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HOMELESSNESS IN
TRANSITION IN EASTERN
       EUROPE
                         Bill Edgar



     European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
  UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN THE
                                                                   ENHR
                     NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
Outline of Presentation
   Post Socialist / Accession Welfare Regime(s)
   Homelessness in Eastern Europe
   Civil Society
   The State
   The Market
   New Welfare Regime and Homelessness
   EU Issues
           European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
          UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                        THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
Post Socialist / Post Accession
   New Welfare Regime(s)
                                CIVIL
                               SOCIETY

          NGO                                         INFORMAL
          FAMILY                                      ECONOMY




   WELFARE
   FINANCIAL
    POLICY                  STRUCTURAL
   STRESS                   TRANSITION
                             TO MARKET
                              ECONOMY



 STATE                                                            MARKET

                          PRIVATE INTERESTS



    European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
   UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN                 ENHR
                 THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
Elements in the new welfare regimes
                             (After Hegedus, 2009)

   STATE
       Weak Government
       Capacity of public sector
       Political democracy (wobbly pillar)
   MARKET
       Dominance of private interests
       Informal economy a constraint on efficient welfare programs
   CIVIL SOCIETY
       Limited role of donor agencies / NGOs
       Role of Family – weak(ening)

              European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
             UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                           THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
HOMELESSNESS IN EASTERN
                EUROPE
   Structural Changes of Transition
       Increased vulnerability of marginalised groups
        in all transition countries
   Structural Causes
       BUT perception is individual rough sleeping
   Specific Issues (more than in EU-15)
     Roma
     Restitution

     Children


            European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
           UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                         THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
MPHASIS
   Strategic Co-ordination
       Weak in all countries
   Profile
       Data poor; structural causes important
       Perception / Definition still rough sleeping
   State Provision
       Limited in scale and form
   NGO Role
       Importance varies (Czech, Hungary, Slovenia)
       Lacks capacity and stable funding
       Impact of EU and non-national NGOs

             European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
            UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                          THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
CIVIL SOCIETY ISSUES
   NGO Sector
       Capacity (Hradecký; Salomon)
       Influence “whispering at the back door”
   Regulation and Service Quality
       Too prescriptive ? – allow innovation
       Professionalisation / Social Work Training
       Accommodation standards, forms of provision
       Funding – level, decentralisation, donor
   Re-familialised countries (Hantrais, 2004)
       Poland (private) – Czech (mixed) – Hungary (public)
             European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
            UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                          THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
THE STATE
   REGULATION AND FUNDING
       Strong regulation but weaker inspection
       Limited Funding – Decentralisation issues
       Limited state role in provision / purchaser-provider
   Structural Housing Issues
       Public - Stock, allocation
       Private – Finance impacts
   Institutional Issues
       Children / care discharge
       Prisoners
             European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
            UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                          THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
Market
   Privatisation of State Sector
     Weak allocation framework / access
     Institutional / legal structure

   Emerging Housing Finance Systems
     Different institutional solutions (embryonic)
     High borrowing in foreign currencies

     Housing costs and income / affordability

   Restitution – creating private rental sector
       Diversity in legal enforcement and regulation
            European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
           UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                         THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
Diversity in Service Provision
                              (After Hantrais)


                                                                     Czech
D                                                                   Slovakia
E                  Hungary
C
O                                               Slovenia
M
M
O
D
I
F
I    Estonia
E     Latvia                                          Poland
D   Lithuania
                                                                        Romania
                                                                        Bulgaria


                         DE-FAMILIALISED
      European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
     UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN                  ENHR
                   THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
New Welfare Regime
   Observatory
       Conservative post-socialist (Central Europe)
       Liberal post-socialist (Baltic)

   Hegedus
       Mixed – Hybrid regime
       Liberal – Mediterranean – South American

   Pressures
       Fiscal Pressure
       Role of Family
       Labour Market weaknesses / informal economy
       Housing market weaknesses

              European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
             UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                           THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
Implications for Homelessness
   Scale and Profile
       Increase in number and type (chronic, repeat)
       More families, young, women
   State Role
       Lack of co-ordination continuing
       Purchaser-provider nexus not changing
   Services
       Limited in geographical coverage and form
       Quality limited by funding problems and reduction of
        EU role
             European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
            UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                          THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
EU ISSUES
   Ethos / Measuring Homelessness
     Recognise non-conventional dwellings issue
     Over-crowding and inadequate housing

