Sustainability in Housing First-pilots
Knutagård, Marcus LU
and Kristiansen, Arne
LU
(2017)
FEANTSA 12th European Research Conference on Homelessness
- Abstract
- The Housing First service in Helsingborg (Sweden) started as a pilot project in September 2010. The evaluation that we carried out
during the service first years showed positive results, including a high housing retention rate. The results of the evaluation became
important arguments when the city of Helsingborg decided to make the Housing first project a permanent part of their social housing
program. In 2017, we have conducted a follow-up study of how the living conditions of the tenants in the city of Helsingborg’s Housing
First service have evolved since the start of the programme. The follow-up study is a part of an on-going research project on the implementation of Housing First in Sweden, with a specific focus on the... (More) - The Housing First service in Helsingborg (Sweden) started as a pilot project in September 2010. The evaluation that we carried out
during the service first years showed positive results, including a high housing retention rate. The results of the evaluation became
important arguments when the city of Helsingborg decided to make the Housing first project a permanent part of their social housing
program. In 2017, we have conducted a follow-up study of how the living conditions of the tenants in the city of Helsingborg’s Housing
First service have evolved since the start of the programme. The follow-up study is a part of an on-going research project on the implementation of Housing First in Sweden, with a specific focus on the Housing First-pilot in Helsingborg. The study is based on how social workers in the programme assess the tenants' life conditions, but also on data from the tenants themselves. The study is interesting for various reasons; for example, it gives an indication of the sustainability of Housing First services. So far, 50 people have got apartments in the Helsingborg Housing First service and the housing retention rate is around 90 percent. In the follow-up study, we compare the residents' living conditions today with their situation before they got housing through the Housing First service. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Sustainability in Housing First-pilots
The Housing First service in Helsingborg (Sweden) started as a pilot project in September 2010. The evaluation that we carried out during the services first years showed positive results, including a high housing stability rate. The results of the evaluation became important arguments when the city of Helsingborg decided to make the Housing first project to a permanent part of their social housing program. In 2017, we have conducted a follow-up study of how the living conditions of the tenants in Helsingborg Housing First services have evolved since they got housing through the services. The follow-up study is a part of an on-going research project on Housing First in Sweden, with focus on... (More) - Sustainability in Housing First-pilots
The Housing First service in Helsingborg (Sweden) started as a pilot project in September 2010. The evaluation that we carried out during the services first years showed positive results, including a high housing stability rate. The results of the evaluation became important arguments when the city of Helsingborg decided to make the Housing first project to a permanent part of their social housing program. In 2017, we have conducted a follow-up study of how the living conditions of the tenants in Helsingborg Housing First services have evolved since they got housing through the services. The follow-up study is a part of an on-going research project on Housing First in Sweden, with focus on the Housing First-services in Helsingborg. The study is based on how social workers in the services assess the tenants' life conditions, but also on data from the tenants themselves. The study is interesting for various reasons; for example, it gives an indication of the sustainability in the services. So far, 50 people have got apartments in Helsingborg Housing First services and the housing stability rate is around 90 percent. In the follow-up study, we compare the residents' living conditions today with their situation before they got housing through the Housing First services. The follow-up has focused on the tenants' social networks and socio-economic situation, but it also highlights drug abuse, crime and health. The study shows that the tenant’s life conditions have improved in several respects.
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- Knutagård, Marcus
LU
and Kristiansen, Arne
LU
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- 2017
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- FEANTSA 12th European Research Conference on Homelessness
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- Barcelona, Spain
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- 2017-09-22 - 2017-09-22
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- English
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title = {{Sustainability in Housing First-pilots}},
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