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Chapter 1: Introduction: Definitions, Neglected Issues and Pre-War Position -- Chapter 2: Key Themes in Post-War Homelessness -- Chapter 3: 1945-1961: From Everybody's Problem to Problem Families -- Chapter 4: 1961-1979: The Long Road to Change -- Chapter 5: 1979-1997: Homelessness and Ideological Conflict -- Chapter 6: 1997-2010: The Restoration of Rights, Social Exclusion and Meta-governance -- Chapter 7: The Conservative Led Administrations From 2010: Familiar Policies in New Rhetoric -- Chapter 8: Reflections on the Post-War Period

This book evaluates the extensive and innovative range of housing services that have been developed for 16-17 year olds living in Newcastle. It provides vital indicators to other authorities and nominated RSLs of the approaches that they can take to increase successful tenancies and independent living among this age group

This book evaluates the extensive and innovative range of housing services that have been developed for 16-17 year olds living in Newcastle. It provides vital indicators to other authorities and nominated RSLs of the approaches that they can take to increase successful tenancies and independent living among this age group.

Successive governments have encouraged the view of users of public services as consumers, choosing between different providers on the basis of information about the quality of service. As part of this approach, prospective students are expected to make their decisions about which universities to apply to with reference to the consumer evaluations provided by the National Student Survey. However, a case study of a post-1992 university showed that not all students made genuine choices and those who did tended to be in stronger social and economic positions. Where choices were made, they were infrequently based on external evaluations of quality.

A change to the homelessness legislation means that more local authorities will need to secure accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds. Research conducted in Newcastle‐upon‐Tyne identified a number of factors that affected whether people in this age group conducted successful tenancies. Young women were particularly likely to fail if they were over‐confident, and the services that they benefited most from were advice about their tenancy conditions and rent obligations. In contrast, young men were more likely to fail if they felt inadequately advised about independent living, and so benefited from intensive visiting support. The evidence of gender differences, together with young people's reluctance to be provided with advice about their tenancy, presents a major challenge to service providers.

Research in one local authority area suggests that a number of social policy difficulties and contradictions need to be resolved if single homeless people are to be resettled effectively. In particular, there are competing pressures on social housing providers, who are expected to meet the needs of socially excluded individuals while also creating sustainable communities and operating in a cost efficient manner. The government needs to clarify that meeting housing need is a priority for social landlords, and provide adequate funding for long-term support, if single homeless people are to find appropriate permanent accommodation.

A case study demonstrates some of the causes of widespread housing difficulties among former prisoners, such as a lack of appropriate advice in prisons and a failure to coordinate the work of the prison and probation services. While the government has taken action to tackle these problems, a more fundamental difficulty is that social landlords may be unwilling to meet housing needs because they perceive that offenders pose a threat to community safety. Changing this perception is essential to prevent conflict between the government's housing and resettlement policies and to ensure that the needs of former prisoners are met.

The Government has expressed a wish to see more supported accommodation made available to teenage parents, and has identified a number of possible models that might be employed. However, focus group discussions with young parents indicated a strong preference for self‐contained accommodation and a number of concerns associated with shared forms of housing. It was particularly important to the young people to be housed close to sources of informal support. Those forms of professional support that were most appreciated were the ones that closely replicated the help provided by family and friends.