Cycle of Homelessness
Possible Causes of Homelessness
Relationship/family breakdown.
Leaving Institution e.g. prison/care
home/hospital/frontline hostel.
Support Need e.g. substance addiction,
mental health issues etc.
Insecure tenancy.
Lack of life skills needed to live on one’s own.
Needs increase.
Support needs becoming higher and more complex.
Self-exclusion or being banned from services is more probable.
Re-present to services in even more need.
Engagement with services
Contact with rough sleeper made through outreach team.
Self referrals to Frontline Accommodation.
Referral by other agency to accommodation provider.
Registration on a social housing waiting list.
Unable to gain access to or maintain independent accommodation
Reluctance to use services for a variety of reasons – more common amongst Rough Sleepers.
Banned from services.
Support needs not assessed comprehensively.
Securing an unsuitable tenancy with no support.
Becoming “stuck” in Frontline hostel accommodation with few suitable move-on and support options.
Unrealistic/no housing and support plans formed.
Support needs exacerbate due to lack of suitable intervention/environmental influences.
