Concept information
Preferred term
social welfare policy and income maintenance
Definition
- The fundamental cause of homelessness is insufficient income relative to the cost of housing. Thus both the creation and prevention of homelessness are closely related to the terms and sufficiency of public benefit programs that augment income. [Source: Encyclopedia of Homelessness; Social Welfare Policy and Income Maintenance]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/social_welfare_policy_and_income_maintenance
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