Book
Housing and disabled children: a review of policy levers and opportunitiesBeresford, B.
2006
Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York
ISBN: 978-1-871713-44-2
Abstract
It is widely acknowledged that 'something needs to be done' about housing and disabled children (Oldman and Beresford, 2000). The ambiguous and confusing policy context, the fact that short-term and long-term solutions are required, and that strategies, or alternatives, need to be found which work in the private and rented sectors make even the job of working out what needs to be done difficult. The purpose of this paper is to identify the levers and opportunities which currently exist which could be used to address the issue of housing and disabled children. It has been prepared as a resource for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as it seeks to identify a two year programme of policy and practice development in this area.The paper begins with an overview of the research evidence on housing and disabled children. It then reports aspects of current or forthcoming policy with respect to children, disability, independent living and housing which present themselves as opportunities or levers for action and change.
