Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals Asset-based Welfare and Housing in Great Britain

Matthews, Peter; Barnett, Camilla; Lambert, Paul; Gregory, Lee; Formby, Eleanor

Abstract

The role of housing in providing a welfare asset has been widely explored. With the growth in home ownership between 1979 and 2008 and erosion of the welfare state, housing wealth has become part of the welfare mix in the UK. Here, we present analysis of housing outcomes, as measured in the UK Household Longitudinal Survey (UKHLS), among people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual in Great Britain. This shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people have poorer housing outcomes than heterosexual counterparts: they are less likely to be homeowners; more likely to be private renters; and more likely to be social renters. With growing intergenerational inequalities in access to home ownership, we argue that, as openly LGB (and broader trans and queer) people being on average younger than the rest of the population, this could lead to LGB people, as a group, being excluded from asset-based welfare in the future as they age.

Citation

Matthews, P., Barnett, C., Lambert, P., Gregory, L., & Formby, E. (2024). Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals Asset-based Welfare and Housing in Great Britain. Social Policy and Society, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746424000186

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 24, 2024
• Online Publication Date: May 24, 2024
• Publication Date: May 24, 2024
• Deposit Date: May 28, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: May 28, 2024
• Journal: Social Policy and Society
• Print ISSN: 1474-7464
• Electronic ISSN: 1475-3073
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1-15
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746424000186
• Keywords: LGBTQ+; assets; housing; wealth; inequalities
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/35160102
• Publisher URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-policy-and-society/article/lesbians-gays-and-bisexuals-assetbased-welfare-and-housing-in-great-britain/BA54C73AB7354D78B2C6B75469CD0EDE