with buildings that are more resilient and space saving. Some of them reuse old blocks in public housing estates others use pre fabricated building components. Location All interim housing is in the New Territories Po Tin Estate Po Tin Interim Housing , Tuen Mun Sai Kung Interim Housing , Sai Kung to be demolished Long Bin Interim Housing , Yuen Long Kwai Shing East Estate Kwai Shing Interim Housing , Kwai Chung Shek Lei Estate Shek Lei Interim Housing , Kwai Chung See also Commons category Interim Housing Public housing in Hong Kong Category Public housing in Hong Kong HK stub zh ... more details
Circle, Washington, D.C. Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Corporate housing is a term ... hotel stay. According to Corporate Housing Providers Association CHPA , the industry s trade organization, corporate housing revenue was 2.36 billion in 2009 and 2.47 in 2010 ref http denvercorporatehousing.net corporate housing growth Corporate Housing Growth Retrieved January 09, 2012 ref . The corporate housing industry has been a significant growth segment of the lodging industry for the past 20 years. Local vs. national corporate housing companies Most corporate housing companies ... are furnished and the corporate housing companies rotate clients in and out of the furnished apartments and clean them between guests. Local corporate housing providers can be found by doing an internet search for the city in which you need temporary housing and the words corporate housing . National corporate housing companies provides corporate housing services in more than their local city. National corporate housing providers are very helpful in managing military or corporate contracts or housing inventories which involve housing occupants in more than one city. More on local markets In cities such as New York the corporate housing industry has expanded exponentially. This tremendous ..., has not only allowed the local corporate housing industry to expand, but also to become more efficient .... In other parts of the world, corporate housing has also experienced a rapid expansion. Corporate Housing For Government Workers A growing market for corporate housing is for government workers. This includes ... Corporate Housing For Government Workers ref Industry accreditation The Corporate Housing Providers Association has created the first industry accreditation for the corporate housing industry. The designation of CCHP Certified Corporate Housing Professional establishes clear, objective standards for measuring an employees knowledge of the corporate housing profession. The designation ... more details
distinguish homeowners association Refimprove date December 2009 In the United Kingdom , housing associations ... social housing for people in need of a home. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing housing ... public funding. They are now the United Kingdom s major providers of new housing for renting ... a home outright. Housing associations provide a wide range of housing, some managing large estates of housing for families, while the smallest may perhaps manage a single scheme of housing for older people. Much of the supported accommodation in the UK is also provided by Housing Associations ... and regulation Housing associations day to day activities are funded by rent and service charges payments made by, or on behalf of those living in its properties. In this sense, housing associations .... New housing however tends to require subsidies to be economic, the source of which will depend on where the association is based In England , housing associations were funded and regulated by the Housing Corporation . However the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 created two new bodies. From the 1st ... all providers of social housing and they will all be known as Registered Providers irrespective ... out by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive . In Scotland , this function is fulfilled by the Scottish Government . In Wales , the regulation and funding of housing associations is carried out ... that in England were formerly registered with the Housing Corporation, or in Wales with the Welsh Government most are housing associations, but there are also trusts, co operatives and companies. Funding for new homes often termed social housing grant amount to sizeable public investments. In its 2008 11 Prospectus, the Housing Corporation stated that in the three year period to 2011 subsidy would ... ref The majority of this would go to housing associations for use in development projects. Since 2003, in an effort to seek greater value for money, much of the funding by the Housing Corporation ... more details
