A journey home: What drives how long people are homeless?

Cobb‐Clark, Deborah A.; Herault, Nicolas; Scutella, Rosanna; Tseng, Yi‐Ping

doi:10.1016/j.jue.2015.11.005

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“…For instance, Journeys Home data based predominately on single individuals reveal that differences in the amounts of statutory income types such as Newstart and the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and the capacity to increase earnings over time through higher educational status increases the likelihood of exiting an episode of homelessness (Cobb-Clark et al 2016). This evidence adds weight to the importance of better understanding the roles of both individual and household incomes in being able to effectively navigate the PRS.…”

Section: Dynamics Of Low Income Housing Access and Affordabilitymentioning

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Navigating a changing private rental sector: opportunities and challenges for low-income renters

Parkinson¹,

James²,

Liu³

2018

AHURI Final Report

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iii AHURI AHURI is a national independent research network with an expert not-for-profit research management company, AHURI Limited, at its centre.AHURI's mission is to deliver high quality research that influences policy development and practice change to improve the housing and urban environments of all Australians.Using high quality, independent evidence and through active, managed engagement, AHURI works to inform the policies and practices of governments and the housing and urban development industries, and stimulate debate in the broader Australian community.AHURI undertakes evidence-based policy development on a range of priority policy topics that are of interest to our audience groups, including housing and labour markets, urban growth and renewal, planning and infrastructure development, housing supply and affordability, homelessness, economic productivity, and social cohesion and wellbeing. AcknowledgementsThis material was produced with funding from the Australian Government and state and territory governments. AHURI Limited gratefully acknowledges the financial and other support it has received from these governments, without which this work would not have been possible.AHURI Limited also gratefully acknowledges the contributions, both financial and in-kind, of its university research partners who have helped make the completion of this material possible.We are indebted to each of the individuals who generously shared their experiences of renting, as well as their insights into how the sector can be improved from a consumer perspective. We thank the community providers and tenancy managers who provided an in-depth understanding of the practice and policy issues faced by low-income renters for sharing their practice innovation and also for assisting with the recruitment of renters for the research. The responses from investors/landlords to our survey is greatly appreciated and has provided much needed background on the motivations for investing and receptiveness to different policy scenarios in providing more affordable rentals.Sincere thanks is also extended to Dr Farnaz Zirakbash for providing invaluable research assistance with entering interviews into NVivo. Finally, we would like to thank Professor Terry Burke, who graciously shared his wisdom on earlier drafts of the introductory and future directions policy chapters, as well as providing advice on the landlord survey.

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Section: Dynamics Of Low Income Housing Access and Affordabilitymentioning

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Navigating a changing private rental sector: opportunities and challenges for low-income renters

Parkinson¹,

James²,

Liu³

2018

AHURI Final Report

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“…Empirically, several studies have found evidence of state dependence in housing problems 5 (Allgood & Warren, 2003;Piliavan et al 1996;Shinn et al, 1998); however, a recent analysis of the JH survey by Cobb-Clark et al (2015) detected no evidence of duration dependence within homelessness spells.…”

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A Longitudinal Analysis of Violence and Housing Insecurity

Diette

Ribar

2015

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E S A Longitudinal Analysis of Violence and Housing Insecurity ABSTRACT A Longitudinal Analysis of Violence and Housing Insecurity *Violence and housing insecurity are horrible events that may be intertwined, with violence possibly forcing victims to abandon their accommodations and housing insecurity depriving people of the safety of a home or placing them in compromised circumstances. This study uses national, prospective, longitudinal data from the Journeys Home Survey to examine how violence, housing insecurity, and other characteristics in one period affect disadvantaged Australian men's and women's chances of experiencing violence and housing insecurity in subsequent periods. The study is one of the first to investigate these relationships prospectively and unusual in considering how violence among adult men contributes to their housing insecurity. We estimate dynamic multivariate models that control for observed and time-invariant unobserved characteristics and find that men's chances of being housing secure without experiencing violence are 24-45 percent lower and women's chances are 12-20 percent lower if they experienced housing insecurity, violence or both in the previous period. Heavy drinking, marijuana use, psychological distress, and a history of childhood abuse and neglect also increase the risks of violence and housing insecurity for both genders, while the presence of children reduces these risks. Women who are bisexual or lesbian and women with homeless friends also face elevated risks of housing insecurity, while men's sexual orientation and friend networks seem less relevant.JEL Classification: J1, R2

