A Study of Changing House Welfare Policies in Iran (1979-2013)

 This article studies the policy of housing in Iran. Housing policy as the next dimension of social policy can be influenced by the orientations and approaches of governments. However, there is no accurate indication of how different governments are oriented towards housing policy in Iran. This is especially important for low-income groups. The question of this research is that how did governments influence the housing policy of low-income groups? To answer this question, the housing policy was examined in two dimensions of legal input and Executive output over the years 1979 to 2013 using qualitative data. The results of the study showed that housing policy in the legal input was influenced by the government's approach. But from the executive perspective, despite the difference in the type of housing policy in different governments, the results and practices of housing policy have been similar to those of low-income groups. It means that Government policies have so far not been able to make such a viable and effective operation that lowers incomes to their right to provide adequate housing. Therefore, informal settlement has increased and the amount of homelessness has been increased over the recent years. With the advent of the first decade of the revolution, housing policy has so far provided for the accumulation of capital for traders and, on the other hand, has led to the Lack of citizenship for the majority of society. This situation has led to the commoditization of land and the growth of its exchange value. Keywords:</strong> Housing, State, Rent, Social Justice, Social Policy.