Fiscal austerity and rental housing policy in the US and UK, 2010-2016

John Goering and Christine M. E. Whitehead

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Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to compare the dynamics and initial impacts of austerity in the US and the UK (notably England) on affordable rental housing programs and housing support for low income tenants. The focus is upon budget retrenchment decisions made in the US and the UK from 2010 to 2016. The manner in which these cuts occurred, their volatility, and their effects are what drives this analysis. We seek to learn whether there have been fiscally comparable adjustments and volatility in budget decisions in the quite different contexts of the two countries and if so whether this can help us better understand the drivers and effects of change...

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Date: 2017-06-30
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Published in Housing Policy Debate, 30, June, 2017. ISSN: 1051-1482

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