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The Relative Risk of Homelessness among Persons with a Disability: New Methods and Policy Insights

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This paper reports on the first phase of an ambitious program of research that seeks to both understand the risk of homelessness amongst persons with a disability in Australia and shed light on the impact of a significant policy reform-the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)-in changing the level of homelessness risk. This first paper, reports on the level of homelessness risk for persons with a disability prior to the introduction of the NDIS, with a subsequent paper providing updated data and analysis for the period post the implementation of the NDIS. In one sense, this paper provides the 'base' condition prior to the introduction of the NDIS but also serves a far broader role in advancing our understanding of how disability and chronic ill-health affects the risk of homelessness. Our research finds that in the period prior to the introduction of the NDIS, a large proportion of people with disabilities were at risk of homelessness, but those whose disabilities affected their schooling or employment were at the greatest risk.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16224304

Authors: Andrew Beer, Emma Baker, Laurence Lester, Lyrian Daniel

Institutions: University of South Australia, The University of Adelaide

Language: English

Topic: Homelessness and Social Issues

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, No poverty, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,824