scholarly journals The Shifting Risk of Homelessness among Persons with a Disability: Insights from a National Policy Intervention

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6512
Author(s):  
Andrew Beer ◽  
Lyrian Daniel ◽  
Emma Baker ◽  
Laurence Lester
Keyword(s):  
National Policy ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Policy Intervention ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Insurance Scheme ◽  
Moderate Risk ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Household Panel Data

Persons with a disability are at a far higher risk of homelessness than those without. The economic, social and health challenges faced by disabled people are addressed, in Australia, by the recently implemented National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Using nationally representative, longitudinal household panel data, we construct the Index of Relative Homelessness Risk (IRHR) to track how the risk of homelessness for disabled persons has changed since the introduction of the NDIS. We find that, overall, fewer persons with a disability face moderate risk of homelessness but that many more face high risk. We conclude that the NDIS has not effectively protected disabled people from the risk of homelessness. We reflect on the implications of these findings for policy interventions.

scholarly journals 1490Activist and Epidemiologist: Collision or Synergy?

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Kavanagh
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Expert Witness ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Insurance Scheme ◽  
Epidemiological Research ◽  
Disability Support ◽  
Knowledge Claims

Abstract Focus of Presentation In this presentation, I discuss how activism and lived experience can enhance epidemiological research. I argue that my lived experience of disability and activism, enhance my research because I: have understanding of the contexts in which disabled people live, I focus on what is relevant to disabled people, and have the impetus to interrogate government knowledge claims. I illustrate this through two research/activism scenarios: COVID-19 pandemic proposed reforms to Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – which provides individual budgets for nearly 500,000 Australians with disability. Findings During the COVID-19, I spearheaded ‘calls to action’ for governments to respond to the specific risks faced by people with disability. I led a research demonstrating the risks to disability support workers. My expert witness testimonies at the Disability Royal Commission were central to the Commission’s recommendations. And my work changed government policies relating to managing outbreaks in disability settings and vaccination. In relation to the NDIS, I have critiqued the research government conducts, and the data they use, to support their arguments for reform. Conclusions/Implications Being an activist with lived experience requires reflexivity to ensure individual biases are not reinforced, but it also offers opportunities. Research is contextualised and the pathway to change more easily charted. Epidemiology should foster the careers of researchers with lived experience who maybe activists as well. Key messages Lived experience researchers and activists can enhance epidemiological research bringing unique insights and new opportunities for change.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding in the South West of England

Urban Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Annie Hamilton Gingell ◽  
Sina Shahab
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
National Data ◽  
The South ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
South West ◽  
Land Bank ◽  
Method Approach

This paper seeks to evaluate how successful national policy interventions have been at addressing land barriers to self-build and custom housebuilding when applied by Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) across the South West of England. A longitudinal triangulated mixed method approach was undertaken to comprehensively interrogate the research objective. This comprised submitting a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to each LPA within the study area; an assessment of the most recently produced Strategic Housing Market Assessments (SHMAs); deriving alternative demand estimates using national data as a proxy; and alternate estimates of supply calculated using BuildStore and The Land Bank Partnership plot search websites. The findings of the study revealed that LPA Registers can only be viewed as a minimum assessment of demand for self-build and custom housebuilding and the effectiveness of LPAs in classifying suitable development permissions for self-build and custom housebuilding was highly dependent on the mechanisms used to identify permissions.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Social Inequality in Experiences of Domestic Abuse Among Mothers of Young Children: A Study Using National Survey Data from Scotland

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052098039
Author(s):  
Valeria Skafida ◽  
Fiona Morrison ◽  
John Devaney
Keyword(s):  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Income Quintile ◽  
Coercive Control ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Study Child ◽  
Nationally Representative

Domestic abuse is a pernicious societal issue that has both short- and long-term consequences for those who are victimized. Research points to motherhood being linked to women’s victimization, with pregnancy being a particular point of risk. Across UK jurisdictions, new legislation aims to extend the criminalization of domestic abuse to include coercive control. Less clear is the relationship between mothers’ victimization of different “types” of abuse and other factors such as age, socioeconomic status, and level of education. The article makes an original contribution to knowledge by addressing these limitations of the existing literature. Using nationally representative data from a Scottish longitudinal survey ( N = 3,633) into children’s development this article investigates the social stratification of mothers’ exposure to different types of abuse, including coercive control, physical abuse, and threats. Overall, 14% of mothers report experiencing any type of domestic abuse since the birth of the study child (age 6), of which 7% experienced physical abuse. Compared to mothers in the highest income households, mothers in the lowest income quintile were far more likely to experience any form of abuse (Logistic Regression, OR = 3.55), more likely to have experienced more types of abuse and to have experienced these more often ( OR = 5.54). Age had a protective effect, with mothers aged 20 or younger at most risk of abuse ( OR = 2.60 compared to mothers aged 40+). Interaction effects between age and income suggested that an intersectional lens may help explain the cumulative layers of difficulty which young mothers on low incomes may find themselves in when it comes to abusive partners. The pattern of social stratification remained the same when comparing different types of abuse. Mothers of boys were more likely to experience abuse, and to experience more types of abuse, more often. We reflect on how these findings could inform existing policy interventions.

scholarly journals The Implementation of the NDIS: Who Wins, Who Loses?

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Green ◽  
Jane Mears
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Insurance Scheme ◽  
Major Step ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
People With Disability

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a major paradigm shift in funding and support for people with disability in Australia. It is a person centered model that has at its core a change in government funding away from service providers direct to individuals with disability. In principle it is heralded as a major step forward in disability rights. Nonetheless, the implementation poses threats as well as benefits. This paper outlines potential threats or risks from the perspective of not-for-profit organisations, workers in the sector and most importantly people with disability.  It draws on a range of recent reports on the sector, person centered models of funding and care, the NDIS and past experience. Its purpose is to forewarn the major issues so that implementers can be forearmed. 

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