Publication: Revisiting Social Housing
Date
2022-04
ISSN
Published
2022-04
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This study aims to re-visit the
concept and practice of social housing, take stock of good
practices and innovations, as well as the failures of social
housing, and suggest ways in which the World Bank can help
client countries/cities to make social housing work for the
poor and low income households, as well as for the
functioning of the housing market overall. Specifically, the
task at hand in preparing this report was to: Develop a
working/operational definition of the loosely used ‘social
housing’ terminology; Take stock of housing policies and
programs since the “demise” of public housing; Undertake
in-depth case studies of successes and innovations, lessons
learned, and factors for success; and Reflect upon how the
World Bank could engage with the social housing sector. The
research included an extensive literature review of primary
and secondary sources on social housing and in-depth case studies.
Citation
“World Bank. 2022. Revisiting Social Housing. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38470 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”