Post-War Homelessness Policy in the UK Making and Implementation
This book discusses homelessness policy in the UK from 1945 to 2019. It identifies five key factors that have driven policy: the favoured explanations for homelessness, distinctions between different groups of homeless people, demand for social rented hou
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Post-War Homelessness Policy in the UK
Jamie Harding
Post-War Homelessness Policy in the UK Making and Implementation
Jamie Harding Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-22116-4 ISBN 978-3-030-22117-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22117-1 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to my parents, Sally and Jim, who have always loved and supported me, especially on several occasions when I wanted to give up studying.
Preface
“I didn’t come to study this; I came to find out about people living in cardboard boxes.” I remember the words of one of my fellow undergraduate students who was not impressed by being required to study Policy Making and Implementation as part of his Social Policy degree. One of several substantial debts that I owe to the lecturer that day, Professor Michael Hill, is that he demonstrated to me the importance of the policy process—policies that can improve the situation of the most disadvantaged people, particularly those who are homeless, are more likely to be made and implemented by those who understand the process. The voice of homeless people themselves is rarely heard directly in this book, but I hope that they may benefit indirectly from a better understanding of the forces that have shaped policy in the post-war period. Criticism (ideally polite and constructive) of the arguments set out here is welcomed: debate is good and will help to shape the ideas to be included in a second edition, should I be fortunate enough to have the opportunity to write
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