No time limits for public housing!

Article Abstract:

Husock's (1997) proposal to put a time limit on subsidized housing would severely and unnecessarily penalize poor families. His position is based on the belief that the threat of having to compete in the private housing market would be enough to motivate low-income people to seek employment and improve their socio-economic status. The idea that those currently living in public housing are without motivation or aspirations is simply misguided. These residents have repeatedly expressed their ambition of finding work with a decent wage and having a home of their own. The poor cannot better themselves if they are living in squalid conditions. Moreover, it would cost the government much more to deal with a surge in the number of homeless families than to provide housing subsidies to help low-income households while they try to prepare for the future.

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Let's put time limits on public housing!

Article Abstract:

The recently enacted five-year time limit on cash public assistance points to the need for a similar measure regarding subsidized housing. This proposal makes good sense given the substantial overlap between the recipients of welfare and those of housing assistance. In many large housing projects, most of the residents are single-parent, low-income families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Putting a time limit on housing subsidies would divert resources from people who are already in the system to others who need help the most. In addition, such a measure would encourage people of modest income to shift to the private housing market and, consequently, improve their household values and contribute to building a healthier social fabric in poor communities.

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The renovation alternative for home ownership in China

Article Abstract:

An overview is presented on China's housing policies directed at providing affordable housing, focusing on the benefits offered by rehabilitation and renovation of existing properties. Models for implementing this type of program include Hong Kong developments and the Community Development Block Grant in the US.

China, Housing, Home ownership

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