The Shifting Risk of Homelessness among Persons with a Disability: Insights from a National Policy Intervention.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 17(18)2020 09 07.
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| ID: mdl-32906776
ABSTRACT
Persons with a disability are at a far higher risk of homelessness than those without. The economic, social and health challenges faced by disabled people are addressed, in Australia, by the recently implemented National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Using nationally representative, longitudinal household panel data, we construct the Index of Relative Homelessness Risk (IRHR) to track how the risk of homelessness for disabled persons has changed since the introduction of the NDIS. We find that, overall, fewer persons with a disability face moderate risk of homelessness but that many more face high risk. We conclude that the NDIS has not effectively protected disabled people from the risk of homelessness. We reflect on the implications of these findings for policy interventions.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pessoas Mal Alojadas
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Pessoas com Deficiência
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Seguro por Deficiência
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Política de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article