1. Introduction: housing, wellbeing and welfare
PART I Meaning and purpose: discourses of social housing
2. Wellbeing: meaning and measurement
3. Discourses of dependency: social housing, welfare, and political debate
4. Counter-narratives: dependency, culture, and the myth of worklessness
PART II Social housing, wellbeing, and experiences of the home
5. Experiences of the home: place, identity, and security
6. Mental health, happiness, and satisfaction with life
PART III Rethinking the ‘social’ in social housing: common needs, shared identities
7. Social housing and welfare spheres
8. Rethinking the ‘social’ in social housing: common needs, shared identities