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Surviving at the margins: older homeless people and the organisations that support them
— a report for Help the Aged | | Author(s) | Jenny Pannell, Robin Means, Hazel Morbey |
| Corporate Author | University of the West of England, Bristol; Help the Aged; Housing Associations Charitable Trust - hact; Crisis |
| Publisher | Help the Aged, London, 2002 |
| Pages | 106 pp |
| Source | Jenny Havis, Publications, Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. |
| Keywords | Homelessness ; Caring agents [+ Services for the elderly] ; Projects. |
| Annotation | Through the Older Homelessness Partnership Programme, the Housing Associations Charitable Trust (hact), Help the Aged and Crisis have funded 17 innovative projects throughout the UK, together with an evaluation of the overall programme. The Programme was established in 1998, with the aim of providing long-term solutions for older homeless people or those at risk from homelessness, by identifying funding and models of good practice. This report aims to correct the widespread perception that older homeless people are homeless by choice. It covers: the range of older homeless groups and policy issues; the experiences of older homeless people and the work undertaken with them; how older people vulnerable to homelessness gain access to housing, care and support services; the impact of the benefits system on older people; the fragility of organisations and services; and the context of the work of the Older Homelessness Partnership Programme. Policy and practice recommendations for national funders, national and local government agencies, and other statutory providers point to the need for further targeted funding to tackle the needs of specific groups of older people at risk of homelessness. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030925519 B |
| Classmark | K4A: P4: 3E |
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