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HOUSING POLICY IN SCOTLAND: OPTIONS AFTER THE REFERENDUMKenneth Gibb
Teasing out alternative housing policy
scenarios under different referendum
scenarios
Hybrid Context:
Reserved & Devolved
Housing Policy Challenges
after September 18
Housing Policy & the Scottish
Approach
Tax & Benefits Finance & Policy
Welfare Benefits Rental Sector
Policy
Integrative Preventative
Housing in Scotland – a Hybrid
Reserved
Most Tax & Benefits
Public & Private Finance Rules
Devolved
Rental Policy
Local Tax and LBTT
A Yes Vote Ending the Bedroom Tax Options for welfare reform via
the Expert Group – separating HB from the revised Universal Credit
Housing the long term inflow of migrants?
The future of local taxation Market stabilization and
mortgage lending? Promoting the rental market
A No Vote Ending the Bedroom Tax through devolving
HB Local Combined HB/Supply funding Some form of Universal Credit retained Devo-max and widening social security
and tax-raising powers Retaining HM Treasury-sourced policies
The Scottish Approach Characterized by integration, an outcomes-
focus, a national performance framework, sector-based indicators, Single Outcome Agreements and locally articulated through community planning partnerships
This bipartisan Scottish Approach is here to stay
Key Principles The Scottish Approach has the
following key features:1. Partnership-based2. Assets-based3. Co-produced4. Fundamentally about preventative
spending5. Operates locally through single
outcome agreements determined by Community Planning Partnerships (the principal unit of observation and delivery institution)
6. Policy and practice is explicitly evidenced and evaluated
Conclusions Short term focus will be on
welfare benefits Negotiations or Elections will
shape the medium term But housing will become
more integrative, preventative and outcomes-focused at CPP level
Is housing practice ready? Where is the real radicalism?