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Homelessness in the United Kingdom is kept somewhat at bay by a reasonable volume of housing, statutory rights, and various government initiatives. Since the late 1990s, housing policy has been a devolved matter, and state support for the homeless, together with legal rights in housing, have therefore diverged to a certain degree. The annual number of homeless households in England peaked in 2003-04 at 135,420 before falling to a low of 40,020 in 2009-10. In 2014-15 there were 54,430 homeless households, which was 60 per cent below the 2003-04 peak. ==Causes of homelessness== In 2007/2008, the relevant government office produced a table which showed some of the more immediate preludes to homelessness in England;〔Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Homelessness Statistics, ("Reasons for Homelessness in England" ), 2005/2006.〕 these were not necessarily underlying reasons, but merely "things that happened" before the onset of homelessness. These were given as:〔("Housing needs, homelessness and lettings" ), ''UK Housing Review 2007/2008'', University of York, England.〕 * 37% - Parents, family, or friends no longer willing or able to accommodate * 20% - Loss of private dwelling, including tied accommodation * 19% - Breakdown of relationship with partner * 4% - Mortgage arrears * 2% - Rent arrears * 18% - other For Scotland, statistics on the more direct immediate of homelessness have been provided: * 28% - dispute within household * 26% - asked to leave accommodation * 13% - as a result of action by landlord or lender * 5% - harassment or non-domestic violence * 5% - discharge from hospital, prison or care The longer term causes of these events have been examined by a number of research studies. A number of different pathways into homelessness have been identified.;〔Harding, Irving and Whowell,("Homelessness, Pathways to Exclusion and Opportunities for Intervention" ), 2011, The Cyrenians and Northumbria University School of Arts and Social Sciences Press.〕 research suggests that both personal factors (e.g. addictions) and structural factors (e.g. poverty) are ultimately responsible for the sequence of events that results in homelessness. For young people, there are additional factors that appear to be involved, most notably needing to face the responsibilities of independent living before they are ready for them 〔Harding, 2004, "Making it Work: the Keys to Success Among Young People Living Independently", 2004, Bristol: The Policy Press.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Homelessness in the United Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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