Property News · March 14, 2018

Housing First alone can't solve the UK's homelessness crisis | Nicholas Pleace


The scheme has ended homelessness in Finland and can help in the UK, too – but only as part of an integrated approach The Housing First programme is only a small step in the fight to end homelessness. It may have helped end homelessness in other countries, but it cannot, on its own, do the same in the UK. Here, we used to try to end homelessness by helping to prepare vulnerable people for housing. We put treatment for mental and physical health problems in place, supported people to stop drinking or using drugs, and trained them to run their own home, before any housing was offered. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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