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Higher National Certificate in Housing Year 1 - Housing Policy HP101: What Housing Do We Need? This block looks at the variety of factors which determine what housing we need in Britain. Issues considered include the size of households; the nature of ‘local’ housing areas; how people get housing and the kinds of housing they need or prefer. The block emphasises that there is a two-way interaction between the amount of housing need and the workings of housing policy. View
HP101:What Housing Do We Need? as a pdf document HP102: Structure of Housing Provision - Understanding Tenure This block is designed to tell you about tenure in Britain. You have already been introduced to some of this in Block HP.101: What Housing Do We Need? Here we will go into the topic in much more detail, dealing with historical perspectives, comparative material and current issues. View
HP102: Structure of Housing Provision - Understanding Tenure as a pdf
document HP103: Determining Housing Policy In this block, you will look at the way housing policy
is shaped, at national and local level, and the implications for the
organisations involved in the provision of social We will begin by identifying the levels of decision-making, and the context within which decisions are made and power exercised. We will look briefly at decision making at government level, at local level, and by provider organisations and their management, and at the impact of professional points of view, of the voice of tenants, and of the involvement of other community groups and institutions. The themes introduced here will be developed in closer detail in the following sections. You will study the departmental structures and Parliamentary practices, and some of the extra-parliamentary influences which shape policy. You will look at the powers and duties of local housing authorities, as shaped by Acts of Parliament, and by the context of local and national politics. You will see that the role of local authorities in housing is in the process of change, and you will look at the nature of that change, and at some of the influences bringing it about. You will study registered social landlords and their increasing importance in the social housing field. You will see that their functions and performance are overseen by the Housing Corporation in England. You will also consider the effects of devolution of power and the development of the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly on housing in those countries and the effects on Tai Cymru and Scottish Homes. View
HP103: Determining Housing Policy as a pdf document HP104: Housing Policies and Provision in the UK This block discusses recent national housing policy in terms of the effects of legislation and the political ideals and values which have underpinned this legislation. The block deals with the development of policy from the mid-1970s to the present day. It considers the effects of devolution of power to Scotland and Wales and the regionalisation of some policy areas, as well as the impact of EU law and directives. Finally, it briefly compares UK social housing policy and provision with France, Holland, Spain and the USA. For recent changes in legislation you should refer to the HNC Housing Supplement. View
HP104: Housing Policies and Provision in the UK as a pdf document HP105: A Case Study This block has been designed to help you prepare to do your first assessed assignment: Profiling an Area. Because of this practical emphasis, you will find that the material is presented in a different way from the material in the blocks you have worked on so far. This block provides you with a model case study of two areas in Newcastle which you can use to help you compile a profile of an area of your own choice; it gives detailed guidance on how to set about collecting, interpreting and presenting the information required for your assignment; and it also gives summaries of the major changes in housing policy this century. |
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