Orphan date October 2008 Courtyard Housing is a distinct medium density multi family housing typology centered around a shared outdoor Public space open space or garden and surrounded by one or two stories of apartment units typically only accessed by courtyard from the street and not by an interior corridor . The Courtyard Housing typology developed in the Los Angeles area in the 1920s by several small scale developers in response to the region s climate and housing needs and which typically adopted a Mediterranean or Spanish Colonial architectural style. The courtyards would be quiet and shaded outdoor spaces that served as a transition between the street and the individual apartment units and were primarily aesthetic in nature and non recreational space. In the years following, the typology was implemented across the United States until around the time of World War II when the automobile became more dominant to daily life and had more of an impact on the built environment when then newer housing typologies were developed in response such as the dingbat building dingbat . In recent years the Courtyard Housing typology has re emerged following the publication of the book Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles by Stephanos Polyzoides as well as to suit a contemporary need for a housing ... for new designs based on the Courtyard Housing model for new infill housing in existing neighborhoods. While courtyards have been a part of buildings for millennia, Courtyard Housing in this sense does not refer merely to any housing structure with a courtyard. See also Courtyard House Housing External links http www.courtyardhousing.org Portland Courtyard Housing Competition http uoregon.edu pkeyes StreetcarHousing Courtyard.pdf Background on Courtyard Housing in Portland, OR pdf http www.architectureweek.com 2002 0724 design 1 1.html Courtyard Housing Revival Architecture Week DEFAULTSORT Courtyard Housing Category Housing ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 For the Hong Kong organization, see Hong Kong Housing Society . Housing society is a term used to describe residential complexes usually consisting of buildings each having apartment flat s, especially in India . A housing society is a group of house owners generally residing in same building, apartments or same premises formed as per relevant laws for smooth functioning of utilities and other amenities provided to them. The housing society formed must be formally registered with registrar of Co operatives. Each States of India state has its own rules in this regard. Each building in same premise may have separate housing society or one. Many housing societies form one federation. Housing societies run on the fees or charges levied by them on house or flat owners. Some of the housing societies in Mumbai are cash rich, having millions of rupees in their bank account. See also Homeowners association DEFAULTSORT Housing Society Category Types of organization Category Housing Category Housing cooperatives Category Housing in India Category Neighborhood organizations Category Community based organizations Category Local government Nongov org stub ... more details
on the TALKPAGENAME talk page . small div noinclude Subsidized housing or social housing is government ... housing subsidies , non profit housing , public housing , rent supplements and some forms of Housing cooperative co operative and private sector housing , Types Co operative housing main Housing cooperative Co operative housing is controlled by the members of the co op, which is run by a board ... and agree to follow certain by laws. Some co ops are subsidized housing because they get government ... and are not subsidized housing. ref cite web title Housing Cooperatives publisher U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development url http www.hud.gov offices hsg omhar owners hsgcoops.cfm accessdate 2011 03 25 ref In addition to providing affordable housing, some co ops serve the needs of specific ... housing include College Houses, Urban Homesteading Assistance Board UHAB , and Habitat 67 . Housing subsidies main Housing subsidies Housing subsidies are government funding to aid low income tenants in renting housing. Subsidies are often defined by whether the subsidy is given to the landlord and then criteria ..., typically as a voucher, and they are allowed to find suitable private housing. The subsidy amount ..., M, Housing Subsidies Definitions and Comparisons, Housing Studies, Volume 14, Number 2, 1 March ... such organization is Non Profit Housing Subsidies Canada which provides subsidized mortgage loans to employees and volunteers of other non profit organizations. ref www.nphsc.org ref Non profit housing main Non profit housing Non profit housing is owned and managed by private non profit groups such as church ... a rent geared towards income program for low income tenants. ref United States Department of Housing ... of the Nonprofit Housing Sector , June 1995 ref ref Cf. Koebel 1998 , chapters on Non Profit Housing ref Clarifyme date February 2009 Public housing main Public housing Public housing is real ... HLM National Housing Act Canada Social Housing Services Corporation SHSC Section 8 housing USA Migration ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Housing NSW type Agency nativename nativename a nativename r logo ... formed 11 June 2008 ref cite web title Public Sector Employment and Management Housing NSW Order 2008 ... sr 2008 183.pdf date 11 June 2008 accessdate 2 January 2009 ref small as