Post-War Homelessness Policy in the UK: Making and Implementation

by Jamie Harding

Book Overview

This book discusses homelessness policy in the UK from 1945 to 2019. It identifies five key factors that have driven policy: the favoured explanations for homelessness, distinctions between different groups of homeless people, demand for social rented housing, geographical differences and the forms of prevention preferred by policy makers. The account analyses how these factors have influenced key pieces of legislation such as the 1948 National Assistance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030221199
• ISBN13: 9783030221195
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"