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Uncommon currencies
— LETS and their impact on property repair and maintenance for low income homeowners |
| Author(s) | John Pearce, Chris Wadhams |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | Policy Press, in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Bristol, 1998 |
| Pages | 42 pp (Housing repair and maintenance series) |
| Source | The Policy Press, University of Bristol, Fourth Floor, Beacon House, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1QU. |
| Keywords | Owner occupied dwellings ; Maintenance ; Aid in kind ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | This report seeks to assess the contribution being made to the property repair and maintenance needs of poorer owner occupiers through their involvement in Local Exchange Trading Systems and Schemes (LETS). LETS are self-help schemes whereby groups of people exchange skills and services using a local currency. The findings and recommendations are drawn from a one in eight survey of LETS directories, a detailed questionnaire completed by 120 members, and group discussions in eight UK locations. The authors suggest that government should recognise the potential of LETS to contribute to current programmes aimed at reducing welfare dependency and developing skills and self-reliance. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has supported this project as part of its programme of research and innovative development projects. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100301007 B |
| Classmark | KEA: 5P6: JQ: 3F |
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