[homeles_ot-l] Swedish National Strategy to Combat Homelessness

[Tim D. Aubry]

 FYI.  

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From: Equity, Health & Human Development
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Sent: 1 novembre 2007 10:56
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Subject: [EQ] Homelessness - multiple faces, multiple responsibilities

 

Homelessness - multiple faces, multiple responsibilities

 

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden, 1 November 2007

 

Available online as PDF file [16p.] at:
http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/09/14/05/83ea8069.pdf
<http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/09/14/05/83ea8069.pdf>  

 

The Sweden Government has presented a strategy to combat homelessness
and exclusion from the housing market Homelessness - multiple faces,
multiple responsibilities. The strategy covers 2007-2009. Its purpose is
to establish a structure that clarifies that multiple actors at
national, regional and also local level have a responsibility and a role
to play in work to address homelessness and exclusion from the housing
market. By specifying a clear direction for action, a broad approach and
clear joint work, the strategy represents a higher level of
ambition...."

 

"....Homelessness does not describe a person but the situation a person
finds himself or herself in for a shorter or longer period of time. The
concept is commonly

used to describe a person who is sleeping rough or has to use emergency
accommodation or a hostel. The National Board of Health and Welfare uses
a

wider definition that includes people who currently have somewhere to
stay but whose housing situation is uncertain in various respects. One
example is when a

person is in prison or has been admitted to a treatment unit or
supported accommodation in the social services, a county council or some
other care provider and does not have any accommodation arranged before
being discharged. 

 

The Board also counts people who are living involuntarily with
relatives, friends or acquaintances or have temporary subletting
contracts (less than three months at the time of measurement) and who
have sought assistance or been in contact with the social services or
some other organisation on account of this...."

 

The Government's strategy contains four objectives for future work:

1) Everyone has to be guaranteed a roof over their head and be offered
further coordinated action based on their individual needs.

2) The number of women and men who have been admitted to or registered
at a prison or treatment unit or have supported 
    accommodation or are staying in care homes and do not have any
accommodation arranged before being discharged has to decrease.

3) Entry into the ordinary housing market has to be facilitated for
women and men who are in housing ladders, training flats or other
    forms of accommodation provided by the social services or other
actors.

4) The number of evictions has to decrease and no children are to be
evicted

 

 

 

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