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Multiple Exclusion Homelessness in the UK: Key Patterns and Intersections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

Suzanne Fitzpatrick ,
Sarah Johnsen  and
Michael White
Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Affiliation:
School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University E-mail: [email protected]
Sarah Johnsen
Affiliation:
School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University E-mail: [email protected]
Michael White
Affiliation:
School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This article presents preliminary results from a multi-stage quantitative study of ‘multiple exclusion homelessness’ (MEH) in seven urban locations across the UK. It demonstrates a very high degree of overlap between a range of experiences associated with ‘deep social exclusion’ – namely, homelessness, substance misuse, institutional care and ‘street culture’ activities (such as begging and street drinking). It also provides evidence to support the contention that homelessness is a particularly prevalent form of exclusion, with its experience reported as widespread by those accessing low threshold support services targeted at other dimensions of deep exclusion, such as drug misuse. Further, the analysis presented indicates that the nature of MEH varies geographically, with the profile of the population affected looking quite different in Westminster (London) than in the other urban locations. The main explanation for this appears to be the exceptionally high proportion of migrants in the MEH population in Westminster, who tend to report lower overall levels of personal trauma and vulnerability than the indigenous MEH population.

Type
Themed Section on Exploring Multiple Exclusion Homelessness
Information
Social Policy and Society , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , October 2011 , pp. 501 - 512
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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