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Service usage of a cohort of formerly homeless women in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Source :
- SSM: Population Health, Vol 15, Iss, Pp 100842-(2021), SSM-Population Health
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2021.
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Abstract
- Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore government service usage across the domains of health, justice, and social development and tax for a cohort of formerly homeless people in Aotearoa New Zealand, focusing specifically on the experiences of women. The Integrated Data Infrastructure is used, which links our de-identified cohort data with administrative data from various Aotearoa New Zealand Government departments. Results Of the cohort of 390, the majority (53.8%) were women. These women were more likely to be younger (57.1% were aged 25–44), indigenous Māori (78.6%), and have children (81.4%). These women had lower incomes, and higher rates of welfare benefit receipt, when compared to men in the cohort and a control group of women from the wider population. Conclusions The cohort were primarily female, younger, Māori, and parents. They earned much less than their non-homeless counterparts, and relied heavily on government support. The neoliberalisation of the welfare state, high rates of women's poverty, and the gendered nature of parenthood means that women's homelessness is distinct from men's homelessness.<br />Highlights • The cohort had distinct government service usage when compared to a cohort of homeless men, and non-homeless women. • The cohort were more likely to be Māori, younger, and parents. • The cohort required greater levels of income support than homeless men and non-homeless women.
- Subjects :
- Health (social science)
Housing First
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Population
Indigenous
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Women
030212 general & internal medicine
Sociology
education
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H1-99
education.field_of_study
030505 public health
Poverty
Linked data
Health Policy
Housing first
Social change
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Homelessness
Aotearoa
Social sciences (General)
Cohort
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
0305 other medical science
Welfare
Demography
New Zealand
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23528273
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- SSM: Population Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b583462f8ee888fa41baab2ad5f7b132