In the Midst of Plenty

Shinn, Marybeth; Khadduri, Jill

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“…The emergence and persistence of contemporary homelessness has spurred social scientists to look at societal or structural factors to understand its rise, persistence, and variation across communities and over time (Shinn and Khadduri 2020). 1 For example, demographic changes in the U.S. population after Word War II resulted in many, mostly African American, young adults being excluded from the labor maket during times of econonic recession in the 1970s and 1980s.…”

Section: The Search For Structural Determinants Of Contemporary Homelmentioning

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A Rising Tide Drowns Unstable Boats: How Inequality Creates Homelessness

Byrne¹,

Henwood²,

Orlando³

2021

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Is income inequality a driver of homelessness at the community level? We theorize that inequality affects homelessness both by crowding out low-income households from the rental market (what we call an “income channel”) and by causing home prices to rise (a “price channel”). We construct a dataset of information on inequality, homelessness, rent burden, and housing prices in 239 communities from 2007 to 2018 and use it to assess the income inequality–homelessness relationship. Our results suggest that income inequality is a significant driver of community homelessness and that the “income channel” is the more likely mechanism through which homelessness is created. We argue that broader policy efforts to reduce income inequality are likely to have the collateral effect of reducing homelessness, and we discuss the need for national and local policies to help low-income households afford housing.

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Section: The Search For Structural Determinants Of Contemporary Homelmentioning

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A Rising Tide Drowns Unstable Boats: How Inequality Creates Homelessness

Byrne¹,

Henwood²,

Orlando³

2021

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“…Research has well established that individuals who are homeless live in extreme poverty and this poverty is the major driver behind their homelessness (Shinn 2010; Shinn and Khadduri 2020). Poverty combined with a shrinking affordable housing market in major Canadian cities have contributed to the growth in number of people who experience homelessness over the past three decades (Gaetz 2010).…”

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“…The required policy response needs to address this affordability problem to end homelessness. The problem can be addressed through a variety of strategies that include raising income support, significantly increasing the availability of rent supplements, and developing affordable private market and social housing (Shinn and Khadduri 2020). These solutions can be combined with support when needed through evidence-based interventions, such as Critical Time Intervention and Housing First (Padgett, Henwood, and Tsemberis 2016).…”

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Housing Trajectories, Risk Factors, and Resources among Individuals Who Are Homeless or Precariously Housed

Aubry¹,

Agha²,

Mejía-Lancheros³

et al. 2021

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This study identifies time-patterned trajectories of housing stability among homeless and vulnerably housed individuals who participated in a multisite four-year longitudinal study in Canada. Findings show four distinct trajectories for the homeless and vulnerably housed: high levels of sustained housing stability, improving levels over time leading to high levels of housing stability, decreasing levels of housing stability over time, and low levels of housing stability over time. The presence of resources rather than risk factors differentiated the trajectories of participants who achieved housing stability from those who had low levels of housing stability. Participants who had better housing stability were more likely to live in subsidized housing. Findings highlight the need for programs and policies directed at addressing the housing affordability problem through income support strategies and the creation of affordable housing.

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“…The articles in this volume also point to the importance of low incomes in contributing to homelessness. Building on literature that establishes the robust link between homelessness and poverty (Shinn 2010; Shinn and Khadduri 2020), Aubry et al (this volume) show that among the homeless or vulnerably housed, people with higher incomes have more stable housing trajectories. This highlights that income and poverty matter both for one’s risk of homelessness and pathways out of an episode of homelessness.…”

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How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from Research

O’Regan¹,

Ellen²,

House³

2021

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This commentary considers policy implications of research in this volume and elsewhere, and we emphasize the benefits of policy approaches that move “upstream,” to the prevention of homelessness. Policies that address the structural causes of homelessness, described by numerous articles in this ANNALS volume, are the furthest upstream and may be the most important in eradicating homelessness, and policies aimed at prevention are next. We point out that effective prevention requires targeting those most at risk, and we call for creative use of data and better coordination with institutions and systems that may be able to identify the antecedents to homelessness. We note that currently, the homelessness shelter system is strained, so we argue for a radical rethinking of its role, with a shift of resources to efforts further upstream. The existing racial disparities in both pathways to and incidence of homelessness bring urgency to making more than marginal policy changes.

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In the Midst of Plenty

Cited by 56 publications

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A Rising Tide Drowns Unstable Boats: How Inequality Creates Homelessness

A Rising Tide Drowns Unstable Boats: How Inequality Creates Homelessness

Housing Trajectories, Risk Factors, and Resources among Individuals Who Are Homeless or Precariously Housed

How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from Research

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