           Indicators adopted in July 2009
       Role of Census 2011
   Quality Issues
     Structural Housing problems
     Service Quality and Developing Capacity

   Build Research Capacity – target research
              European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010
             UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN            ENHR
                           THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT

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Transitional Homelessness – Homelessness in Transition in Eastern Europe

  • 1. HOMELESSNESS IN TRANSITION IN EASTERN EUROPE Bill Edgar European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN THE ENHR NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 2. Outline of Presentation  Post Socialist / Accession Welfare Regime(s)  Homelessness in Eastern Europe  Civil Society  The State  The Market  New Welfare Regime and Homelessness  EU Issues European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 3. Post Socialist / Post Accession New Welfare Regime(s) CIVIL SOCIETY NGO INFORMAL FAMILY ECONOMY WELFARE FINANCIAL POLICY STRUCTURAL STRESS TRANSITION TO MARKET ECONOMY STATE MARKET PRIVATE INTERESTS European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 4. Elements in the new welfare regimes (After Hegedus, 2009)  STATE  Weak Government  Capacity of public sector  Political democracy (wobbly pillar)  MARKET  Dominance of private interests  Informal economy a constraint on efficient welfare programs  CIVIL SOCIETY  Limited role of donor agencies / NGOs  Role of Family – weak(ening) European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 5. HOMELESSNESS IN EASTERN EUROPE  Structural Changes of Transition  Increased vulnerability of marginalised groups in all transition countries  Structural Causes  BUT perception is individual rough sleeping  Specific Issues (more than in EU-15)  Roma  Restitution  Children European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 6. MPHASIS  Strategic Co-ordination  Weak in all countries  Profile  Data poor; structural causes important  Perception / Definition still rough sleeping  State Provision  Limited in scale and form  NGO Role  Importance varies (Czech, Hungary, Slovenia)  Lacks capacity and stable funding  Impact of EU and non-national NGOs European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 7. CIVIL SOCIETY ISSUES  NGO Sector  Capacity (Hradecký; Salomon)  Influence “whispering at the back door”  Regulation and Service Quality  Too prescriptive ? – allow innovation  Professionalisation / Social Work Training  Accommodation standards, forms of provision  Funding – level, decentralisation, donor  Re-familialised countries (Hantrais, 2004)  Poland (private) – Czech (mixed) – Hungary (public) European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 8. THE STATE  REGULATION AND FUNDING  Strong regulation but weaker inspection  Limited Funding – Decentralisation issues  Limited state role in provision / purchaser-provider  Structural Housing Issues  Public - Stock, allocation  Private – Finance impacts  Institutional Issues  Children / care discharge  Prisoners European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 9. Market  Privatisation of State Sector  Weak allocation framework / access  Institutional / legal structure  Emerging Housing Finance Systems  Different institutional solutions (embryonic)  High borrowing in foreign currencies  Housing costs and income / affordability  Restitution – creating private rental sector  Diversity in legal enforcement and regulation European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 10. Diversity in Service Provision (After Hantrais) Czech D Slovakia E Hungary C O Slovenia M M O D I F I Estonia E Latvia Poland D Lithuania Romania Bulgaria DE-FAMILIALISED European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 11. New Welfare Regime  Observatory  Conservative post-socialist (Central Europe)  Liberal post-socialist (Baltic)  Hegedus  Mixed – Hybrid regime  Liberal – Mediterranean – South American  Pressures  Fiscal Pressure  Role of Family  Labour Market weaknesses / informal economy  Housing market weaknesses European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 12. Implications for Homelessness  Scale and Profile  Increase in number and type (chronic, repeat)  More families, young, women  State Role  Lack of co-ordination continuing  Purchaser-provider nexus not changing  Services  Limited in geographical coverage and form  Quality limited by funding problems and reduction of EU role European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT
  • 13. EU ISSUES  Ethos / Measuring Homelessness  Recognise non-conventional dwellings issue  Over-crowding and inadequate housing  Indicators adopted in July 2009  Role of Census 2011  Quality Issues  Structural Housing problems  Service Quality and Developing Capacity  Build Research Capacity – target research European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010 UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN ENHR THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. Introduction FEANTSA Information from FEANTSA’s members Specific look at some countries (not IE and UK)