Comparing rights based & non-rights based approaches to homelessness Beth Watts University of York A comparison of Scotland & the Republic.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

1 of 17 Information Strategy The Features of an Information Strategy © FAO 2005 IMARK Investing in Information for Development Information Strategy The.

Advertisements

Armand Racine Consultant Chemicals Branch

Good governance for water, sanitation and hygiene services

Challenging the Budget Creating Incentives for Results Rwandas Experience Elias Baingana - Budget Director.

Panel II - Promoting the access of vulnerable groups to social services covering basic needs A synthesis of discussions Hugh Frazer.

Rights, Stigma and Homelessness A Comparison of Homelessness Policy in Scotland and Ireland Beth Watts Institute for Housing Urban and.

MerSETA Strategic Plan Derrick Peo General Manager : Innovation, Research & Development.

Housing & Homelessness Update

Homelessness, Human Rights and Legal Rights: Does Scotland Provide a Model for Europe and Beyond? Inaugural Lecture by Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick, 4.

Housing First – Glasgow Housing Association Perspective Paul Tonner 9 th May 2014.

The best option for young people leaving care?. Supported Lodgings Definition. According to Broad (2008), “the term ‘supported lodgings’ has no universal.

Housing addressing homelessness – A GHA perspective Paul Tonner 7 th October 2014.

Smarter Regulation and Competitiveness The Scottish Perspective Prof Russel Griggs, OBE Regulatory Review Group, Chair July 2013.

European Research Conference Access to Housing for Homeless People in Europe York, 21st September 2012 Everyone is deserving: the significance of Scotland’s.

Towards a joint regional roadmap in higher education reform Muiris O’Connor Higher Education Authority, Ireland STREW Petrovac Conference on Higher Education.

Catherine Jere Event: Thematic Lunch Meeting Paris, 15th April 2015

Challenge Questions How good is our strategic leadership?

BIG DATA AND THE HEALTHCARE REVOLUTION FORD+SSPG 2014.

European Research Conference Access to Housing for Homeless People in Europe York, 21st September 2012 Comparing Rights-based and Non Rights- based Approaches.

Overview Summary from Africa and ASEAN assistance Dr. Peter Pembleton, UNIDO.

Urban-Nexus – Integrated Urban Management David Ludlow and Michael Buser UWE Sofia November 2011.

Public Service Reform Community Development – At the Centre of the Action 22 November 2011 Alan Johnston Deputy Director, Public Bodies and Public Service.

Commissioning for Culture, Health and Wellbeing Ian Tearle Head of Health Policy Directorate of Public Health, NHS Devon Wednesday 7 th March 2012.

Homelessness in Scotland Marion Gibbs Scottish Government.

Thank you Connections Outcomes – Key Government Priority Individual’s Outcomes Personalisation Quality Strategy Carers Strategy SDS Bill IntegrationCCOF.

Partnerships for the Future Implementing a sustainable framework of partnership working with service users and other partners Thursday 2 May 2013 Giving.

Adult Care and Support Commissioning Strategies Sarah Mc Bride - Head of Commissioning, Performance and Improvement Ann Hughes – Acting Senior.

Estrategias para la prevención y el abordaje de la exclusión residencial en Europa Europan bizitegi-bazterketari heltzeko eta aurrea hartzeko estrategiak.

Homelessness at the core of Housing Options advice Fiona King, Senior Policy Officer Shelter Scotland National Homelessness Event September 2012.

Animal Welfare EU Strategy Introduction Community Action Plan The Commission's commitment to EU citizens, stakeholders, the EP and.

Community Policing. Developed in Response ● To the changes that put police in cars and removed them from neighborhoods ● To understanding that modern.

Strengthening Mental Health Improvement and Early Intervention for Child and Young People in Greater Glasgow and Clyde Tuesday 13 th September 2011 Stakeholders.

European Consensus Conference on Homelessness Policy Recommendations of the Jury.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 17, 2010 NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Opportunity for Metropolitan Washington.

The Coalition’s programme for government Association of Housing Advice Services Conference Ruth Stanier Thursday 15 July 2010.

Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick Heriot-Watt University.

Inclusion Ireland AGM Presentation on the National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability Rob Walsh Department of the Environment, Community.

Community planning: Turning ambition into action Antony Clark, Audit Scotland.

Expected Learning Objectives Participants should understand the following: The concepts of ‘gender’ and ‘sex’. The term ‘gender equality.’ The importance.

Housing Homeless People: Making best use of the housing stock Isobel Anderson.

Glasgow Homelessness Network Conference 2011 Marion Gibbs Scottish Government.

Single Outcome Agreements

Getting Involved Educating for Employability – Rajmund Brent.

How B20 Recommendations Translate into G20 Decisions Report prepared by IORI HSE and G20 Research Group of the University of Toronto 22 March 2013 G20-B20.

Scottish Government overview Marion Gibbs. Background Scotland has strong homelessness legislation Homelessness etc (S) Act homelessness “target”

Kathy Corbiere Service Delivery and Performance Commission

Proactive regulation September 27, 2012 Samantha Barrass Executive Director, SRA.

