Presentation of FEANTSA’s toolkit for effective homelessness strategies
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Presentation given by Freek Spinnewijn, FEANTSA Director, at a FEANTSA seminar on "Cooperation & networking to address homelessness: What are key partners for national/regional authorities and how should they be involved?", co-hosted by the Norwegian Housing Bank and FEANTSA, June 2007
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Presentation of FEANTSA’s toolkit for effective homelessness strategies
- 1. TOOLKIT For EFFECTIVE HOMELESS STRATEGIES European Seminar Husbanken & FEANTSA 18-19 June 2007 – Oslo Contribution FEANTSA
- 2. FEANTSA Who we are? Members Office What we do? Exchanges Research Lobbying Norway www.feantsa.org
- 3. Effective homeless strategies 10 dimensions Evidence-based Comprehensive Multi-dimensional Rights-based Participatory Statutory Sustainable Needs-based Pragmatic Bottom-up
- 4. Effective homeless strategies Evidence-based Too often policies are based on assumptions and beliefs Better understanding necessary Profile Causes Impact of policies How? Research Data collection Policy evaluation Examples UK, Norway, …
- 5. Effective homeless policies Comprehensive Too often focus on emergency 3 areas Emergency Integration Prevention How? “Housing first” Stepping stone model ETHOS ! Examples Norway Ireland “Ending homelessness”
- 6. Effective homeless policies Multi-dimensional Too often homelessness is considered as a social welfare problem Different policy areas Housing Health Social welfare Justice … How? Interagency working Interdepartemental working Leading Ministry!!
- 7. Effective homelessness policies Rights-based approach Too often homelessness is addressed in a caritative and/or conditional way Introdce the enforceable right to housing What is this? International case-law Pragmatic aproach Real challenge for policy-makers and NGOs France, Scotland, Finland,…
- 8. Effective homeless policies Participatory approach Too often key stakeholders are not involved in policy design, evaluation, and implementation Who? Local authorities Service providers Service users Without becoming tokenistic! Participation ≠ only responsibility See some new MS Examples Belgium – service users
- 9. Effective policies Statutory basis Too often homeless policies are dependent on the right political context What? Statutory basis at national &/or regional level Statutory objectives Examples Objectives – Ireland, Scotland, … --- Norway – mutual learning, incentives!!
- 10. Effective policies Sustainable Too often homeless policies are developed in an unsustainable context What? Budget Political commitent Public support Different traditions Ex Denmark
- 11. Effective policies Needs-based Too often policy-makers and service providers decide wha is good for homeless people Needs should the basis of good policies Individual Capacities --- see quality of life Regular revision Example Denmark
- 12. Effective policies Pragamtic approach Too often homeless policies are too ambitious What? Realistic objectives Realistic time frame Ex EU – Lisbon strategy Prioritisations Worst off or most easily intergrateble?! Examples Scotland 2012
- 13. Effectve homeless policies Bottom up To often policies are too much based on a one-fits-all model Responses should be developed for the local level Importance of local authorities But need for a supra-local policy framework Examples Netherlands, France, Scotland…
- 14. Effective policies Indicators of good performance Size of the country Size of the homeless population Budgettary means Traditions Understanding of the concept
- 15. Effective homeless policies Who performs best? ???? Mutual learning
- 16. Thank you for your attention