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Young Homeless People
Young Homeless People takes a broad approach to the distressing phenomenon of youth homelessness. While politicians, researchers and the media focus on the more visibly homeless - those sleeping rough in city centres or staying in hostels - this book also considers the young homeless hidden in local communities. It places young people's experiences of homelessness in the context of their biographies as a whole and makes policy and practice recommendations based on the views and preferences of young homeless people themselves.
Single Homelessness
This is a timely book on economic policy making and commitment to making that policy work. It is important reading for students and academics concerned with public, economic and social policy, and government economists.
Welfare Conditionality
Welfare conditionality has become an idea of global significance in recent years. A ‘hot topic’ in North America, Australia, and across Europe, it has been linked to austerity politics, and the rise of foodbanks and destitution. In the Global South, where publicly funded welfare protection systems are often absent, conditional approaches have become a key tool employed by organisations pursuing human development goals. The essence of welfare conditionality lies in requirements for people to behave in prescribed ways in order to access cash benefits or other welfare support. These conditions are typically enforced through benefit ‘sanctions’ of various kinds, reflecting a new vision o...
Future of Social Housing
An assessment of how well our housing system meets the needs of poorer households. Written by leading housing academics, The Future of Social Housing provides a timely perspective on how best to ensure that the sector can fulfil its potential in the coming years.
Getting by
Despite the growing concern in recent years about begging in British cities, there is a paucity of contemporary empirical evidence on the experiences and causes of begging, and on the characteristics of those people who beg.Getting by explores the links between begging and rough sleeping in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and assesses the impact of the emergence of The Big Issue street magazine on this relationship. The report looks at:why people beg;how people experience begging;in what circumstances people would stop begging;whether begging is closely associated with rough sleeping and/or other forms of homelessness;whether The Big Issue provides its vendors with a real alternative to begging.Getti...
Housing and Social Policy
This book is part of a series called "Studies in Social Policy", and looks at housing in the context of a social policy. The book explores such issues as homelessness, housing disadvantage, assistance with housing costs, and housing and community care for older people.
If She Only Knew . . .
As Fibromyalgia affects millions of people throughout the world, and we look toward the medical community to help those who suffer from it, what happens at home? If there are so many unanswered questions at the doctors office, how are we supposed to explain it to our loved ones? This is Patricia Jacobsons journey and how her whole family was along for the ride, whether they wanted to be or not. As she still battles with her pain, she recalls all the pivotal moments in her life that made her realize Fibromyalgia is much bigger than we ever imagined