Housing NSW small br 20 February 1942 ref name Housing Dept Agency Details cite web title Department of Housing url http investigator.records.nsw.gov.au ... publisher Governememt of New South Wales date accessdate 12 January 2008 ref small as the Housing Commission of New South Wales small preceding1 New South Wales Department of Housing 1986 2008 preceding2 Housing Commission of New South Wales 1942 1985 dissolved superseding jurisdiction New South ... child1 agency Aboriginal Housing Office child2 agency child3 agency child4 agency child5 agency keydocument1 Cite Legislation AU NSW act Housing Act 2001 website footnotes Housing NSW is an government ... and management of Public housing in Australia public housing services with the aim to prevent Homelessness ... pursuant to the Cite Legislation AU NSW act Housing Act 2001 and is led by its Chief Executive ... and function Housing NSW provides a range of services including public and Public housing in Australia Social housing community housing, Aboriginal Housing Office housing for people of Aborignal and Torres ... buyers, the development of affordable housing , community regeneration, and development and regulation of social housing policies. ref name AR2011 cite book chapter Housing NSW title Annual Report ... accessdate 9 December 2011 ref Initially the role of the Housing Commission was to investigate housing ... information about housing, take steps to improve housing standards and recommend further legislation. ref name Housing Commission Agency Details cite web url http investigator.records.nsw.gov.au Entity.aspx?Path Agency 41 title Housing Commission of New South Wales work State Records Authority ... was responsible for the provision of post war housing in the 1940s and 1950s, often using cheap ... more details
Housing starts is the number of privately owned new houses technically housing units on which construction has been started in a given period. This data is divided into three types single family houses, townhouses or small condos, and apartment buildings with five or more units. Each apartment unit is considered a single start. The construction of a 30 unit apartment building is counted as 30 housing starts. External links http www.census.gov const www newresconstindex.html United States Census Bureau http www.census.gov const www nrcdatarelationships.html US Relationship Between Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions http pages.stern.nyu.edu nroubini bci HousingStarts.htm Housing Starts at NYU http www.statistics.gov.uk cci nscl.asp?ID 6993 UK National Statistics http finance data.com series HOUST Historical US housing starts monthly data since 1959 Category Housing econ theory stub ar ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove July 2008 lead missing September 2009 essay like September 2008 Rural housing in the United Kingdom The lack of affordable housing is one of the most critical issues facing rural ... have to move away to find affordable housing which means that families are separated by distance ... rural communities. Rural housing in the United States The lack of affordable housing in rural areas ... pushing housing costs up, loss of high paying jobs and lack of access to credit. Though the American Housing Survey AHS Homeownership rates increased for virtually all racial and ethnic groups, income groups, regions, and rural and urban areas during the 1990s. However, according to the US Housing Market Conditions, 2nd quarter, 2007 report by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development , Housing affordability worsened as sales prices of existing homes increased and mortgage interest rates increased. Housing market performance was weak in the second quarter of 2007, with generally ... home sales and the slight increase in housing starts. Inventories of new and existing homes available ... the needs of rural housing can be seen through the United States Department of Agriculture s, Rural Housing Service . Other assistance is available through the http www.ruralhome.org Housing Assistance Council which is a non profit organization. In the United States, the Housing Assistance Council ... for working low income rural families through a self help, sweat equity construction method. The Housing ... are Housing Stressed, where it indicates that, Of the Nation s 2,000 plus nonmetropolitan nonmetro counties, 302 are defined as housing stressed. It also states, The principal component of housing stress is high housing expenses relative to income... The United States Department of Agriculture , National Agricultural Library s, Rural Information Center s Housing page also provides additional resources for rural housing within the United States and works with rural communities and citizens ... more details
