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035 _a(Sirsi) u114864
100 _aDe Castella, T.
245 _aNew challenges for social landlords
260 _c2001
490 _aRegeneration and Renewal
_v14 September 2001, 17-18(2)
520 _aThe 2000 housing green paper set a target of transferring 200,000 homes a year from local authority control to the independent sector. Currently, there are still nearly 3m council houses, but government hopes that in ten years time 80% of all social housing will be provided by housing associations. According to government's National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal, housing associations will also be expected to take on other responsibilities - "to make a real contribution to tackling deprivation, by branching out into non-housing functions". Questions whether they are ready for this challenge, and looks at how five housing associations are taking steps to broaden their role.
590 _aABS
650 _aHOUSING ASSOCIATIONS
650 _aNEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL
650 _aSOCIAL HOUSING
650 _aCOUNCIL HOUSING
650 _aCRIME
650 _aHEALTH
650 _aCAREERS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING
650 _aEMPLOYMENT
690 _aREGENERATION
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