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I remember at university reading that some local governments avoided creating housing for those on benefits, instead setting aside a percentage of housing block
by Ajay-p 3y ago
I remember at university reading that some local governments avoided creating housing for those on benefits, instead setting aside a percentage of housing blocks for those persons, so that they are integrated with persons who were not on benefits. IIRC the thinking was that concentration of poverty and those in poverty leads to more poverty, but integration showed improved results.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoyeah im guessing this is the point. keep them all in the same area and you get an ethno-ghetto, and concentrates things like crime poverty. spreading it around helps (forces) assimilation, and gets them around people of different ages / statuses / etc. have heard of similar approaches for old folks homes, where they try to integrate them with more diverse communities, different ages, etc. cuz being around young folks and different things keeps them busy and active