Housing

Relevant quantity and quality of housing are crucial for economic well-being, growth, and social welfare. However, for decades’ supply has fallen short of the level needed to match demand and has been irresponsive to increases in prices. In the UK a significant shortage of housing explains why house prices have risen much faster than inflation and earnings. Housing construction involves more stages than most of other products. New homes building depends on land acquisition, planning and…

Having access to public transport is essential to many of those living within the Housing First program, and finding transportation for the people who live away from public transport has been a major struggle of implementing Housing First in rural or suburban areas (Ecker et al., 2014). Staff members offering services to clients in small cities often spend nearly 50% of their time transporting clients to and from locations (Ecker et al., 2014). It has also been argued that the program does not…

The aim of this project was to engage with senior residents living in ageing public housing and exploring whether their ageing public housing dwelling has any impact on their health and well-being. This was to be an exploratory study using semi-structured interviews conducted in the participant’s place of residence and the ensuing transcripts of the interviews data mined for contextual themes across all participants. The themes were to be compared with selected literature to compare findings…

differences that can be pointed out. Housing in the city of Arcadia has changed overtime. It is interesting to see the modernization of the housing over time. Many years ago when I was a kid, I remembered that many of the houses were one story. Arcadia was known at the time for its affordable housing and having great schools. Although at one point in time housing was very affordable. Unlike before, many houses are priced lower but now the price of housing is priced higher because…

Portfolio piece 1: Auckland housing crisis (Argument Piece) Statement of Intent: For my first English Portfolio piece, I intend to writing my views on the housing crisis in Auckland. My intended audience for this argument are going to be teenagers mostly around my age (16-18) whom in the future would like to own a home. This essay will argue on the possible difficulties and complications upcoming adults may face while buying a house. I want to argue this to them so they can know the…

Introduction This paper will review the disaster preparedness for public housing in Homeland security. Disasters happen all the time, but it comes down to if you are prepared for what is to come, and after the disaster. Through the research it was found that a lot of communities, especially poorer communities like the housing projects are not at all prepared for disasters. A recent policy just got passed that has communities coming together to learn about disasters, and how to be prepared…

Quarters Housing To gain perspective of the student life at The Quarters, we interviewed four current tenants, with two attending Kirkwood, and two attending the University of Iowa. The ten questions asked ranged from accessibility to campus, transportation, amenities, cost balancing, and knowledge over the controversy. In their answers, there are some notable commonalities as well as a few differences. When asked how important housing was in regards to the closeness of campus, three students…

Student Housing at Harrisburg University Author: Shiakh Mukidur Rahman Audience: Members of the Dauphin County Commissioners Table of Contents Name Page No. 1 Introduction 4 1.1 Purpose and Scope 4 1.2 Procedures 4 2 Body 5 2.1 History of Student Housing at Harrisburg University 5 2.2 Existing facilities of Student Housing at Harrisburg University 5 2.3 Student’s review at Harrisburg University 6 2.4 Comparative study of student housing among Harrisburg…

Introduction The Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) is a program funded by the federal government that provides assistance to eligible low income earners to pay their rent. Through this program, the federal government helps disadvantaged groups such as the disabled, the elderly and other low income earners to access safe, sanitary, and decent housing within the private market. Participants get their own housing that includes townhouses, apartments, and single family homes. The program is…

Applying for public housing has always been a long and complicated process. So, before someone even begins the applications process it best for them to see if they fall under all the eligibly requirements. For example, the first step under the qualifications for The San Antonio Public Housing Authority is that they must be a family as defined under the SAHA’s Admissions and Continued Occupancy policy. They also must meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements on…