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Who do we trust?
— review of the housing advice needs of black and minority ethnic elders | | Corporate Author | Help the Aged |
| Publisher | Help the Aged, London, 2004 |
| Pages | 101 pp |
| Source | Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. E-mail: info@helptheaged.org.uk Website: www.helptheaged.org.uk |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Housing [elderly] ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Information services ; Needs [elderly] ; London. |
| Annotation | The Office of Public Management was commissioned to conduct this review of housing and related advice needs of black and minority ethnic (BME) older people, with a particular focus on London. The report explores the demographics of BME groups in the UK, and outlines BME elders' housing circumstances and related advice needs. It considers four levels of advice provision, starting with government bodies that inform policy on social exclusion and advice services, such as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and Care Direct. Next, it highlights how mainstream service providers (older people's organisations and generalist advice services) engage with BMEs. Services provided in four London Boroughs are examined: Camden, Tower Hamlets, Lambeth and Brent. Lastly, the report outlines what BME and community groups need, in order to provide a more effective role in relation to the other three types of provision. The report shows that the triple discrimination of age, ethnicity and poverty means that BME elders are likely to be among the most socially excluded, with significant needs for advice, information and effective advocacy. A range of obstacles prevents them from accessing such help and support, and hence from exercising their rights and entitlements. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050209002 B |
| Classmark | TK: KE: IT: UV: IK: 82L |
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