Young People, Housing and Social Policy

Informationen zum Autor Julie Rugg is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Housing Policy, University of York. Klappentext Presenting up-to-date empirical research on the subject of young people, housing and social policy in contemporary Britain, this book considers the issue of young people's early housing histories in the context of a range of government policy initiatives aimed at the group. It offers a critique of aspects of social policy that specifically address the housing of young people. Topics covered include: *young people leaving care *young people in the parental home *youth homelessness *housing services for young people *students in the private rented sector *young owner occupiers *housing benefit for the under 25s *young single parent families *young people and housing in rural areas *social housing. Zusammenfassung Considers the issue of young people's early housing histories in the context of a range of government policy initiatives aimed at the group. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Setting the context: young people, housing and social policy 2 Young adults and owner occupation: a changing goal? 3 Young single people and access to social housing 4 The use and ‘abuse’ of private renting and help with rental costs 5 Students and housing: a testing time? 6 ‘I thought it would be easier’: the early housing careers of young people leaving care 7 Youth homelessness 8 Housing and support services for young people 9 Housing and young single parent families 10 No cardboard boxes, so no problem? Young people and housing in rural areas 11 Young adults living in the parental home: the implications of extended youth transitions for housing and social policy.

Product details

• Authors: Julie Rugg, Rugg Julie
• Assisted by: Julie Rugg (Editor), Rugg Julie (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.06.1999
• EAN: 9780415185790
• ISBN: 978-0-415-18579-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Sociology, Medicine, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, Social Work, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Medicine and Nursing