Poverty and Homelessness Assignment
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Poverty and HomelessnessHomelessness is evolving into a national and international crisis. Within developed countries, homeless rates are now believed to approximate 1% of most urban populations. While Poverty and social exclusion are key causes of homelessness across developed nations this is not in the case in developing nations(Watson, L. and Cooper, R,1992)Although poverty might not be directly related to homelessness there is a high correlation.A research examined countries by economic status, poverty was the main reason for youth homelessness in developing countries and family conflict was the main reason in developed countries.While delinquency is often blamed for youth homelessness, only 10 percent of participants said that waswhat caused them to be homeless. It was the least-cited reason.In developed nations homeless people as unemployed, drunks, criminals, mentally ill or personally inadequate is inappropriate. In developing countries homelessness is largely a result of the failure of the housing supply system to address the needs of the rapidly growing urban populationA study by CARDO* in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at the University if Newcastlethat homeless people:Are generally employed in low wage unskilled jobsAre victims of war or violence at a point of their livelihood.Have migrated to urban settlements to escape the poverty back at their ruralFor me homelessness despite been a very familiar fate around the world the causes are particularly very distinct, especially on comparison with western countries. Hence International welfare foundations should ideally address the issue on different context in relation to society.My argument is that while some informal settlements may provide such poor accommodation that theirdenizens should be regarded as homeless, others clearly do not.The most important aspect for differentiating between those who are merely inadequately housed and homeless people appears to be whether or not the place allows its occupants to be on an improving trajectory.(Springer S 2000) Having an accurate figure of homelessness globally is challenging for several reasons. First of all, and perhaps most problematic, is variations in definitions. Homelessness can vary from simply the absence of adequate living quarters or rough sleeping to include the lack of a permanent residence that provides roots, security, identity and emotional wellbeing. The absence of an internationally agreed upon definition of homelessness hampers meaningful comparisons. (FEANTSA,1999)
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