Housing in the 80s
25/09/2012
In September’s issue of Conversations Inspired by Housing magazine, published last week, we took another look back to see what the hot topics were in May 1987 edition of the magazine.
In July’s issue we saw a survey about women causing a stir, and that the introduction of computers was destroying staff morale. In this month’s turn back the clock feature we discover that health is still very much on the housing agenda and much more.Community care
Housing and health is not new on the agenda. When the government launched their care in the community policy many housing associations and local authority housing departments started discussions with district health authorities (DHA). The talks were centred on housing provision for people moving out of mental illness hospitals.
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Have the sector’s priorities changed?
If housing was debated in the election, what would the focus be today? In 1987, we said it should be about providing a decent home to people who do not have one; ensuring rented homes don’t carry the stigma of poverty, so people don’t feel forced to buy when they could be better off renting; and seeing that people can move into the right type of accommodation without suffering in B&Bs. These might have been the issues we wanted to discuss – but the focus was on transferring ownership of stock and reviving private landlords instead.
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Homelessness
In a survey across London we discovered 25 boroughs had placed 6,142 families in 500 hotels. The capital’s homeless issue was described as spiralling out of control in a feature spread about alternative provisions to B&B accommodation.
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To see the rest of Conversations Inspired by Housing magazine find your member copy printed with Inside Housing on Friday, September 21, or download the PDF
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