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The relationship between welfare provision and homelessness
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Discuss the relationship between inequality and welfare provision in relation to the homeless Often when a person thinks of homelessness they automatically conjure up an image in their mind of a person living on the streets, sleeping rough in a shop doorway or begging outside of a tube station (Donnellan, 1991). But being homeless is much more than a person having a roof over their head (Herron, 1997). According to Herron being homeless is about the unquantifiable day to day struggle that over three million people face with nowhere to call a home. They may not be living on the streets, but they are homeless. Homelessness means more than sleeping rough. Homelessness is about the abysmal housing conditions, insecurities and inequalities these people face. Being homeless is the ultimate indication of a person's powerlessness in society. A home is not just a physical structure with a price tag. A home is...
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