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Housing is essential as it provides shelter, contributing to feelings of security and stable family life, which impact health, labour market participation, and social engagement.
Housing policies in Western countries are integrated into welfare states, involving market forces, family support, and government interventions to address affordability, quality, and availability issues.
These policies and their outcomes are historically influenced, with current tenure patterns reflecting past interactions between market dynamics, family roles, and governmental actions.

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