Kemp, P.A. and Rugg, J. (2001) Young people, housing benefit and the risk society. Social Policy and Administration, 35 (6). pp. 688-700. ISSN 0144-5596
Abstract
This paper draws on debates about the risk society to examine the impact of the "single room rent", a restriction in the housing benefit scheme that applies to single people under 25 living in privately rented housing. Drawing on qualitative interviews in six localities in England, the paper examines young people's ability to gain access to and afford privately rented accommodation while receiving housing benefit. It argues that the single room rent restriction has not only cut their housing benefit entitlement but also created more uncertainty for young people. Consequently, it has enhanced rather than ameliorated the risks faced by young people on low incomes in the private rental housing market.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Social Policy and Social Work (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2009 12:41 |
Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2009 12:41 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9515.00261 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1467-9515.00261 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:7536 |