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To have and to hold
— the bond between older people and the homes they own | | Author(s) | Janet Askham, Helen Nelson, Anthea Tinker |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | YPS, for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, 1999 |
| Pages | 57 pp |
| Source | York Publishing Services Ltd., 64 Hallfield Road, Layerthorpe, York YO31 7ZQ. |
| Keywords | Owner occupied dwellings ; Assets [elderly] ; Independence ; Stress ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Although surveys show that most older people prefer to own rather than rent their homes, this study indicates that their views are complicated. This report includes the major findings of a study examining the way in which people distinguish between the burdens and benefits of home ownership. Three main themes are identified: independence, finance, and sense of identity. The effects of divorce and widowhood are recognised as important factors affecting people's attitudes to home ownership, along with disability and illness. Seven areas of policy are discussed in the light of research findings, and these concern: helping people to acquire homes; financing of home purchase; helping people to maintain, repair and improve their homes; helping people to move home or stay where they are; income in later life; care in old age; and the home as legacy or inheritance. The authors conclude that there is a need for more focused financial and practical advice and support. This study is a companion volume to "Home ownership in later life" by Ruth Hancock et al. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991014003 B |
| Classmark | KEA: JD: C3: QNH: F: 3F |
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