Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing

Several governments in developing countries have been using demand-side programs to increase access to housing services among the poor. From the perspective of a social safety net, the main justification for providing housing assistance is that ade...

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Main Author:	del Ninno, Carlo
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	CAPITAL GRANTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEREGULATION DWELLING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING COSTS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING MARKET HOUSING MARKETS HOUSING SUBSIDIES INFORMAL HOUSING LIVING CONDITIONS PRIVATE SECTOR SAFETY SAVINGS SEWAGE SHELTER SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOUTH AMERICA UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6245181/demand-side-subsidies-housing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11821

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spelling	okr-10986-118212021-04-23T14:02:57Z Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing del Ninno, Carlo CAPITAL GRANTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEREGULATION DWELLING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING COSTS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING MARKET HOUSING MARKETS HOUSING SUBSIDIES INFORMAL HOUSING LIVING CONDITIONS PRIVATE SECTOR SAFETY SAVINGS SEWAGE SHELTER SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOUTH AMERICA UTILITIES Several governments in developing countries have been using demand-side programs to increase access to housing services among the poor. From the perspective of a social safety net, the main justification for providing housing assistance is that adequate shelter is a basic need that governments have a responsibility to help to fulfill, especially during times of hardship. In transition countries, assisting the poor with their housing-related expenditures can mitigate the hardship caused by planned price increases. The introduction of housing assistance in such cases makes it possible to implement reforms such as price increases or deregulation. 2012-08-13T16:06:58Z 2012-08-13T16:06:58Z 2003-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6245181/demand-side-subsidies-housing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11821 English Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 3 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	CAPITAL GRANTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEREGULATION DWELLING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING COSTS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING MARKET HOUSING MARKETS HOUSING SUBSIDIES INFORMAL HOUSING LIVING CONDITIONS PRIVATE SECTOR SAFETY SAVINGS SEWAGE SHELTER SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOUTH AMERICA UTILITIES
spellingShingle	CAPITAL GRANTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEREGULATION DWELLING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING COSTS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING MARKET HOUSING MARKETS HOUSING SUBSIDIES INFORMAL HOUSING LIVING CONDITIONS PRIVATE SECTOR SAFETY SAVINGS SEWAGE SHELTER SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOUTH AMERICA UTILITIES del Ninno, Carlo Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing
relation	Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 3
description	Several governments in developing countries have been using demand-side programs to increase access to housing services among the poor. From the perspective of a social safety net, the main justification for providing housing assistance is that adequate shelter is a basic need that governments have a responsibility to help to fulfill, especially during times of hardship. In transition countries, assisting the poor with their housing-related expenditures can mitigate the hardship caused by planned price increases. The introduction of housing assistance in such cases makes it possible to implement reforms such as price increases or deregulation.
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author	del Ninno, Carlo
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title	Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing
title_short	Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing
title_full	Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing
title_fullStr	Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing
title_full_unstemmed	Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6245181/demand-side-subsidies-housing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11821
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