Assessing the efficacy of the statutory homelessness system in England and Wales: do the conspicuous barriers to aid curtail its usefulness in tackling homelessness? 

[1] David Clapham, Remaking Housing Policy: An International study (1^st edn, Routledge 2019) 165

[2] Glenn Bramley, “Homelessness in the UK: Who is most at risk?” (2018) 33 Housing Studies 96

[3] Suzanne Fitzpatrick, “The Statutory Homelessness System in England: A Fair and Effective Rights Based Model?” (2012) 27(2) Housing Studies 232, 234

[4] Ibid, 233

[5] Housing Act 1996, s 175(3)

[6] Equality Act 2010

[7] R v Wycombe DC, ex parte Homes (1990) 22 HLR 150, QBD.

[8] Kesia Reeves, “The hidden truth about homelessness” (Crisis, May 2011) < https://www.crisis.org.uk/media/236816/the_hidden_truth_about_homelessness_es.pdf>

[9] David Cowan, Housing Law and Policy (1^st edn, Cambridge University Press 2011) 147

[10] Suzanne Fitzpatrick, “The ‘ideal’ homelessness law: balancing ‘rights centred’ and ‘professional-centred’ social policy” (2021) 43(2) Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 175, 178

[11] ibid

[12] (n 3), 233

[13] Housing Act 1996, s 193

[14] (n 3), 246

[15] Ibid, 248

[16] Homelessness Act 2002

[17] Sharea Ijaz, “Nutritional deficiencies in homeless persons with problematic drinking: a systematic review” (2017) 16 Int J Equity Health 71

[18] Emma Taggart, “Finland Solves Its Homelessness by Providing Apartments for Anyone Who Needs One” (My Modern Net, February 2020) < https://mymodernmet.com/housing-first-finland-homelessness/ >

[10] Suzanne Fitzpatrick, “Fifty years since Cathy Come Home: critical reflections on the UK homelessness safety net” (2016) 16(4) International Journal of Housing Policy 543, 552

[20] Ibid, 545

[21]R v Camden ex parte Pereira (1999) 31 HLR 317, 330

[22] “Mental health statistics: Homelessness” (Mental Health Foundation, 2016) < https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/fundamental-facts-about-mental-health-2016 >

[23] Kruja v Enfield LBC [2004] EWCA Civ 1775

[24] Robert Aldridge et al, “Causes of death among homeless people: a population-based cross-sectional study of linked hospitalisation and mortality data in England” (2019) 4 Welcome Open Res 49

[25] Caroline Hunter, “Denying the severity of mental health problems to deny rights to the homeless” (2007) 2(1) People, Place and Policy Online 17, 18

[26] (n 9), 175

[27] (n 25), 24

[28] Shala v Birmingham CC [2008] HLR 8

[29] Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities (MHCLG, 2018) Ch 8

[30] Rachael Dobson, “Policy responses to ‘rough sleepers’: Opportunities and barriers for homeless adults in England” (2019) 39(2) Critical Social Policy 309, 313

[31] ibid

[32] Hotak v London Borough of Southwark [2015] UKSC 30

[33] Jed Meers, “Murky waters: The ongoing evolution of vulnerability under s.189 Housing Act 1996” (2018) 21(4) Journal of Housing Law 76, 81

[34] (n 3), 237

[35] William Troutman, “Public Policy, Perverse Incentives, and the Homeless Problem” (1999) 98 Public Choice 195

[36] (n 3), 236

[37] Ibid, 231

[38] (n 29), ch 9

[39] Peter Dwyer, “Rights, responsibilities and refusals: Homelessness policy and the exclusion of single homeless people with complex needs” (2015) 35 Critical social policy 3, 5

[40] Ibid, 11

[41] Jon Limebury, “The role of compassion and ‘Tough Love’ in caring for and supporting the homeless” (2015) 7 Journal of Compassionate Health Care 2

[42] (n 40), 5

[43] [2007] EWCA Civ 623

[44] (n 40), 4

[45] (n 19), 547

[46] ibid

[47] (n 9), 153

[48] [2007] HLR 7

[49] (n 19), 551

[50] Ch 2, s 66

[51] s 189A

[52] Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Evaluation of the Implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act: Final Report (2020), p 12

[53] ibid

[54] (n 10), 184

[55] (n 40), 18

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