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Home as a Base for a Well-Lived Life: Comparing the Capabilities of Homeless Service Users in Housing First and the Staircase of Transition in Europe
Branagh O’ ShaughnessyRachel M. ManningRonni Michelle GreenwoodMaria J. Vargas-monizSandrine LoubièreFreek SpinnewijnMarta GaboardiJudith R. WolfAnna BokszczaninRoberto BernadMats BlidJosé OrnelasNull The Home-eu Consortium Study Groupsubject
Housing FirstSociology and Political ScienceInternet privacy0211 other engineering and technologies0507 social and economic geography02 engineering and technologyDevelopmentHealthcare improvement science Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 18]Capabilities approachOntological securityService userSociologySocial workbusiness.industryTransition (fiction)05 social sciences1. No povertyHomelessness021107 urban & regional planningBase (topology)EuropeUrban StudiesOntological securityHousing Firstbusiness050703 geographydescription
Nussbaum’s Central Capabilities refer to the elements of a well-lived life, and many adults who experience homelessness are deprived of these capabilities. The study aim was to investigate whether service users experience different homeless services as affording or constraining capabilities. We conducted semi-structured interviews with homeless service users (n = 77) in Housing First (HF) and staircase services (SS) in eight European countries. We used thematic analysis to identify three themes: autonomy and dependency, the relational impact of living arrangements, and community interaction and stigma. While SS participants were able to address their bodily integrity and health, their higherorder capabilities were constrained by their homeless situations. HF participants described home as a base from which they could enact a wide range of capabilities indicative of a well-lived life. We conclude that housing-led service models with appropriate supports are key to affording service users’ capabilities. Practical and policy implications are discussed. Orizon info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2020-05-25 |