Jones, K., Ahmed, A., Madoc-Jones, I. et al. (3 more authors) (2020) Working and homeless: exploring the interaction of housing and labour market insecurity. Social Policy and Society, 19 (1). pp. 121-132. ISSN 1474-7464
Abstract
Alongside an increasing focus on ‘prevention’, moving homeless adults into work is frequently considered an important part of helping them overcome homelessness and sustain an ‘independent’ life. However, a growing evidence base shows that work does not always offer the means to escape poverty, and many in employment face housing insecurity. Relatedly, there is increasing concern about the phenomenon of ‘in-work homelessness’. Drawing on new data from a study of people’s experience of homelessness in Wales, this paper considers the hitherto underexplored topic of being both in work and homeless. The article provides a critical examination of how homelessness policy operates in practice, through presenting evidence of the experiences of a marginalised group (namely, working homeless people as users of homelessness services). It also considers how policy and practice could be modified to improve outcomes for homeless people and how prevention could play out in other contexts and welfare regimes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Cambridge University Press. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Social Policy and Society. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | conditionality; homelessness; housing; employment; poverty |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2019 08:54 |
Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2021 11:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1474746419000332 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:149255 |
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