The Divisive State of Social Policy
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The Divisive State of Social Policy

The 'Bedroom Tax', Austerity and Housing Insecurity

  1. 204 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Divisive State of Social Policy

The 'Bedroom Tax', Austerity and Housing Insecurity

About this book

The 'Bedroom Tax' has been one of the most contentious aspects of the UK government's austerity politics. In this book, Kelly Bogue provides an authoritative assessment of its social impacts.

The Divisive State of Social Policy traces the links between housing resources and societal tensions by looking closely at one housing estate. The book explores issues related to Housing Benefit reform, including housing precarity, poverty and damage to social networks.

This is a vivid picture of the sharp end of austerity politics and welfare reform, and it gets to the heart of the meanings of home and community in the UK today.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Terms and Abbreviations
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1. Introduction: The Repositioning of Social Housing and Welfare Provision
  9. 2. Life Without State-Supported Housing
  10. 3. Living in a State of Insecurity
  11. 4. Social Housing Insecurity as Policy and Ideology
  12. 5. Divisive Social Policy: The Competition for Physical and Symbolic Resources
  13. 6. Community and Belonging
  14. 7. Housing Precarity and Advanced Marginality in the UK
  15. Appendix
  16. Notes
  17. References