Exploring the experiences of non‐statutory homeless individuals who engaged in an adventure therapy intervention

Abstract

Johnstone et al. (2016, p.421) identify homelessness as "a significant and worldwide problem". Whilst homelessness is often associated with "sleeping rough" (Ministry of Housing, Communities, & Local Government, 2018), UK legislation (Housing Act, 1996) identifies individuals as homeless if they do not have the legal right to occupy habitable accommodation (non-statutory homelessness). The current paper refers to "individuals experiencing homelessness" (IEH) in relation to "non-statutory" homelessness and individuals who do not meet "priority need" legislative criteria and therefore are not legally entitled to housing.