Consider prioritising homeless people on waiting lists to improve their health, says NICE

Examples of designing institutions for the homeless in foreign practice are considered, which are compared with the results of our sociological study of homeless people in Ukraine. A socio-typological scheme for introducing various types of housing for the homeless is proposed based on the integration of housing units with industrial and educational functions.

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An Analysis of the Characteristics of the Homeless People in Korea

Health & Welfare ◽

10.23948/kshw.2002.12.5.149 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 149

Author(s):

Jong-Chun Kim ◽

Eun-Joo Kim

Keyword(s):

Homeless People

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The Right to Housing: Challenges Associated with the ‘Waiting List System’ Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality V Various Occupiers, Eden Park Extension 5 2014 3 SA 23 (SCA)

Southern African Public Law ◽

10.25159/2522-6800/3531 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 112-121

Author(s):

Shamier Ebrahim

Keyword(s):

Supreme Court ◽

Waiting Lists ◽

The State ◽

Waiting List ◽

Allocation Process ◽

The Supreme Court ◽

The Right ◽

The Impact ◽

Court Of Appeal

The right to adequate housing is a constitutional imperative which is contained in section 26 of the Constitution. The state is tasked with the progressive realisation of this right. The allocation of housing has been plagued with challenges which impact negatively on the allocation process. This note analyses Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Various Occupiers, Eden Park Extension 51 which dealt with a situation where one of the main reasons provided by the Supreme Court of Appeal for refusing the eviction order was because the appellants subjected the unlawful occupiers to defective waiting lists and failed to engage with the community regarding the compilation of the lists and the criteria used to identify beneficiaries. This case brings to the fore the importance of a coherent (reasonable) waiting list in eviction proceedings. This note further analyses the impact of the waiting list system in eviction proceedings and makes recommendations regarding what would constitute a coherent (reasonable) waiting list for the purpose of section 26(2) of the Constitution.

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