General Article A century of public housing: lessons from Singapore, where housing is a social, not financial, asset

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A century of public housing: lessons from Singapore, where housing is a social, not financial, asset

John Bryson, University of Birmingham

One of the beacons of UK social housing policy, the legislation from 1919 that became known as the Addison Act after its sponsor, the minister of health Christopher Addison, imposed for the first time a duty on councils to build good quality and affordable housing. But, as with most policies, it was only partially effective. Today, 100 years later, housin...

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