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Employability Pathways and Perceptions of ‘Work’ amongst Single Homeless and Vulnerably Housed People

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

Jenny McNeill
Jenny McNeill*
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University E-mail: Jennifer.mcneill@ntu.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article reports on a longitudinal study that explores the changing motivations to enter paid work of a sample of thirty homeless and vulnerably housed people. A pathways approach is proposed to offer insights into the complex relationships between promoting employability and the pursuit of other resettlement outcomes, such as the achievement of sustainable accommodation and recovery from long-term ill-health issues. The four pathways constructed following in-depth interviews suggest that individuals were at various stages of moving towards employment. Movement within and between pathways was affected by personal and structural issues, including access to resources, housing situations and support needs.

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Themed Section on Exploring Multiple Exclusion Homelessness
Information
Social Policy and Society , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , October 2011 , pp. 571 - 580
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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