Housing and poverty: Conceptual links

have the composition and the same low incomes…. One has a high quality, secure home in a convenient location, at a cost which leaves a good share of income for other expenses. The other two have poor quality, insecure housing in a bad location, and housing costs take up a high proportion of their low income. Despite identical incomes, the first household is clearly much better off in terms of living conditions, overall standard of living, and potentially, in life chances. Centre for Housing PolicyConceptual links Most of the numerous concepts and measures of poverty cannot be entirely separated from housing circumstances, particularly from housing costs and housing quality. Choices about how to deal with this interaction have important practical implications for housing and welfare policy:- How many people are ‘poor’-Which individuals and social groups are ‘poor’-What interventions might work Centre for Housing PolicyThe ‘income ’ in income povert