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Routes out of poverty: a research review
- Authors:
- KEMP Peter, et al
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 126p.
- Place of publication:
- York
While many people remain persistently poor over time, a considerable number of people move into and out of poverty. The dynamic nature of poverty has considerable implications for the design of policy instruments that are intended to achieve the Government’s goal of tackling poverty and social exclusion. This report brings together the existing research evidence on ‘ladders’ out of poverty. It examines the extent to which there is income mobility over time and identifies the key life events that are associated with movements out of poverty. It devotes particular attention to the extent to which paid employment can act as a ladder out of poverty. Separate chapters look at young people, families with children, and older people. The final chapter outlines important gaps in existing knowledge and suggests areas where future research is needed on ladders out of poverty.
The supply of privately rented homes: today and tomorrow
- Authors:
- CROOK A.D.H., HUGHES John, KEMP Peter
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 56p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Investigates the impact of rent deregulation and tax incentives. Looks at: the characteristics, experience, views and investment decisions of private landlords; the extent to which these have been affected by the property slump; and whether the Business Expansion Scheme has demonstrated the potential for renewed profitability in private renting.
Housing benefit reform: next steps
- Authors:
- KEMP Peter, WILCOX Steve, RHODES David
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation,|York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 54p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
An exploration of the options for restructuring and simplifying the current Housing Benefit scheme. Among all social security benefits, it is widely accepted that housing benefit suffers from some of the greatest problems. The Government has declared its intention of tackling this longstanding issue. Tax and pension proposals due to come into effect in 2003 have brought added urgency. This book considers the rules restricting the amount of rent taken into account when housing benefit is assessed and the relationship between housing benefit and the new tax credits. It also suggests how to reduce the poverty trap which the current system of overlapping benefits and tapers has created. The report outlines the position of low income owner-occupiers who are not eligible for benefit, and who can be worse off in work than out of it. The authors argue that a reformed housing benefit system incorporating a flat rate element could offer significant advantages, would be more transparent and easier to manage. They suggest that a properly integrated tax credit system should help reduce those poverty traps and that including owners within the system would help break down the tenure divide and end the unemployment trap.