Homelessness

efinitions and Scope

Target Population: homeless families

90% of all public flats are owned (HDB)

Those families in the interim rental housing scheme

Some may be in transnational marriages

Length of homelessness: Count the time people are in IRHS or include time when they are looking for a place? Is homelessness absence of roof over head, or more than that?

Reasons: Financial Family conflict

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Size of the Problem

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For the homeless, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) reported that 93 families were admitted to shelters in 2016 compared with 144 in 2013 [(http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/where-the-displaced-seek-refuge Tai, 2017)]. 71 homeless individuals moved into transitional shelters, compared with 49 in 2013. Another 105 were sent to welfare homes last year. [(http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/where-the-displaced-seek-refuge Tai, 2017)].

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Desired impact for target group

Concept of home (European typology on homelessness and housing exclusion, ETHOS)

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Catholic Welfare Services

http://www.catholicwelfare.org.sg/

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