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| Political and organizational barriers to satisfying low-income US seniors' need for affordable rental housing with supportive services | | Author(s) | Stephen M Golant |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 15, no 4, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 21-48 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Poor elderly ; Needs [elderly] ; Rented dwellings ; Services ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A substantial proportion of the low-income older tenants who occupy US government subsidized rental housing have physical and cognitive limitations. These older tenants are often women living alone in their 70s and 80s, who need help obtaining community-based services, demand responsive transport services, help with house-keeping and maintenance, self-care assistance, and design modifications made to their dwellings. Other low income and frail older people who have large housing expense burdens or occupy physically deficient dwellings also need affordable housing for rent with these supportive services. The unmet supportive service needs of these groups persist, even if the major political and professional stakeholders are aware of their problems and have solutions. This paper examines five major political and organisational barriers that have restricted the availability of supportive services in affordable rental developments and offers 12 policy recommendations. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040308203 A |
| Classmark | F:W6: IK: KEE: I: 7T |
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