Het hebben van schulden kan het maatschappelijk participeren en succesvol re-integreren op de arbeidsmarkt flink belemmeren. Wat doen mensen wanneer hun schuldenlast plaatsmaakt voor de zekerheid van een vast, maandelijks te betalen bedrag gedurende drie jaar?

OBJECTIVES: We explored whether changes in the perceived health of homeless people after entering the social relief system (SRS) in The Netherlands were predicted by housing, income, hours of work, social support, unmet care needs, arrests, physical and mental health, substance use, and experiences of …

Although homelessness is inherently associated with social exclusion, homeless individuals are rarely included in conventional studies on social exclusion. Use of longitudinal survey data from a cohort study on homeless people in four major Dutch cities (n = 378) allowed to examine: changes in indicators …

In Nederland leeft bijna 10% van de bevolking in armoede (CBS, 2015). 3% van de Nederlanders heeft chronisch, dat wil zeggen minstens 4 jaar achter elkaar, niet voldoende geld om in het dagelijks levensonderhoud te voorzien (CBS, 2015). Armoede wil zeggen dat iemand onvoldoende geld heeft om basisbenodigdheden …

Very little is known about the personal goals of homeless people and how these relate to their quality of life (QoL). By using survey data on 407 homeless adults upon entry to the social relief system in 2011, we examined the personal goals of homeless adults and the association between their perceived …

Cognitive impairment is a prevalent problem among the homeless and seems related to more psychosocial problems. However, little is known about the care needs of the subgroup of homeless people with an intellectual disability compared to those without an intellectual disability and how their care needs …

Housing stability is an important focus in research on homeless people. Although definitions of stable housing differ across studies, the perspective of homeless people themselves is generally not included. Therefore, this study explored the inclusion of satisfaction with the participant's current housing …

Het hebben van schulden kan het maatschappelijk participeren en succesvol re-integreren flink belemmeren. Wat doen mensen als de last van hun schulden door toelating tot de schuldsanering plaatsmaakt voor de zekerheid van een gedurende drie jaar maandelijks te betalen vast bedrag? En maakt het daarbij …

In this paper we present data on 407 homeless adults who have just entered the Dutch social relief system. We examined their personal goals of homeless adults and the association between their perceived goal related self-efficacy and their quality of life. Based on a hierarchical regression analysis …