Homelessness in Germany:The Visible Form of True Poverty
Description:
They are known as "tramps", "winos", "hobos", "street people", "bums", or simply homeless. They are the poor within our rich society, unemployed and with no resources, living on the fringes. In official terms they are called "people in social distress" or more commonly "homeless". In the terms of social federal welfare laws they are classified as "people who roam with no secure form of income, singles without a home-address and regular employment capable of being taxed for social security, without a secured mode of existence and often without a sound relationship to either family or other community members.... people whose social problems prevent them from participating in community life." (excerpt from Share International)
Type of Resource:
Journal
Publication Date:
1999
Volume:
March 1999
Location:
Munich