Reducing homelessness or re-ordering the deckchairs?

Cowan, Dave ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9750-8262 2019. Reducing homelessness or re-ordering the deckchairs? Modern Law Review 82 (1) , pp. 105-128. 10.1111/1468-2230.12390

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Abstract

The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 has come into force trumpeting nothing less than the need for a ‘culture change’ among local housing authorities implementing it. Although it aims to reduce homelessness, it is more likely to hide long-term systemic issues in the housing system. It is argued that the 2017 Act's significant alterations are likely to result in a re-ordering of the deckchairs on the Titanic of housing policy. Following a biography and critique of the homelessness legislation as being out of time and place, as well as a discussion of the 2017 Act itself, three central points are made: the 2017 Act has ushered in a form of neo-liberal government of the homeless; the understanding of the household seeking assistance has fundamentally altered, from passive applicant to active citizen; the private rented market provides the sole mechanism for performing the duties but remains problematic.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff Law & Politics
ISSN:	0026-7961
Last Modified:	10 May 2023 13:01
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/159272

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