The capacity of the private rented sector to house homeless households
Roger Burrows, Nicholas Pleace, Deborah Quilgars in Homelessness and Social Policy, 2013
This part of the chapter considers the availability of tenancies in the PRS alongside the flow of lets in both local authority and housing association accommodation. The combination of the three types of rented accommodation gives an indication of the total opportunity for rehousing within individual local authorities. In particular, the analysis serves to indicate areas where the PRS could be used as an additional resource in instances where the flow of lettings in the social housing sector may be relatively low. The supply of re-lets in the local authority sector in 1993/94 was assessed using HIP1 returns3 net of transfers and exchanges. These were added to the number of re-lets made by housing associations in each local authority area in 1993/94 (using HAR/10).4
An exploratory comparative case study from Australia
Philip Tovey, John Chatwin, Alex Broom in Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Cancer Care, 2007
The Australian case study focused on a meditation and relaxation group based at the Coaltown Angel Hospital, one of three large public hospitals that serve a coastal region in New South Wales (NSW). The Angel is primarily known locally as a centre for oncology services and is the regional centre for services which include haematology, breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment, and melanoma diagnosis and treatment. It also offers a range of auxiliary and support services for cancer patients and their carers including occupational therapy, genetic counselling and various rehabilitation services. Interestingly, due to the fact that a significant proportion of the Angel’s patients are drawn from outlying rural and remote areas, there are dedicated facilities to accommodate relatives and carers. This includes motel-type accommodation for which a small charge is made. The Angel also has a thriving volunteer organisation, the members of which can be identified around the hospital by their green badges. The volunteers play a key role in representing the hospital in the community, as well as helping to organise and run fund-raising events and awareness-raising initiatives.
Delivery of care for older people
V. Minichiello, I. Coulson in Contemporary Issues in Gerontology, 2012
As with all property owned jointly, residents in these units are obliged to comply with any occupancy rules such as the permissibility or otherwise of pets, numbers, frequencies and times of guests, and similar regulations. The precise nature of the rules varies from facility to facility, but each organisation that sponsors accommodation of this type must provide a handbook or other documentation detailing the rights and responsibilities of owners who join the Community prior to any purchase being completed. Incorporated in this document are any conditions which would apply should it be necessary to reconsider the occupancy Status of residents, including conditions of purchase or repurchase if the owner is obliged to vacate the premises for reasons such as the non-payment of maintenance fees. In a small number of cases it may be possible to rent accommodation in villages of this type, although it is much more usual for occupants to purchase the property. There are no limitations or eligibility criteria connected with entry to this type of accommodation other than having the purchase/rental price, funds to meet any additional Services and being willing to comply with the ‘house rules’.
A descriptive study of British South Asians living with HIV in North East London
Published in AIDS Care, 2021
I. Mallik, A. Umaipalan, V. Badhwar, T. Rashid, R. Dhairyawan
Data were collected on demographics including age gender, sexuality, country of birth, ethnicity, religion; mode of presentation – where tested, whether symptomatic, CD4 count at diagnosis; HIV treatment and outcomes including most recent CD4 count and HIV viral load; co-morbidities; social history including relationship status, substance use, accommodation, employment status and immigration status. We defined immigration status as either being “secure” meaning being a British or EU citizen or having indefinite leave to remain in the U.K. or “insecure” meaning having definite leave to remain, a visa, being a person currently seeking asylum or having no papers to be in the U.K. We defined accommodation as a being “secure” meaning owning or renting a property and “insecure” meaning those who were homeless or in temporary housing.
The potential impact of bereavement grief on workers, work, careers, and the workplace
Published in Social Work in Health Care, 2020
Donna M. Wilson, Andrea Rodríguez-Prat, Gail Low
All participants revealed a need for accommodation to return to work and help them regain their ability to work. Accommodation is defined as workplace changes that are implemented to enable work return and assist the person’s capacity or ability to perform work (Government of Canada, 2011; Human Rights Legal Support Centre, 2017). For instance, one participant advised that: “people go back to work when they are still grieving, they move through the stages of grief and sometimes delayed grief at work. It is normal to be distracted, sad, upset at work; even for months after the death” (P13). Participant #9 spoke of going back to work severely sleep deprived; she knew she was not able to function at work as she had before the illness that “killed” her husband, and so she could only work short workdays. Another stated she was grateful for accommodation as she was “drained and could not work full time” when she went back to work (P6). Moreover, all working participants reported having difficulty on work return, for instance: “I had grief brain; I could not focus at work” (P14), “I was distracted, sad, upset” (P13), “I had low concentration, and out of the blue I would think about death and be overwhelmed” (P12), and “I needed longer to think and make decisions” (P14).
The Politics of Sexual Citizenship: Negotiating Acts of Citizenship Among Non-Heterosexuals in Hong Kong
Published in Journal of Homosexuality, 2019
This long-term social exclusion not only normalizes participants’ experiences of being excluded but also affects their reactions and responses to unreasonable treatment. Thus their identity as second-class citizens is gradually established. Social oppression may become internalized and embedded in people’s identities (Lipsky, 1987). As Louis stated, non-heterosexuals not only comply with this treatment, but also consciously avoid confronting the dominant view of heterosexuality. In other words, they seem to conform to the dominant social expectations and the identities that are expected of them. Louis:The most important point is the attitude of our society towards homosexuality. Take renting a place of accommodation as an example. It is not a big deal for us to identify as a couple, but why do we often assume that others will not accept our relationship and consciously avoid coming into conflict with the dominant ideology of heterosexuality? (M, aged 30, postgraduate level, Hong Kong)
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