Housing of Seniors in the Czech Republic: Challenges for Social Services

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ŠPALKOVÁ Dagmar ŠPALEK Jiří

Rok publikování 2017
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Journal of Social Service Research
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta

Citace
www https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01488376.2017.1345820
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2017.1345820
Obor Ekonomie
Klíčová slova Housing; elderly; tenure choice; factors; logistic regression
Přiložené soubory
Popis The article focuses on the housing market, the behavior and motivations of senior households to move or to stay in place. Knowing if and why seniors decide to move at retirement is a critical factor for the establishment of social service policies in terms of their structure, location, and provision. This study uses secondary data based on information about Czech households collected by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO). The data are annually collected via sample surveys of the income and living conditions of households (EU-SILC). The sample covers more than eight thousands of households. Analyzed data cover the period 2007–2012 when the abolishment of rent regulation in the Czech Republic took place. It is hypothesized that an impact like this might increase the willingness to move and reveal the factors which underlie the decisions of particular households. The results indicated that most Czech households that decided to move during the study period were driven by the increased financial burden of housing. Other factors, including the availability of social services and public utilities within the current location, played only minor roles. It seems that Czech senior households act in a very pragmatic and rational manner when deciding whether to stay in place or move, with the majority of households preferring not to move. Social policies should, therefore, concentrate on providing services for the current locations rather than on the construction of new social housing.
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