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Targeted affordable housing subsidies in Flanders: evaluating equity using equivalence scales
International Journal of Housing Policy ( IF 3.920 ) Pub Date : 2019-08-13 , DOI: 10.1080/19491247.2019.1608114
Kristof Heylen 1
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Abstract In Flanders – the northern region of Belgium – various targeted housing subsidies exist, aimed at improving affordability for low income households. For these subsidies, the income limits differ according to household type, in order to adjust for different consumption needs. In this article, we will show how equivalence scales can be applied to evaluate the horizontal equity – in terms of household composition – of targeted affordability instruments. We compute the ‘implicit’ equivalence scale of each instrument and compare them with well-known equivalence scales (the modified OECD and square root scale). Using the 2013 Flemish Housing Survey, the size and composition of the target group for the main targeted housing subsidies is calculated, both for the implicit (currently used) and commonly applied equivalence scales. A comparison with the results of the well-known scales shows that the currently applied implicit equivalence scale generally favours lone parents, whereas in the case of housing allowances couples are disadvantaged compared to single people. As regards the housing allowance, the entitled share belonging to the second income quintile rose strongly when the OECD or square root scales were used. Applying these scales would therefore improve some equity aspects of the subsidies.

中文翻译:

法兰德斯有针对性的经济适用房补贴:使用等价量表评估公平性

摘要 在比利时北部地区法兰德斯,存在各种有针对性的住房补贴,旨在提高低收入家庭的负担能力。对于这些补贴,收入限额根据家庭类型而有所不同,以适应不同的消费需求。在本文中,我们将展示如何应用等价量表来评估有针对性的负担能力工具的横向公平(就家庭构成而言)。我们计算每个工具的“隐式”等价量表,并将它们与众所周知的等价量表(经修改的 OECD 和平方根量表)进行比较。使用 2013 年佛兰德住房调查,计算了主要目标住房补贴的目标群体的规模和构成,包括隐性(当前使用的)和常用的等价量表。与众所周知的量表结果的比较表明,当前应用的隐性等价量表通常有利于单亲,而在住房补贴的情况下,与单身人士相比,夫妻处于不利地位。至于住房津贴,当使用经合组织或平方根尺度时,属于第二收入五分之一的应得份额大幅上升。因此,应用这些尺度将改善补贴的某些公平方面。
更新日期:2019-08-13
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