Policy

Policy is a law, regulation, procedure, administrative action, incentive, or voluntary practice of governments and other institutions. 

Resources

Supported Lodgings
Beth Watts
Janice Blenkinsopp
Supported Lodgings schemes provide young people with a room of their own in the home of a vetted and trained private household, with support to the ‘host’ household(er) and young person provided by a specialist organization. They are one...
Region:
Europe
Bringing it All Together: Integrating Services to Address Homelessness
Alina Turner
Diana Krecsy
This research paper from the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy outlines the benefits of integrating services to address homelessness. It discusses how Canada allocates funding towards various issues that correlate with...
Region:
North America
Modelling Housing Need in Australia to 2025
Steven Rowley
Chris Leishman
Emma Baker
Rebecca Bentley
Laurence Lester
This research developed a housing need simulation to quantify the need for affordable housing and identify the supply required to meet the demand for housing in Australia. The report is designed to guide thinking around resource allocation...
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Structural Prevention of Youth Homelessness
Stephen Gaetz
Kaitlin Schwan
Melanie Redman
David French
Erin Dej
This report is one of a six-part series on youth homelessness prevention, drawing from The Roadmap for the Prevention of Youth Homelessness. The Roadmap is designed to support a paradigm shift to prevention by providing a clear definition...
Region:
North America
A Stocktake of New Zealand's Housing
Shamubeel Eaqub
Philippa Howden-Chapman
Alan Johnson
This report is an important building block to help the Government of New Zealand to make housing policy decisions. It assesses the key parts of New Zealand's housing system; examining market renting, homeownership, new housing, state and...
Region:
Europe
Cities Toolkit for Ending Homelessness: feantsa cities
FEANTSA
To kick off the European week of cities and regions, FEANTSA launched the cities Toolkit for Ending Homelessness on October 8, 2018. The toolkit provides cities, local and municipal authorities with a framework to make a meaningful impact...
Region:
Europe
Implementing Change: Law Enforcement's Role in Addressing the Intersection of Homelessness and Juvenile Justice
This source provides a snapshot of the intersection of law enforcement and homelessness in Chicago. The research summary reflects the estimates and documented incidents between youth experiencing homelessness and the criminal legal system...
Region:
North America
The ‘Frustrated’ Housing Aspirations of Generation Rent
Kim McKee
This qualitative study involved in-depth interviews with 16 young people (aged 35 and under) living in the private rented sector (PRS) in both England and Scotland who were not in full-time education and who had low to middle incomes. The...
Region:
Europe
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