Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users
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Resumo: | A paradigm shift has taken place regarding the understanding of homelessness interventions in recent years as Housing First—early access to permanent housing in combination with intensive social support—has been shown to improve the chances of rehousing for homeless people. One of the largest Housing First programs in Europe was established with the Danish homelessness strategy from 2009 to 2013 and a follow-up program from 2014 to 2016. Results from the Danish program showed similar positive outcomes of Housing First as documented in other countries. However, evaluation research also uncovered barriers to scaling up and mainstreaming Housing First into the general welfare system. This article analyses the coverage rate of Housing First in the overall population of homeless people in Denmark. Results show that in the municipalities that were part of the program only one in twenty homeless people were enrolled in the program. Moreover, following Kuhn and Culhane’s (1998) typology of shelter users, the study examines the proportion amongst the transitional, episodic, and chronic shelter users that were enrolled in the Housing First program during the program period. Even in the primary target group for Housing First, the chronic shelter users, only 11% were included in the Housing First program. |
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Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Userscluster analysis; Denmark; homelessness; Housing First; housing shortage; national homelessness strategy; shelter usersA paradigm shift has taken place regarding the understanding of homelessness interventions in recent years as Housing First—early access to permanent housing in combination with intensive social support—has been shown to improve the chances of rehousing for homeless people. One of the largest Housing First programs in Europe was established with the Danish homelessness strategy from 2009 to 2013 and a follow-up program from 2014 to 2016. Results from the Danish program showed similar positive outcomes of Housing First as documented in other countries. However, evaluation research also uncovered barriers to scaling up and mainstreaming Housing First into the general welfare system. This article analyses the coverage rate of Housing First in the overall population of homeless people in Denmark. Results show that in the municipalities that were part of the program only one in twenty homeless people were enrolled in the program. Moreover, following Kuhn and Culhane’s (1998) typology of shelter users, the study examines the proportion amongst the transitional, episodic, and chronic shelter users that were enrolled in the Housing First program during the program period. Even in the primary target group for Housing First, the chronic shelter users, only 11% were included in the Housing First program.Cogitatio2018-09-28info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/si.v6i3.1539oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/1539Social Inclusion; Vol 6, No 3 (2018): Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups: On the Margins of the Welfare State?; 327-3362183-2803reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/1539https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v6i3.1539https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/1539/1539Copyright (c) 2018 Lars Benjaminsenhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBenjaminsen, Lars2022-12-20T11:00:11Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/1539Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:21:38.115002Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users |
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Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users |
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Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users Benjaminsen, Lars cluster analysis; Denmark; homelessness; Housing First; housing shortage; national homelessness strategy; shelter users |
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Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users |
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Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users |
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Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users |
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Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users |
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Housing First in Denmark: An Analysis of the Coverage Rate among Homeless People and Types of Shelter Users |
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Benjaminsen, Lars |
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Benjaminsen, Lars |
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Benjaminsen, Lars |
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cluster analysis; Denmark; homelessness; Housing First; housing shortage; national homelessness strategy; shelter users |
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cluster analysis; Denmark; homelessness; Housing First; housing shortage; national homelessness strategy; shelter users |
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A paradigm shift has taken place regarding the understanding of homelessness interventions in recent years as Housing First—early access to permanent housing in combination with intensive social support—has been shown to improve the chances of rehousing for homeless people. One of the largest Housing First programs in Europe was established with the Danish homelessness strategy from 2009 to 2013 and a follow-up program from 2014 to 2016. Results from the Danish program showed similar positive outcomes of Housing First as documented in other countries. However, evaluation research also uncovered barriers to scaling up and mainstreaming Housing First into the general welfare system. This article analyses the coverage rate of Housing First in the overall population of homeless people in Denmark. Results show that in the municipalities that were part of the program only one in twenty homeless people were enrolled in the program. Moreover, following Kuhn and Culhane’s (1998) typology of shelter users, the study examines the proportion amongst the transitional, episodic, and chronic shelter users that were enrolled in the Housing First program during the program period. Even in the primary target group for Housing First, the chronic shelter users, only 11% were included in the Housing First program. |
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