Central Government Departments / Agencies
French Government Websites
www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/liste_theme.asp?theme_id=2
and look for "sans-domicile" (4 documents). Website of the National Institute of statistics (INSEE). INSEE publications on line (in French)
www.sante.gouv.fr/drees/etude-resultat/er-pdf/er277.pdf
Ministère de l’emploi, du travail et de la cohésion sociale:
A document on "non take-up" by the homeless of the French minimum income
www.social.gouv.fr/htm/pointsur/onpes
Observatoire national de la pauvreté et de l’exclusion sociale
Dutch Government Websites
www.minvws.nl/en/
VWS, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
www.vrom.nl/international
VROM, Ministry of Housing, Spacial Planning and Environment
www.overheid.nl
Dutch government websites
Spanish Government Websites
www.ine.es/prodyser/pubweb/epsh_052004/epshcen_0504.pdf
INE (Spanish National Institute of Statistics) First Spanish Survey of the INE about services for homeless people (19/05/04).
United Kingdom Government Websites
www.odpm.gov.uk
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
And look for homelessness. Contains information on British government policy on homelessness and related recent published documents. Contains statistics on homeless acceptances in England.
www.socialexclusionunit.gov.uk
Social Exclusion Unit
And look up site map then young runaways for information on young people who run away from home and may end up homeless. Archives have research into homelessness
www.housingcorp.gov.uk
Regulates and funds RSLs (Registered Social Landlords). Publishes information on Housing association issues.
www.spkweb.org.uk
Supporting People
Has the guide to accommodation and support options for homeless households. Plus other useful documents, including some local authority homeless strategies.
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
British Home Office
Use search ’homelessness’ to find documents on homelessness and crime and homelessness and drugs.
www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001 and www.statistics.gov.uk
Office of National Statistics
Has Census information on line and statistics of households accepted as homeless in England and Wales
www.hmso.gov.uk
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
Publishes statutory, parliamentary and Official Government information. The website also contains full text of the Acts of parliament since 1988
www.connexions-direct.com
Connexions - a government youth advice service dealing with everything from careers to housing. Got to Housing and then homelessness. Has reports and advice on youth homelessness. Plus other useful links.
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Housing/Homelessness
Scottish Executive website
It has the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, Homelessness guidance document and the Homelessness taskforce report
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics
Scottish Executive website
This has information on the 2003 Scottish Household survey, Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, Scrol (Scotland’s Census results online).
www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_urbanpolicy/documents /page/odpm_urbpol_608104.pdf
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000
This is a ward level index. That is, individual wards within local authorities, within counties in England. Has statutory homelessness statistics, information on current research.
www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/majorStudies.asp
UK Data Archive
The Major studies section has a list and contact details of all the main Surveys in England including the General household Survey, British Household Panel Survey, Millenium Cohort Survey and the Eurobarometer Survey series to name but a few.
www.dsdni.gov.uk
Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland
Use Search: Homelessness for Northern Irish policies, statistics and reports
www.nihe.gov.uk
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Housing authority for Northern Ireland
www.wales.gov.uk
National Assembly for Wales
United States of America Government Websites
www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, The Center for Mental Health Services, National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness for the USA (with detailed bibliographies)
www.census.gov
Bureau of the US census (go to "search" on the left and then search for "homeless")
Danish Websites
www.social.dk/udsatte_grupper/hjemloese.html
The social ministry – portal on socially vulnerable groups – homelessness
www.udsatte.dk/
The Council for Socially Marginalised People