Image Logohj.png right Housing Justice is a charitable organization charity based in London formed in 2003 when the Catholic Housing Aid Society CHAS founded in 1956 and the Churches National Housing Coalition CNHC founded in 1991 merged. With over 60 years experience it is one of the oldest housing and homelessness charity in the UK. Other homelessness charities such as Shelter charity Shelter and Crisis charity Crisis were formed partly as a result of action by CHAS staff and board members. As the former names suggest Housing Justice has close links with churches in England and Wales and works with them and church based projects to raise the profile of homelessness amongst Christians of all denominations. Robina Rafferty, Housing Justice s first Chief Executive when she was Assistant Director of CHAS served on the Archbishop of Canterbury s Commission on Urban Priority Areas which was responsible for the 1985 Faith in the City report. The current President of Housing Justice is Cardinal Catholicism Cardinal Cormac Murphy O Connor and the Chair of Housing Justice is the Bishop of Dudley David Walker. Housing Justice today is active in over 35 communities across the UK funding housing advice centres, community regeneration projects and supporting church based homelessness projects. It is also responsible along with Scottish Churches Housing Action for organising Homelessness Sunday, held in January each year. As well as providing practical help to homeless people, predominantly those classified as statutory homeless i.e. accepted as homeless under the terms of the homelessness legislation, Housing Justice also campaigns against homelessness, lobbying politicians as appropriate. Housing Justice s predecessor was involved in setting up the All Party Parliamentary Group on Homelessness and Housing Need in Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament in 1989. Registered charity number 294666 External links http www.housingjustice.org.uk Housing Justice website http www.housingjustice.org.uk ... more details
Refimprove date April 2007 cleanup date January 2012 Supportive housing is a combination of housing and services ... housing is widely believed to work well for those who face the most complex challenges individuals ... illness , HIV AIDS, or other serious challenges to a successful life. ref Public Housing Authorities helping to end homelessness through permanent supportive housing, Journal of Housing & Community Development March April 2008 p18. ref Supportive housing can be coupled with such social services ... in need of assistance. Supportive housing is intended to be a pragmatic solution that helps people recover and succeed while reducing the overall cost of care. ref Journal of Housing & Community ... housing seeks to address two key problems Without housing, there is at best a highly problematic ... that lead to their loss of housing in the first place. Supportive housing encompasses a range of approaches including single sites housing developments or apartment buildings in which units are designated as supportive housing or scattered site programs in which participants often use rent subsidies to obtain housing from private landlord and supportive services may be provided through home visits. Services in supportive housing are flexible and primarily focused on the outcome of housing stability. From 2002 to 2007, an estimated 65,000 to 72,000 units of supportive housing were created in the United States. This represents about half the supply of supported housing units. Of the new ... served Sponsors of supportive housing projects generally aim to serve a specific population the characteristics of those served and the housing program range widely ref www.csh.org ref Adolescents ..., or other chronically ill Foster homes Maternity homes People maturing out of transitional housing recovery homes and halfway houses Benefits Supportive Housing proposes to be a comprehensive solution ... higher percentage of those who are placed in supportive housing remain housed on a more permanent basis ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Orphan date December 2008 In the United States , 80 20 housing is multifamily housing that meets federal guidelines for tax exempt financing. ref cite web title Frequently Asked Questions For Apartment Seekers and Homebuyers What is the 80 20 Program? url http www.nyc.gov html hpd html about faqs.shtml 12 work Department of Housing Preservation and Development publisher The City of New York accessdate 2 May 2012 ref According to these guidelines, 20 percent of units must be rented to low income households. ref cite web title Affordable Housing Information url http www.actorsfund.org others pdfs NY affordablehousingpacket 13thed.pdf work Affordable Housing Information Kit 13th Edition publisher www.actorsfund.org accessdate 2 May 2012 ref reflist DEFAULTSORT 80 20 Housing Category Public housing in the United States US stub ... more details
