1st Edition

Homeless Near a Thousand Homes A Study of Families Without Homes in South Wales and the West of England

By Bryan Glastonbury Copyright 1971
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

Who becomes homeless? Why? What stresses and strains do these people face? Does losing a home provoke other problems or is it a sequel to them? How far do government policies and provisions go towards meeting the needs of the homeless? What changes would be desirable? To what extent is homelessness due to housing shortages? Originally published in 1971, these and other questions are tackled in... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Foreword.  Introduction  1. Background to Homelessness  2. People Using Temporary Accommodation  3. The Causes of Homelessness  4. The Process of Becoming Homeless  5. Rehousing  6. Housing Standards Before and After  7. The Impact of the Social Services  8. Summary and Conclusions.  Appendix I: Some Special Problems.  Appendix II: Homelessness in London.  Index.

Biography

Bryan Glastonbury