Change and Continuity in the Profile of Homeless People Registered in Madrid over the Past Decade ( )

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1 Insert your logo here Change and Continuity in the Profile of Homeless People Registered in Madrid over the Past Decade ( ) Pedro José Cabrera Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid Manuel Muñoz Universidad Complutense de Madrid Mª Rosario H. Sánchez Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia msanchez@poli.uned.es

2 A decade tracking Homelessness in Madrid 8 census processes and surveys Year Date /12/ /02/ (*) 25/06/ /03/ /02/ /12/ /12/ /12/2016 (*) Counting made in Summer (June 2008)

3 A Collective and Citizen Research Sponsored by the Madrid City Council With the participation of: Forum of Organizations Working with Homeless People in Madrid Hundreds of volunteers Academics from three Universities

4 A Tested Methodology Tracking and counting homeless/roofless people sleeping in the streets Street teams (SAMUR and Volunteers from NGOs) City cleaning services Survey through a personal interview On the street Survey a through personal interview On the street In Collective Accommodation Centres (shelters, night centres) and lately, in Housing Projects

5 An Example: Some Figures AREA DELIMITATION THAT ONE OF THE PARTICIPANT TEAMS IN THE COUNTING HAS TO COVER. CENTRAL DISTRICT, ROYAL PALACE NEIGHBOURHOOD AREA

6 8 General Reports Results Several Methodological Reports Its data has been used in nearly a dozen of Doctoral Theses. Its methodology was largely incorporated into the National Surveys to Centres and Homeless People of INE Background and reference for other counts Other cities: Barcelona, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Sevilla, etc. Other Latin American countries: Chile, México, Argentina

7 Volunteers Thousands of mobilized people over this ten years Year Volunteers registered Volunteers that attended 2006/ (*) Average 662,0 511,1 (*) Counting excluded from the average

8 Number of Homeless People Detected in the Streets of Madrid Year Homeless People Δ Intercensuses 2006/ , (*) , , , , , ,4

9 Trend People People

10 People staying in Apartments 414 people 20% Homeless People in Madrid VIII Counting (December 15 th 2016) People on the Streets 524 people (26%) People in Centres 1121 people (54%)

11 Roofless People by Gender (%) Men Women Unknown

12 Age Pyramides ( ) > 60 years < 30 years

13 Signs of Aging Average Age

14 Marital/Civil Status Cohabitant Accompanied 26% Alone 74% Married Separated Widower Divorced Never married % 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%

15 Citizenship (%) Nationals Foreigners

16 "Where did you live before becoming homeless?" At home With friends With relatives Room/Shared apartment B&B/Hostal Institutional failure 10% Shelter or otther institution In jail Other

17 In your opinion, what were the main reasons that led you to sleep on the streets? Lack of job/unemployment Lack of money Other Irregular immigrants Affective breakdown/family problems Alcohol Voluntarily (by choice) Illness Drug addiction

18 In your view, what were the main reasons that led you to sleep on the streets? (Average ) Lack of job/unemployment 48.3 Lack of money Affective breakdown/family problems Irregular immigrants Drug addiction Alcohol Voluntarily (by choice) Illness Other 15.5

19 "Do you regularly use any of these centres or social resources? Soup kitchens Shelters/Refuges Community clothing exchanges Public bathrooms Drop-in centers Night centres Job-placement Supervised housing Neither of these Other

20 "Do you regularly use any of these centres or social resources? (Average ) Soup kitchens 26.4 Shelters/Refuges 18.8 Community clothing exchanges 14.1 Public bathrooms 17.3 Drop-in centers 4.7 Night centres Job-placement Supervised housing Neither of these 8.9 Other 5.3

21 'What support has asked without obtaining what you thought you needed?' Temporary Accommodation Financial Aid Feed Permanent accommodation Clothes Medical care legal assistance, documentation Transport Drug treatment Use of Day / Night Centers Psychological Support Education / Training Alcohol Treatment Other

22 What support has asked without obtaining what you thought you needed? (Average ) Temporary Accommodation 16.2 Financial Aid 14.5 Feed 10.9 Permanent accommodation 9.8 Clothes 9.0 Medical care legal assistance, documentation processing Transport 4.0 Drug treatment Use of Day / Night Centers Psychological Support Education / Training Alcohol Treatment Other 12.0

23 "What kind of accommodation would you like to have?" A housing for me alone A shared housingwith oher people A housing for my family A hostel / B&B A shelter

24 The place they prefer "What kind of accommodation would you like to have?" (AVERAGE ) A housing for me alone 28.4 A shared housingwith oher people 26.1 A housing for my family 16.3 A hostel / B&B 13.2 A shelter 7.9

25 "Which of the following sources do you obtain your income from?" (AVERAGE ) Begging on the street 31.0 Social Security 13.9 Firiends 9.3 Other benefit Old age benefits Minimum Income Job Disability Aid Unemployment benefit Relatives Other 27.7

26 Do you have any health problems?" (Yes) Average : 39,9%

27 Victimization Have you been a victim of a crime while living as homeless? (Yes) 70 (Average : 49,3%)

28 Main Conclusions The data obtained is quite strong and consistent over time The changes are the indicative of the changes: In the overall situation in the country Labour Market Migration Policy Guarantee of income and social benefits Housing and accommodation policy In the models and intervention policies at local level Intervention on the streets: Samur Social; Mental Health Collective Accommodation Centres (Shelters) vs. Living in apartments

29 Progressive Ageing Young people Non institucionalized leavings Ex: Occupation Paradox of going for the permanent solutions in housing as a performance criteria: eligibility for the nationals of the percentage of foreigners on the streets

30 Around in 10% of the cases people end on the streets after leaving an institution Year after year, homeless people express their wish to live in a house, and not in a centre (shelter, centre, etc.) Surprisingly, they do not COMPLETELY excluded or separate from the society, but they feel a part of it

31 To which extent do you feel part of the society of Madrid?

32 To which extent do you feel part of the society of Madrid? Housing Centres Streets