ISBN
978-1447357537Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressISBN
978-1447357551Imprint
Policy Press
Beyond Bricks and Mortar
Social housing continues to decline as existing tenanted homes are sold to their occupiers and run-down council estates are demolished. Demonstrating the value of the ‘Housing Plus’ approach –investment beyond “bricks and mortar” – this book outlines the role social landlords can play in tackling community problems. By investing in estate renewal, helping to house the vulnerable, offering a wide range of tenures and encouraging community housing, this approach builds links between housing design and a wider social value agenda.
With the voices of tenants and frontline staff at the forefront, Anne Power demonstrates how policy and practice can shift the bias against social housing in favour of its re-expansion.
Anne Power is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics.
1. Introduction: Community, People, and Place
2. The Meaning of Shelter
Part 1. Our (UK) Housing History
3. Early Reform
4. Homes Fit for Heroes: Playing the Numbers Game
Part 2. The Dream Unravels: New Ways to Tackle Old Problems
5. Rebuilding Communities: Putting People First
6. Race and Housing
7. Breaking Up Council Control: The Regrowth of Smaller, More Community-Based Landlords
Part 3. Targeting the Poorest Areas
8. New Labour
9. Wider Challenges Threaten Communities
Part 4. Changing the Basis of Welfare
10. Austerity Kicks In
11. Major Changes to Housing Policy and Practice
12. Social Landlords Plug the Gaps
13. Investing in Communities: Social Landlords to the Fore
