Comparison of Turkey and the Netherlands Social Housing Policies

2022 ◽  
pp. 312-327
Author(s):  
Nahit Bek
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Housing Finance ◽  
Central Administration ◽  
Analysis Program ◽  
Housing Associations ◽  
Housing Policies ◽  
Local Municipalities ◽  
The Social

In this study, social housing policies developed for the housing needs of the poor citizens in Turkey and the Netherlands were examined. In this context, the aim of the study is to compare the extent of social housing policies implemented in Turkey and the Netherlands by presenting both countries policies on this subject. Another goal of this study is to develop suggestions based on research results. Most important roles in determining the social housing policies in Turkey belong to central administration. In the Netherlands, the central administration has transferred its authorization to local municipalities and housing associations. The data obtained were analyzed with the Maxqda data analysis program. At the end of the analysis, similar and different aspects of social housing policies have been presented. As a result, although there are similarities found in housing finance, it has been observed that there are different policies in terms of housing supply. In this context, policy transfer is a recommended approach that will contribute to the solution.

scholarly journals Performance agreements to ensure societal legitimacy in the social housing sector; an embedded case study of implementation in the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. J. Plettenburg ◽  
T. Hoppe ◽  
H. M. H. van der Heijden ◽  
M. G. Elsinga
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Housing Policy ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Housing Sector ◽  
Housing Associations ◽  
The Social

AbstractIn 2015 the Housing Act was revised in order to further regulate the social housing sector in the Netherlands and thereby improve the steering possibilities for the central government to coordinate housing associations. This included local performance agreements for social housing policy obtaining a legal status. By introducing this policy instrument central government seeks to facilitate and ensure the tri-partite cooperation between municipalities, housing associations and tenants’ organisations in order to release funds by housing associations for social benefit. This should improve the position of municipalities and tenants’ organisations in social housing, and improve legitimate policy making. In this paper the main research question is: How are local performance agreements implemented targeting increased societal legitimacy in local social housing policy making, and what are its strengths and weaknesses in three selected cases in the Netherlands? A case study research design was used involving three local embedded case studies. As a theoretical framework the Contextual Interaction Theory was used. Data collection involved expert interviews and review of policy documents. Results reveal several weaknesses that impede the implementation of performance agreements, including issues in the broader governance regime and context, as well as issues with the inter-organisational structure and stakeholder interaction regarding the tri-partite cooperation between the key actors. This has to do with the precarious role of the tenants’ organisations in the process, and the local housing policy as the basis of local performance agreements. Results also show that implementation of performance agreements is more difficult in cities with dense urban areas.

scholarly journals Delivering Social Housing: An Overview of the Housing Crisis in Dublin

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valesca Lima
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Housing Supply ◽  
Housing Crisis ◽  
Family Homelessness ◽  
Housing Policies ◽  
Direct Construction ◽  
The Social

This paper explores the responses to the housing crisis in Dublin, Ireland, by analysing recent housing policies promoted to prevent family homelessness. I argue that private rental market subsides have played an increasing role in the provision of social housing in Ireland. Instead of policies that facilitate the construction of affordable housing or the direct construction of social housing, current housing policies have addressed the social housing crisis by encouraging and relying excessively on the private market to deliver housing. The housing crisis has challenged governments to increase the social housing supply, but the implementation of a larger plan to deliver social housing has not been effective, as is evidenced by the rapid decline of both private and social housing supply and the increasing number of homeless people in Dublin.

How the social and affordable housing sectors got swallowed

2020 ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
Bob Colenutt
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Housing Sector ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Housing Associations ◽  
Private Finance ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recent Government

Thus chapter argues that the social and affordable housing sector which began as a charitable movement for housing the poor has become increasingly financialised and swallowed up by the finance-housebuilding complex, creating a barrier to a coherent political movement for social housing and reform. Using examples from estate regeneration in London, the chapter describes the increasingly close collaboration between housing associations councils, private developers and private finance to the detriment of social housing and community cohesion. It provides examples of housing associations caught up in damaging financial deals and shows how these deals shut out local scrutiny. It asks whether recent Government softening of their approach to social housing means that financialisation is over

When public-private partnerships are not what they might seem

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-292
Author(s):  
Taco Brandsen ◽  
Sarabajaya Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Mutual Dependence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Contractual Obligations

Abstract Accountability is an under researched aspect of public-private partnerships. For partnerships to be successful, they must incorporate mechanisms that ensure that partners are answerable for their performance. Although it is often assumed that rendering an account is a straightforward process of monitoring contractual obligations, the literature suggests that many issues may arise in relation to holding service deliverers accountable in the context of partnerships. In this article we discuss findings of research conducted in The Netherlands in the social housing field. We argue that public-private partnerships, in the context of a quasi-market, did not introduce greater responsiveness through the accountability mechanisms of exit and voice. The reality was rather more complex, as accountability between local government and social landlords was ensured through sustained dialogue, fostered by a situation in which the two parties have found themselves in stable and enduring relationships of mutual dependence.

scholarly journals A field-level examination of the adoption of sustainable procurement in the social housing sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 982-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Meehan ◽  
David J Bryde
Keyword(s):  
Social Housing ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Housing Sector ◽  
Housing Associations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Procurement ◽  
Field Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a field-level examination of the adoption of sustainable procurement in social housing. It explores the role of regulation and procurement consortia in sustainable procurement. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs a case study of the UK social housing sector and uses an online survey (n=116) of UK Housing Associations. Factor analysis identifies three parsimonious dimensions of sustainable procurement. Attitudinal data are analysed to explore the field-level adoption of sustainable procurement and the role of consortia. Findings – The results delineate sustainable procurement activities into three factors; direction setting, supplier-centric assurance and local socially oriented supply. High yet sup-optimal levels of sustainable procurement activity are revealed. Prevailing attitudes identify positive commitments to sustainable procurement at individual, organisational and sector levels. The value of network collaboration is identified. Tenants as critical stakeholders do not prioritise sustainable procurement creating challenge for inclusivity. Regulators are seen to a have low level of sustainable procurement knowledge and procurement consortia a high perceived knowledge. Research limitations/implications – Results provide insight into the effect of sustainable procurement policy, the role of regulators and network structures and consortia, raising issues around legitimacy, coopetition, stakeholder engagement, performance measurement, and functional/sectoral maturity. Social implications – The identification of the potential exclusion of tenants in sustainability debates is particularly significant to deliver social value. Originality/value – The relative newness of the social housing sector and its quasi-public sector status provides an original contribution to the consortia and sustainable procurement literatures.

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