| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP14184 |
| DP14184 Housing insecurity, homelessness and populism: Evidence from the UK | |
| Thiemo Fetzer; Srinjoy Sen; Pedro CL Souza | |
| 发表日期 | 2019-12-09 |
| 出版年 | 2019 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Homelessness and precarious living conditions are on the rise across much of the Western world. This paper exploits quasi-exogenous variation in the affordability of rents due to a cut to rent subsidies for low income benefit in the United Kingdom in April 2011. Using individual-level panel data as motivating evidence, we document that individuals exposed to the cut were significantly more likely to build up rent arrears and face evictions; further, they were more likely to endogenously attrit from the panel. Using comprehensive district-level administrative data, we show that the affordability shock caused a significant increase in: evictions; individual bankruptcies; property crimes; insecure temporary housing arrangements; statutory homelessness and actual rough sleeping with most notable rise in statutory homelessness among families with children. We also note political effects: the cut reduces electoral registration rates, and is associated with lower turnout and higher support for Leave in the 2016 EU referendum, likely capturing a change in composition of those that engage with democratic processes. Lastly, we estimate that the fiscal savings were much lower than anticipated: for every pound saved by the central government, council spending to meet statutory obligations for homelessness prevention increased by 53 pence, rendering the cost savings much smaller than expected |
| 主题 | Macroeconomics and Growth ; Public Economics |
| 关键词 | Housing insecurity Homelessness and populism: evidence from the uk |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp14184-0 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/543070 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Thiemo Fetzer,Srinjoy Sen,Pedro CL Souza. DP14184 Housing insecurity, homelessness and populism: Evidence from the UK. 2019. |
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