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Sixteen Housing Benefit
In calling general attention to the PARISH ROLL for the current year, the HERITORS and KIRK SESSION flatter themselves, that from the great diminution of expenditure, since the publication of last year’s Lists, the inhabitants will be disposed to view with approbation, the measures that have been pursued, and are still in progress, to mitigate the pressure of Assessment: and ameliorate the condition of the Poor, by throwing them more on their own resources, and the kind attention of their neighbours and relatives. The Ministers of Religion are loudly called on, to urge the obligations of private and public Benevolence: seeing the effects that have resulted from the salutary exertions of those entrusted with the Parochial Funds. The public may rest satisfied, that the determination of the Heritors and Session, to persevere in their present efforts, shall undergo no relaxation, till the sum, raised by Assessment from Town and Parish, shall be reduced to a mere trifle.
Kilmarnock, 10 January 1829
The Full Report of those charged with supporting the poor by way of ‘outdoor relief ’ goes on to indicate a desire to save money and to root out false claims. There is a concern to address welfare dependency and the culture of living off benefit. Somewhere around 10 per cent of the Poor Law relief budget was spent on direct subsidy of the necessity for the poor of paying house rent1. It is seldom unhelpful to examine how an issue facing contemporary society has been dealt with in earlier epochs. Again, although the example provided above is from Scotland it nonetheless sheds light on the chronic issue of how a relatively expensive commodity like housing can come within the reach of those in society with limited financial resources.
In calling general attention to the PARISH ROLL for the current year, the HERITORS and KIRK SESSION flatter themselves, that from the great diminution of expenditure, since the publication of last year’s Lists, the inhabitants will be disposed to view with approbation, the measures that have been pursued, and are still in progress, to mitigate the pressure of Assessment: and ameliorate the condition of the Poor, by throwing them more on their own resources, and the kind attention of their neighbours and relatives. The Ministers of Religion are loudly called on, to urge the obligations of private and public Benevolence: seeing the effects that have resulted from the salutary exertions of those entrusted with the Parochial Funds. The public may rest satisfied, that the determination of the Heritors and Session, to persevere in their present efforts, shall undergo no relaxation, till the sum, raised by Assessment from Town and Parish, shall be reduced to a mere trifle.
Kilmarnock, 10 January 1829
The Full Report of those charged with supporting the poor by way of ‘outdoor relief ’ goes on to indicate a desire to save money and to root out false claims. There is a concern to address welfare dependency and the culture of living off benefit. Somewhere around 10 per cent of the Poor Law relief budget was spent on direct subsidy of the necessity for the poor of paying house rent1. It is seldom unhelpful to examine how an issue facing contemporary society has been dealt with in earlier epochs. Again, although the example provided above is from Scotland it nonetheless sheds light on the chronic issue of how a relatively expensive commodity like housing can come within the reach of those in society with limited financial resources.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Notes on contributors v
- Acknowledgements ix
- Analysing New Labour housing policy 1
- New Labour transfers 29
- Stock transfer 47
- Housing standards in the private rented sector and the three Rs: regulation, responsibility and rights 73
- Housing standards in the private sector 93
- Allocating housing – or ‘letting’ people choose? 113
- From allocations to lettings: sea change or more of the same? 133
- Two steps forward for tenants? 157
- Developments in tenant participation: accounting for growth 179
- Managing anti-social behaviour – inclusion or exclusion? 201
- Anti-social behaviour and housing – can law be the answer? 221
- From housing management to the management of housing: the challenge of Best Value 241
- Registered Social Landlords, Best Value and the changing organisation and provision of social housing: a perspective from housing studies 263
- Restructuring social housing rents 285
- The politicalisation of social rents 305
- Housing Benefit 323
- Helping with housing costs? Unravelling the political economy of personal subsidy 343
- Making connections 363
- Index 385
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Notes on contributors v
- Acknowledgements ix
- Analysing New Labour housing policy 1
- New Labour transfers 29
- Stock transfer 47
- Housing standards in the private rented sector and the three Rs: regulation, responsibility and rights 73
- Housing standards in the private sector 93
- Allocating housing – or ‘letting’ people choose? 113
- From allocations to lettings: sea change or more of the same? 133
- Two steps forward for tenants? 157
- Developments in tenant participation: accounting for growth 179
- Managing anti-social behaviour – inclusion or exclusion? 201
- Anti-social behaviour and housing – can law be the answer? 221
- From housing management to the management of housing: the challenge of Best Value 241
- Registered Social Landlords, Best Value and the changing organisation and provision of social housing: a perspective from housing studies 263
- Restructuring social housing rents 285
- The politicalisation of social rents 305
- Housing Benefit 323
- Helping with housing costs? Unravelling the political economy of personal subsidy 343
- Making connections 363
- Index 385
