International Observatory on Social Housing
Examine the world of social housing from an international perspective.
In my short career in social housing, I have noticed that many programs revolve around helping work able households improve self-sufficiency. There is a national program (FSS) just to do that in coordination with housing programs. However; housing providers often serve a large number of senior and disabled households. While there are a number of great examples... Continue Reading →
A recent notice in the federal register was released in conjunction with the President's Executive Order in reducing unnecessary government regulation and waste. President Trump's Executive Order in a Nutshell: To cut to the chase, a committee has been established to identify unnecessary rules and regulations in the government with the further mission of replacing, reducing... Continue Reading →
I broke up this top 10 list into two separate articles. To read part I, click here Without further ado, here is the last 5 innovative public housing programs. 6. Project March- Keene Housing Authority: The Keene Housing Authority used its Moving to Work flexibility to put an emphasis on housing homeless veterans in its region.... Continue Reading →
Some of the most innovative programs to help low-income families have come from public housing authorities across the USA who were willing to partner, think outside of the box and go to often uncomfortable places in hopes of improving the life's of their tenants. Providing a safe, decent and sanitary place to live is the... Continue Reading →
What is Social Housing in Spain, Really?? One thing you must remember when talking about public or social housing is that there is not really a great definition from country to country. Spain is not really any different here. What the Spanish consider social housing is not really rental in nature. Most of... Continue Reading →
This was not an easy article to write. The number one reason is it is 100% based on my opinion of viewing about 75-80 social/public housing websites over the last week. That is of course in addition to the hundreds I visited within my career for whatever reason. A quick disclaimer-***I made my picks... Continue Reading →
Europe is known for its rich and strong social housing history. All across Europe, countries provide varying levels of social housing support . Is social housing the same in every country in Europe? Nope. That much is clear. Despite the lack of common definition, lets examine some of the big players in several countries. Netherlands:... Continue Reading →
There are somewhere around 3300 public housing authorities in the United States but the majority of them are extremely small with unit counts in the neighborhood of 50-1000. Today I wanted to highlight some of the larger public housing authorities and provide back links if you want to find out more about applying for... Continue Reading →
Lets get to the meat of it. Sunday we got word that a FY2017 Omnibus spending bill agreement was forming up. What the hell does that mean? A spending bill would set our public housing funding until September 31st of this year. Secondly, it allows us to plan for the rest of the... Continue Reading →
Social Housing in France Social housing in France is run by associations that act on the power of the state. Altogether, social housing in France makes up morel than 15% of the total stock within the country. The associations that provide social housing in France are both private and public sector oriented. A good... Continue Reading →
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