Single homelessness: An overview of research in Britain

by Suzanne Fitzpatrick

A vast amount of research has been conducted on the subject of single homelessness over the past decade. However, this material is often inaccessible to a wider audience - appearing in scholarly journals, or as local studies that are not generally available or advertised. For the first time, Single homelessness draws together the main findings of a thorough review of single homelessness research in Britain throughout the 1990s. It presents the 'story' of homelessness that has emerged from the research to date and a range of definitions of homelessness; analysis of who is homeless and why; a review of the scale of single homelessness; consideration of the wider social aspects of single homeless people's lives, such as health, education, the benefits system, labour market involvement, personal relationships and the criminal justice system; policy and practice recommendations and identification of areas in which further research is needed. Single homelessness can be read independently or alongside the two complementary reports - A bibliography of single homelessness research and A review of single Research summaries. These three reports are all vital reading for researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the field of single homelessness and anyone interested in issues related to homelessness generally.

68 pages, Paperback

Published April 10, 2000