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[edit]Transitional housing, is housing with social welfare for homeless families and individuals. The housing is provided with the end goal of helping the families and individuals find permeant housing. It is not in an emergency homeless shelter, but usually a room or apartment in a residence with support services.
Description
[edit]Transitional housing is accommodation with supportive services, encompassing housing and community-based support, which aim to establish foundations for individuals or families to maintain housing stability. Transitional programs operate on a spectrum, ranging from "high demand" to "low demand." In a high-demand program, stringent rules are enforced. Compared to "low demand," programs that operate on a more flexible basis [1].
Transitional housing is geared towards at risk communities, with imminent need, such as women experiencing domestic abuse [2], or aging elderly experiencing homelessness[3], and young adults who have been displaced[4].
An example of Transitional Housing designed specifically for youth is the Foyer model. Providers generally provide a combination of affordable accommodation with vocational, work, and counseling opportunities.
Cost
[edit]The cost of transitional housing varies depending on the needs of families and individuals. Emergency homeless shelters typically cost less for individuals compared to supportive or transitional housing programs [5]. Conversely, programs for families often find it more expensive to provide emergency shelter than a transitional housing model[5]. This is because most emergency shelters for families offer private rooms or apartments. Overall, transitional housing programs with supportive services tend to be more expensive than those without supportive services[5].
By Country
[edit]To be recognized as transitional housing by HUD Exchange, programs must have a legal contract with participants for at least one month, not exceeding two years[1]. Additionally, contracts are automatically renewable unless adequate notice is given by the participant or the program.[6] In the USA, federal funding for transitional housing programs was originally allocated in the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1986. In 2022, the Transitional Housing Program, awarded 72 recipients, spending over $35.6 million in the program.
In Hong Kong, as part of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong’s policy address in 2018, a Task Force on Transitional Housing was set up under the then Transport and Housing Bureau to actively assist and facilitate various short-term initiatives proposed and implemented by the community to increase the supply of transitional housing.
References
[edit]- ^ a b HUD Echange. "Transitional Housing (TH) What is Transitional Housing? (§ 578.37(a)(2))".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Yakubovich, Alexa (November 24, 2021). "Housing interventions for women experiencing intimate partner violence: a systematic review". The Lancet Public Health. 7 (1): E23-35.
- ^ Canham, S. L., Humphries, J., Moore, P., Burns, V., & Mahmood, A. (2022). Shelter/housing options, supports and interventions for older people experiencing homelessness. Ageing and Society, 42(11), 2615–2641. doi:10.1017/S0144686X21000234
- ^ Dawson‐Rose, Carol; Shehadeh, Deena; Hao, Jennifer; Barnard, Jasmine; Khoddam‐Khorasani, Ladan (Ladi); Leonard, Adam; Clark, Kristen; Kersey, Eva; Mousseau, Haley; Frank, Julie; Miller, Aaron; Carrico, Adam; Schustack, Amy; Cuca, Yvette P. (2020-05). "Trauma, substance use, and mental health symptoms in transitional age youth experiencing homelessness". Public Health Nursing. 37 (3): 363–370. doi:10.1111/phn.12727. ISSN 0737-1209
- ^ a b c Spellman, B., Khadduri, J., Sokol, B., Leopold, J., & Abt Associates Inc. (n.d.). U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ... https://www.huduser.gov/publications/pdf/costs_homeless.pdf
- ^ HUD Exchange. "What is Transitional Housing".
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