In recent years, governments in the
United States and
United Kingdom have targeted social tenure neighbourhoods for 'regeneration', with a primary aim of converting some or all of the social housing into private sector housing. In the UK, the majority of monotenure neighbourhoods were formed post
World War II, when the Government undertook a programme of
slum clearance. Since the 1970s, the UK government has restricted funding for
social housing projects. This has also impacted upon the existing housing stock, which has often fallen into disrepair. Many Councils are now seeking to address the problems of monotenure neighbourhoods through estate renewal.
Private sector housing is used to not only fund the development but also to address the monotenure nature of the neighbourhood and create a more 'mixed' community. This dilution of public sector housing is considered to lead to more sustainable and successful communities. In addition, the provision and sale of private sector housing can be used to fund improvements to the existing public sector housing. Monies for the improvement of
social housing have dried up in recent years and it is anticipated that future improvements to
social housing will only be achieved through the provision of
private sector housing. == See also ==