Qiu Junli, Liu Yuting

Keywords： Social Housing; Distribution Patterns; Residualization; Vulnerable Groups; Need; Choice; The UK

Abstract：

As an important part of housing provision, social housing distribution is a key issue in Chinese cities. Originated from the late 19th century, social housing has a long history in the United Kingdom, and its distribution has long been discussed. Based on extensive researches and discussions about social housing distribution in the UK, we try to establish an explorative framework to link the changing role of social housing and its distribution patterns and discuss its social-spatial effects. Changing from “providing decent home for the working class” in the late 19th and early 20th century to “reducing severe housing shortage to meet general needs” during the two post-World War periods, the role of social housing has become “a safety-net for the least well off” since the 1970s. Correspondingly, social housing distribution pattern has undergone three stages, namely“desert-based allocation”, “needs-based allocation” and “choice-based lettings”. We argue that changes of social housing distribution echoed the maet logic of affordable housing reform in the UK，nevertheless, the social-spatial outcomes indicate its disadvantages to some extent.

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