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“…However, they also found that women: were much less likely than men to have suffered multiple episodes of homelessness; had shorter episodes; and were less likely to have unsheltered episodes. Several studies, including Allgood and Warren (2003), Cobb-Clark et al (2016), and Culhane and Kuhn (1998), have also analysed the durations of homelessness episodes and found that women's episodes are shorter than men's.…”

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“…The antecedents of other experiences of homelessness, such as doubling up, have been assessed using detailed survey data, such as the FFS and JH (Fertig and Reingold 2008, Curtis et al 2013, Cobb-Clark et al 2016). The findings of these studies differ from those assessing the predictors of more conventional types of homelessness.…”

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Women's Homelessness: International Evidence on Causes, Consequences, Coping and Policies

2017

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NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYMost people in modern, developed countries live in stable and secure housing. However, at any given time, a small yet consequential fraction of men, women and children are homeless or live precariously in unstable circumstances. The substantial deprivations of homelessness, especially street homelessness, have made it a focus of social, policy, and research concern. Research across many countries and contexts has improved our knowledge of the incidence, drivers, and consequences of homelessness-the consideration of women's homelessness has been particularly valuable in this regard. Nevertheless, our understandings remain incomplete, and our policy responses, inadequate.While the general social problem of homelessness affects both women and men, yet there are many aspects of homelessness that are unique to women. Overall, women are much less likely than men to find themselves homeless, and if they become homeless, women tend to have shorter spells. However, differences in the proportions of women and men who are homeless narrow when we consider particular categorizations, such as sheltered homelessness and doubled-up situations. Also, the circumstances of women's homelessness differ from men's, with women being vastly-overrepresented in family as opposed to single-adult homelessness. This paper reviews international evidence regarding women's homelessness. It discusses different definitions of homelessness and how women are frequently part of the "hidden homeless" population and less a part of the unsheltered homeless population. It also considers the data that are used to enumerate and study homeless people. The structural, personal, and random causes of homelessness are discussed, with evidence pointing to highly gendered patterns. The paper also describes the consequences of women's homelessness, including the consequences for children, and the material and psychological coping strategies that homeless people employ. It considers policies to reduce homelessness and ameliorate its problems. Beyond identifying whether someone is homelessness, there are also temporal considerations of how often or how long someone experiences homelessness. In a path-breaking longitudinal study of shelter users in New York and Philadelphia, Kuhn and Culhane (1998) identified three temporal groups: transitionally homeless people who typically experienced a single short stay in a shelter, episodically homeless people who experienced multiple transitions in and out of homelessness, and chronically homeless people who experienced long durations of homelessness and effectively used the shelter system as a long-term source of housing. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Measures and data sourcesWith definitions in hand, it is possible, though challenging, to estimate the number and characteristics of people who are homeless. In a comprehensive methodological review, Edgar A third source of data are national censuses and broad-based surveys in the form of selfcomplete mail-in and on-line questionnaires and interviewer-administered in...

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A journey home: What drives how long people are homeless?

Cited by 36 publications

References 40 publications

Navigating a changing private rental sector: opportunities and challenges for low-income renters

Navigating a changing private rental sector: opportunities and challenges for low-income renters

A Longitudinal Analysis of Violence and Housing Insecurity

Women's Homelessness: International Evidence on Causes, Consequences, Coping and Policies

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