Workforce housing is a term that is increasingly used by town planning planners , government, and organizations concerned with housing policy or advocacy. It is gaining cachet with realtors, real estate developers developer s and lenders. Workforce housing can refer to any form of housing, including ownership of single or multi family homes, as well as occupation of rental units. Workforce housing is generally understood to mean affordable housing for households with earned income that is insufficient to secure quality housing in reasonable proximity to the workplace . Overview Consideration of workforce housing includes these four principal factors ref Haughey, Richard M. 2002 , http www.uli.org ... DevWorkforceHousing.ashx ULI Land Use Policy Forum Report Challenges to Developing Workforce Housing ... of affordable housing programs. Workforce housing, then, implies an altered or expanded understanding of affordable housing. Workforce housing is commonly targeted at essential workers in a community ... housing may be targeted more generally at certain income levels regardless of type of employment ... of US households, define a desirable workforce housing cost as at or below 30 of household income. Affordability is a function of the relationship between one s income and the housing costs of the area ... workforce housing. ref DeCrappeo, Megan et al. 2010 http www.nlihc.org oor oor2010 Out of Reach 2010 NLIHC National Low Income Housing Coalition, Retrieved 2011 01 29. ref Proximity Most appropriately, workforce housing is located in or near employment centers. The expanding distance between gainful employment and housing made affordable by the income it provides has caused people to seek housing ... areas where land is typically cheaper. While prevalent in US metropolitan areas, workforce housing ... affordable housing units are constrained by zoning, market forces or physical boundaries. Quality and Supply In recent decades, federal programs have focused on providing housing subsidy or vouchers ... more details
The Housing Corporation was the non departmental public body that funded new affordable housing and regulated housing association s in England . It was established by the Housing Act 1964. On 1 December 2008, its functions were transferred to two new organisations, the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tenant Services Authority . The last Chairman of the Housing Corporation was Peter Dixon, and his deputy was Shaukat Moledina. Successor bodies On 17 January 2007, Ruth Kelly announced proposals to bring together the investment functions of the Housing Corporation, English Partnerships and parts of the Department for Communities and Local Government to form a new unified housing and regeneration agency. In the following months, Professor Martin Cave, Director of the Centre for Management under Regulation at University of Warwick , led the most comprehensive review of English housing regulation ... up, separating the regulation and investment responsibilities of the Housing Corporation. ref http www.communities.gov.uk publications housing everytenantmatters Every Tenant Matters A Review of Social housing Regulation by Professor Martin Cave ref On 15 October 2007, Yvette Cooper announced that the Government ..., 17 October 2008 ref The legislative framework for both new bodies is contained in the Housing and Regeneration ... 2008. ref http www.insidehousing.co.uk story.aspx?storycode 6502107 Inside Housing New agencies will face huge challenges ref Energy Efficiency As the Corporation required the housing associations it funded to achieve EcoHomes standards, the Housing Corporation was indirectly responsible for building the greatest number of Energy efficiency in British housing environmentally friendly homes in the UK ... news newsFullStory.asp?ID 1739 Housing Corporation to be greener , Green Building magazine, 14 December 2006 ref References Reflist External links http www.housingcorp.gov.uk Housing Corporation website Category Housing in England Category Public housing in England Category Department for Communities ... more details
Sheltered housing is a British English term covering a wide range of renting rented housing for old age older and or disabled or other vulnerable people. Most commonly it refers to grouped housing such as a block or scheme of apartment flats or bungalow s with a scheme manager or officer traditionally the manager has lived on site although this is not always the case these days. Managers officers used to be called wardens but this term is now felt to be out of date. Sheltered housing schemes are generally owned, run and maintained by a housing trust , usually a not for profit organisation which works closely with and is part funded by the local authority . Accommodation Sheltered housing accommodation is self contained and easy to manage, ranging from a simple bedsit to a large flat or small house. Such schemes are distinct from a nursing home or care home in that the tenants are usually able to look after themselves, are active and are afforded a degree of independence equally, sheltered housing differs from retirement housing which is generally leasehold owner occupied . Many schemes have communal areas such as a lounge and or garden where tenants can socialise. Many sheltered housing schemes are open only to people aged 60 or over although some accept people from the age of 55. This age restriction however is changing as the deciding factors in offering potential residents accommodation ... whether the person is independent enough to look after themselves or if they need care. A number of housing ... suitable accommodation in plans for their new social housing developments. Many of these developments are entitled to apply for funding from local governments to provide suitable housing for the more vulnerable members of the community. Other types Extra care sheltered housing aka very sheltered ... Housing A Good Practice Guide , Parry & Thompson Chartered Institute of Housing 2005 ISBN ... Housing Network Category Public housing in the United Kingdom Sheltered housing Category Housing for the elderly ... more details
