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The causes of homelessness in later life
— findings from a 3-nation study | | Author(s) | Maureen Crane, Kathleen Byrne, Ruby Fu |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 3, May 2005 |
| Pages | pp S152-S159 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Homelessness ; Comparison ; United States of America ; England ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The authors report a study of the causes of homelessness among newly homeless older people in Boston, Massachusetts, four English cities, and Melbourne, Australia. Interviews were conducted in each country with 122 or more older people who had become homeless during the last 2 years. Information was also collected from subjects' key workers about the circumstances and problems that contributed to homelessness. Two-third had never been homeless before. Antecedent causes were: the accommodation was sold or needed repair; rent arrears; death of a close relative; relationship breakdown; and disputes with other tenants and neighbours. Contributory factors were physical and mental health problems, alcohol abuse, and gambling problems. Most subjects became homeless through a combination of personal problems and incapacities, welfare policy gaps, and service delivery deficiencies. Whereas there are nation-specific variations across the three countries, the principal causes and their interactions are similar. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051121211 A |
| Classmark | K4A: 48: 7T: 82: 7YA |
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