2 Dedicated to Sustainable Excellence To make a substantial contribution to Australia’s productivity and competitiveness. To promote Organisational Excellence.

Supporting People Review Presentation for NIFHA Care and Support Conference – 3 June 2015 Stephen Martin, Deputy Director, Housing Policy Delivery.

UPDATES OF CURRENT AND AND EMERGING REGULATORY ISSUES By Dr Ayub Macharia Ndaruga Director EEIPP NEMA.

1 Education Policy Briefing National Conference on Student Assessment Reg Leichty, Partner, EducationCounsel Adam Ezring, Senior Advocacy Advisor,

Oversight Bodies for Regulatory Quality in OECD Countries Regional Capacity Building Seminar on “Drafting Legislation and Oversight Bodies for Regulatory.

Presentation By L. M. Baird And Scottish Health Council Research & Public Involvement Knowledge Exchange Event 12 th March 2015.

BIMILACI 2007 Partners for Quality Infrastructure: The FIDIC Vision Washington, May 10, 2007 Dr. Jorge Díaz Padilla FIDIC President.

Dr Lynne Livsey, Health Partnership Coordinator National Housing Federation Presentation to NE Housing LIN Meeting Middlesbrough, 15 th April 2015 The.

Ireland’s Social Housing Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges Bairbre Nic Aongusa Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government, IRELAND.

Overview and Scrutiny, Coordinating and Call In Committee Personalisation Presentation 3 March 2009.

Tackling In-Work Poverty Across Europe: Options for Campaigners EAPN General Assembly Oslo June 2012.

Strategy for Improvement of Population Living Standard (Strategy) in the Republic of Tajikistan for the period Parviz Khakimov –expert group.

Case studies and Communication Strategies: Communication and Messaging Sylvia Meek (Malaria Consortium), June 2014.

Homelessness – what next for legal reform

Introduction of Land Tenure

Supported Housing consultation

Midland County Continuum of Care

An overview of Homelessness.

SABER: Systems Approach for Better Education Results SABER-Workforce Development Ireland Sue Leigh-Doyle 29 May 2012 Washington DC THE WORLD BANK.

Leader as an integrity builder

Animal Welfare EU Strategy

Introduction to Public Health Nutrition

Leader as an integrity builder

Presentation transcript:

Comparing rights based & non-rights based approaches to homelessness Beth Watts University of York A comparison of Scotland & the Republic of Ireland HSA Conference, 14 th April 2011

Introduction  Rights based approaches to homelessness are popular  Global/national; natural/socially constructed; moral/legal; enforceable/unenforceable; abstract/specific?  Housing as a human right (moral framework)  Specific and enforceable legal rights to housing (policy tool)  Do enforceable legal rights to housing for homeless people achieve good outcomes?

Research questions  Do legal rights to housing for homeless households ameliorate the stigma that can be associated with accessing statutory services targeted at specific ‘needy’ groups?  To what extent do legal rights to housing for homeless households empower service users?  Do legal rights to housing for homeless households mean that those in greatest need access suitable housing?  Do legal rights to housing for homeless households create an adversarial climate and/or divert time and resource into legal process and away from tackling housing need?  Are the perverse incentives created by legal rights to housing for homeless people acted upon by homeless households?

Scotland’s rights based approach  Homelessness Task Force established in 1999, final report 2002  Landmark legislation in 2001/2003  Phasing out of ‘priority need’ category by 2012  Scottish Executive received Human Rights Award in recognition of these reforms

Ireland’s ‘social partnership’ approach  Approach developed since the mid 1990s in response to failure of 1988 Housing Act  Stakeholder negotiation and deliberation: a problem solving and consensual approach  Authoritative government coordination through homelessness strategies, key legislation and evaluation  Transparency and monitoring: ratcheting up of standards  Sustained political will and significant investment (€53.4m in 2011)

Method: Comparative qualitative research

Emerging themes  Stigma  No consensus that legal rights help weaken stigma. Some concern they could exacerbate it  Stigma attached to homelessness itself (as well as mental health issues, addiction etc) not nature of policy response.  Empowerment  Conceptual/definitional issues  Service user involvement; choice; ‘structural empowerment’; a sense of entitlement?  Housing need  Legal rights don’t eliminate competition for scarce resources  But do they lead to fairer outcomes?  Rights place focus on resolving homelessness (settled accommodation) as opposed to managing homelessness.

Emerging themes  Legalistic and adversarial? Scotland misunderstood.  Consensus and adversary in both systems.  Consensual, problem solving approach consistent with and possible within framework of legal rights.  Scottish legislation led to surge in acceptances which led to innovation and focus on prevention, problem solving and ‘housing options’.  Legal challenges are rare; service user awareness of legal rights not key; internal reviews and regulator as (more?) important as legal redress.

Emerging themes  Perverse incentives  Series of perverse incentives within the Scottish system.  Distinction between perverse incentive existing; perverse incentive being acted upon and perverse incentive undermining entire system.  Perverse incentives will be created where there is allocation based on need, not only in systems based on legal rights. Concerns in Ireland about unintended consequences of service expansion.