The right to housing is the economic, social and cultural right to adequate house housing and shelter ..., Social and Cultural Rights . Definition The right to housing is recognised in a number of international ... the right to housing as part of the right to an adequate standard of living . ref Cite book last Edgar first Bill coauthors Doherty, Joe & Meert, Henk title Access to housing homelessness and vulnerability ... pxFjtTWFJlYC&dq right to housing human rights&source gbs navlinks s isbn 9781861344823 ref It states ... of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social ... to housing as part of the right to an adequate standard of living. ref Cite book last Edgar first Bill coauthors Doherty, Joe & Meert, Henk title Access to housing homelessness and vulnerability in Europe ... right to housing human rights&source gbs navlinks s isbn 9781861344823 ref In international human rights law the right to housing is regarded as a freestanding right. This was clarified in the 1991 General Comment no 4 on Adequate Housing by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ref Terminski, Bogumil, The right to adequate housing in international human rights law Polish ... comment provides an authoritative interpretation of the right to housing in legal terms under ... Access to housing homelessness and vulnerability in Europe publisher The Policy Press date 2002 pages 17 url http books.google.co.uk books?id pxFjtTWFJlYC&dq right to housing human rights&source gbs navlinks ... to adequate housing, including protection from eviction , without discrimination and that States shall ... and acsess to affordable, habitable, accessible, culturally appropriate and safe housing, including ... the right to alternative land of better or equal quality and to adequate housing, without discrimination. ref The Yogyakarta Principles, Principle 15. The Right to Adequate Housing ref The right to housing .... 60 p. 25 ref According to UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, aspects of right to housing ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 POV date December 2007 Housing developments are structured building development of residential properties. Popular throughout the United States and UK , these are often areas of high density, low impact residences of single family homes. DEFAULTSORT Housing Developments Category Urban studies and planning Architecture stub Planning stub ... more details
Housing inequality refers to the differences in the quality of house housing that exist within a given ... between groups of varying racial or social backgrounds. ref Pryce 2009 p. 145 ref Housing inequality ... natural Free market market forces , Housing discrimination , and Housing Segregation . Housing inequality ... of basic capabilities . ref Sen 1999 p. 87 ref Relation to economic inequality Housing inequality is a type of Economic inequality . This is due to the fact that disparities in housing explain variations ... like healthcare, education, and happiness. The quality of one s housing is one factor that determines ... John Yinger ref Yinger 2001 ref explains urban residential inequality as a result of natural housing market forces. Yinger ref Yinger 2001p. 360 ref reasons that, all else being equal, housing becomes ... opportunities. Consequently in order to the win the spatial competition for housing near work sites, lower income families must compensate for high priced location by accepting smaller housing, lower quality housing, or both. ref Yinger 2001 p. 363 ref Ultimately these market forces are subject to other socio economic factors as no single cause can explain housing inequality. In the United ... African Americans and other groups in the United States as likely causes of the housing disparity ... 2005 p. 176 ref As a result, African Americans have had a difficult time acquiring high quality housing ... a role in housing searches. According to Yinger, ref Yinger 1997 p. 23 ref black and Hispanic households must pay higher search costs, accept lower quality housing, and live in lower quality neighborhoods ... were discouraged by existing discrimination within the housing search process. Effects The most direct ... for housing. Apart from the intrinsic value of neighborhood amenities like the satisfaction derived ... compete in the spatial competition for housing is by renting rent ing homes rather than buying them. This furthers the negative effects of housing inequality by restricting access to Personal finance ... more details
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