Owner Occupation Among Low Income Households in Scotland

DescriptionThis research draws on an array of published research and a new analysis of the 1999/2000 Scottish Household Survey to examine the attributes of low-income owner occupation in Scotland.
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Scottish Executive Central Research Unit

OWNER OCCUPATION AMONG LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN SCOTLAND
A compilation of data and research evidence

Rebekah Widdowfield and Diana Wilkinson
2002

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CONTENTS

PREFACE
SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: EXTENT AND NATURE OF
LOW-INCOME OWNER OCCUPATION
EXTENT
GEOGRAPHY
HOUSING AND HOUSING HISTORY
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
FINANCIAL ISSUES
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FORMS OF POVERTY
SUMMARY
CHAPTER TWO: ROUTES IN TO
LOW-INCOME OWNER OCCUPATION
ROUTES IN: EXISTING LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
ROUTES IN: REDUCTION IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
CHAPTER THREE: IMPACTS ON HOUSING QUALITY
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
PAYING FOR REPAIRS
INITIATIVES ADDRESSING POOR REPAIR IN OWNER OCCUPATION
CHAPTER FOUR: IMPACTS ON HEALTH
HEALTH AND TENURE
MECHANISMS LINKING HEALTH WITH LOW-INCOME OWNER OCCUPATION
EXCESS WINTER DEATHS
CHAPTER FIVE: COPING STRATEGIES
CHAPTER SIX: TRENDS: THE FUTURE OF
LOW-INCOME OWNER OCCUPATION
CHANGES IN HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE
LABOUR MARKET RESTRUCTURING
REFERENCES
ANNEX SCOTTISH HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ANALYSES
ON LOW-INCOME OWNER OCCUPIERS 1999-2000

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do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.

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