Publication: Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing
Date
2003-01
ISSN
Published
2003-01
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Abstract
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.
Citation
“del Ninno, Carlo. 2003. Demand-Side Subsidies for Housing. Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 3. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/8a1bed29-30c2-5158-9aa8-dce7c0c26142 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”