Introduction to Social Policy
duIntroduction to social policy
Introduction
This essay looks at and analyses two articles taken from two different articles in July 2011. Both articles talk about the social housing benefit cap
MAIN PARAPRAPHS
‘Crisis solved; ship the poor out of their costly homes and sell them’ by Minette Marrin taken from The Sunday Times (London) takes on a very pessimist approach to social housing. Marrin writes about the problems that social housing causes in the most expensive parts of London. She makes it very clear throughout the article her views toward social housing and housing association tenants in the prime areas of London, as well as giving a clear solution which is stated in articles title. Marrin believes that social housing in the expensive parts of London should be sold and houses should be built with the money in the less expensive areas. This would provide more affordable housing would be available for working people in its place. The article strongly implies that the shortage of affordable housing and the excessive house prices is caused by social housing.
Article two, ‘Housing benefit cuts: Tory flagship prepares to give 5,000 households their marking orders’ by Patrick Butler takes on a different view. The main problems identified in Butlers article is the impact the housing benefit cap is going to have on the vulnerable groups of people, such as children, families and schools as well as the poorer tenants in the expensive central areas of the capital and the disruption it will cause. The article also explores the options that claimants have if their housing benefits are capped; Butler makes it clear that he does not think the options given are very encouraging. He also concentrates throughout the article on the impact the housing cap would have on particular groups and supports his views with statistics given in a report from an informal meeting drawn up in May by the Westminster council officials. For example, when talking about how
Introduction
This essay looks at and analyses two articles taken from two different articles in July 2011. Both articles talk about the social housing benefit cap
MAIN PARAPRAPHS
‘Crisis solved; ship the poor out of their costly homes and sell them’ by Minette Marrin taken from The Sunday Times (London) takes on a very pessimist approach to social housing. Marrin writes about the problems that social housing causes in the most expensive parts of London. She makes it very clear throughout the article her views toward social housing and housing association tenants in the prime areas of London, as well as giving a clear solution which is stated in articles title. Marrin believes that social housing in the expensive parts of London should be sold and houses should be built with the money in the less expensive areas. This would provide more affordable housing would be available for working people in its place. The article strongly implies that the shortage of affordable housing and the excessive house prices is caused by social housing.
Article two, ‘Housing benefit cuts: Tory flagship prepares to give 5,000 households their marking orders’ by Patrick Butler takes on a different view. The main problems identified in Butlers article is the impact the housing benefit cap is going to have on the vulnerable groups of people, such as children, families and schools as well as the poorer tenants in the expensive central areas of the capital and the disruption it will cause. The article also explores the options that claimants have if their housing benefits are capped; Butler makes it clear that he does not think the options given are very encouraging. He also concentrates throughout the article on the impact the housing cap would have on particular groups and supports his views with statistics given in a report from an informal meeting drawn up in May by the Westminster council officials. For example, when talking about how