Housing and homelessness
Social Housing and Homelessness Policies : reconciling social justice and social mix?
... social housing on the basis of most extreme need ultimately leads to greater concentrations of poverty and ...the homelessness route is now the only mechanism to access social housing in many areas, ...
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People at risk of homelessness : a qualitative study of housing support initiatives
... by Homelessness Australia ...affordable housing and homelessness and future decisions concerning housing assistance and homelessness services will be made at the end of 2016 when a ...
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Housing insecurity, homelessness and populism : evidence from the UK
... lowered housing benefit – a welfare benefit aimed at helping low income households pay ...local housing allowance covered up to the median level of market rents; from April 2011 onwards, only rents lower ...
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Counting Homeless People in the 2011 Housing and Population Census : EOH Comparative Studies on Homelessness 2
... experienced homelessness over a period of ...past homelessness by including questions on homelessness in national level surveys of ...of homelessness that some census methodologies could – at ...
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Providing Care for Children and Adolescents Facing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity
... potential exposure to violence or fear of violence that limits freedom. Despite these barriers, pediatricians can support homeless children. By partnering with community resources and making changes in practice, pe- ...
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Storied Realities: A Case Study of Homelessness, Housing Policy, and Gender in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
... of homelessness, as well as the averseness some may have in applying such a stigmatized label to ...themselves. Homelessness, it appears, is not a problem defined by those experiencing it, but rather those ...
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Housing and mental health This factsheet gives information on the housing issues that affect mental health, the relationship between homelessness and mental distress, and the different types of housing support services available.
... Being homeless means more than not having a roof over your head. You are also considered to be homeless if you do not have a right to stay where you are living, or if your home is not suitable for your needs. The ...
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RECOGNISING AND ADDRESSING HOMOPHOBIC AND TRANSPHOBIC HARASSMENT A GUIDE FOR SOCIAL HOUSING PROVIDERS AND HOMELESSNESS SERVICES
... The Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 amends the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 in respect of the priority need for accommodation to reflect the references to conduct and harassment given in the Protection ...
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Opening Doors: Preventing Youth Homelessness Through Housing and Education Collaboration
... As housing agencies work to create more affordable housing, they should take advantage of the knowledge base and experience that education agencies have in identifying the unique needs of homeless youth and ...
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Will paradigm drift stop Housing First from ending homelessness? Categorising and critically assessing the Housing First movement from a social policy perspective
... the Housing First paradigm is accepted, there are some clear lessons about the general approach of Housing First services that are backed up by current ...of Housing First, particularly in terms of ...
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Housing the Homeless: A Regional Analysis of the Impact of Available Beds on Rates of Homelessness
... Around the same time that mental institutions began closing their doors, cities began closing their gates. In 1981 Arizona outlawed basic human behavior such as sleeping, sitting, and eating in public (Erickson 1987, ...
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Briefing paper on the Future of Homelessness as part of the London Housing Foundation’s IMPACT programme
... tackling homelessness, since almost all of these indicators are moving in the right direction (though not necessarily in every region or within every ...of housing-benefit claimants increased ...
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Public Affairs Ireland Weekly Newsletter
... AGENDA: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness [Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government] Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach Joint CR3, LH 2000[r] ...
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Delivering Social Housing: An Overview of the Housing Crisis in Dublin
... social housing during the 1950s and 1960s, as the Irish state started to encourage the private, developer-led homebuilding market to take a leading role in housing production (Kenna ...Irish housing ...
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Public Affairs Ireland Weekly Newsletter
... Housing and Homelessness resumed [Representatives from Social Justice Ireland] ii Session B: 11.30 a.m.. Housing and Homelessness resumed [Representatives from Peter McVerry Trust] iii S[r] ...
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Public Affairs Ireland Weekly Newsletter
... Housing and Homelessness resumed [Officials from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; and the County and City Management Association].[r] ...
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Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities
... a homelessness strategy to be effective housing authorities need to ensure that it is consistent with other local plans and strategies and takes into account any wider relevant sub-regional or regional ...
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Achieving positive shared outcomes in health and homelessness
... Housing related support services for homeless households aim to prevent homelessness occurring or recurring. Supporting People, a strategic planning and funding programme which assists vulnerable people to ...
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Austerity, sanctions, and the rise of food banks in the UK
... on homelessness risk, in particular the introduction of benefit caps and the under- occupancy charge (also known as the bedroom tax) for house- holds receiving housing ...National Homelessness ...
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Analyzing the impact of social factors on homelessness: a Fuzzy Cognitive Map approach
... social housing, as well as transfers funds to the provinces to help pay for their social ...for homelessness; however are often involved in choosing sites for social housing, supporting emergency ...
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