The Privatization of Housing in a Declining Economy: The Case of Stepping Stone Housing

Authors

Judy Aulette, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Abstract

The demand for housing for poor people in the United States has grown significantly in recent years. In response to the crisis, the federal government has recommended that housing policy should move in the direction of privatization, thereby removing the responsibility for housing from the federal government to the private sector. Stepping Stone Housing is a new program that is an example of privatization. Public housing residents who had been targeted by the program were surveyed and several problems with Stepping Stone Housing were discovered. The findings suggest that privatization may hurt poor people.

Recommended Citation

Aulette, Judy (1991) "The Privatization of Housing in a Declining Economy: The Case of Stepping Stone Housing," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 18: Iss. 1, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1974
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol18/iss1/10