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001			ABS66349
008			030114n2003 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u121010
100			_aFordham, R.
245			_aRigorous route to accuracy
260			_c2003
490			_aPlanning (for the Natural and Built Environment) _v(1505) 10 January 2003, 15(1)
520			_aExamines the quality of housing needs surveys. These surveys are carried out by contractors for local authorities and the results help authorities plan affordable housing provision. Government guidance published in 2000 outlined a model for housing needs surveys and emphasised that surveys should be 'rigorous'. However recent evidence, including an affordable housing needs study of 17 councils in southwest of England, reveals that most surveys do not follow the guidance and are flawed. Argues that the Audit Commission's housing division should provide a formal checking mechanism for housing needs surveys to ensure that public money is not wasted and that survey results present a true picture of affordable housing needs. Table.
590			_aABS
650			_aHOUSING NEEDS SURVEYS
650			_aHOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
650			_aPLANNING POLICY
650			_aHOUSING NEEDS
690			_aHOUSING
942			_n0
999			_c71909 _d71909