NEW PUBLICATION FROM CIH

Homelessness in the UK: problems and solutions
Editors: Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Deborah Quilgars and Nicholas Pleace


Homelessness is one of the most distressing and visible of social problems, and the treatment of homeless people is often viewed as emblematic of a society’s commitment to social justice. Homelessness has been central to successive Labour governments’ ‘social exclusion’ agendas since they first took office in 1997, with street homelessness in particular given a very high policy profile. While devolution since 1999 has brought about significant divergence in homelessness policies across the UK, its prominence in public policy debates is shared across all four UK jurisdictions.

This book examines the contemporary nature of homelessness in the UK and responses to it, focusing on developments since 1997, but placing these in their broader historical context. It is research-based but policy-focused – emphasising those issues which are most relevant to housing students, policy-makers, and practitioners. It considers not only the ‘problems’ associated with homelessness, but also the ‘solutions’ that have been identified as effective means to prevent and/or address homelessness.

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Order no: 129
Price: CIH member price £28.00 Non-member price £35.00

More New Titles in the CIH and HSA Book Series

In addition to the new book ‘Housing, the Environment and Our Changing Climate’, noted last month, CIH is pleased to report that the long-awaited new edition of the guide by Douglas Robertson to housing research, ‘Looking into Housing’, will shortly go to print and will be available from September. The previous edition, now unavailable for some time, was constantly in demand and was reprinted. The new edition has been completely revised to reflect current research techniques. For details of new publications see www.cih.org/publications

Also in the pipeline are new titles on homelessness (edited by Suzanne Fitzpatrick) and on housing market renewal (by Peter Lee and Ed Ferrari). Suggestions for new titles are always welcome (to Peter Williams at consultpwilliams@btinternet.com or to John Perry at john.perry@cih.org).