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Last updated:
August 4, 2022
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Good quality, stable employment is vital for wellbeing along with sustaining accommodation, but it is clear that being employed is not on its own, protection from becoming homeless. Therefore meaningful work is one of the key factors in ending homelessness.
This project aims to look at employment and homelessness in the context of the new economy following COVID-19 and examines the barriers to employment for people experiencing homelessness.
'I took the time to look for work and also wrote a book. The hardest thing was not being able to check my emails constantly. I missed out on a job because I didn’t have enough money to go to the internet cafe. I found it impossible to get a job whilst I was without an address. Interviews back then were more judgemental and I never had appropriate clothing. They would always require a home address too, so as soon as I had one I was able to apply for college and get a job in a supermarket.' - Paul Larkin
The Covid-19 recession is likely to exacerbate difficulties in finding meaningful work and there is the possibility of both increased homelessness because of Covid-19 related job losses, and greater barriers to employment for those that are further from the labour market. This prompted us to carry out this project which synthesises existing evidence from our evidence and gap maps with the purpose of giving precise and practical recommendations but also promoting experimentation.
Tim Gray, Centre for Homelessness Impact
Last updated:
August 4, 2022
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Completed
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