Homeless
Glossary Item Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier: | 327244 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 01/03/2005 Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 |
Definition: | A person is homeless if he or she does not have access to safe, secure and stable housing. Hence even if a person has a physical home, they would be considered homeless if:
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Context: | There is considerable concern over the number of homeless people in society and the assistance they require. Collecting information on homeless people is problematic, as the concept of 'homelessness' encompasses elements in addition to whether, someone resides in a dwelling or not. |
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