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Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Wohnungslosenhilfe e. V.

Homelessness: An old problem with new faces?

Homelessness in Germany

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What is the total number of homeless people, their basic structure (gender, age, household structure etc.) and how is that number changing over time? There are two different approaches in determining the total number of homeless people: 1. Key Date Surveys Regional Surveys determining the number of people involved in assistance in housing emergencies by the providers of the free welfare assistance 2. Housing Emergency Statistics The legally anchored statistics at the federal level and at the level of individual states affected

Counting Strategies

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Due to the lack of officially collected data on the federal level, BAG W regularly estimates the number of homeless people in Germany:

Estimating the Number of Homeless People

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Continuous collection of standardized data on clients within the institutions and services for homeless people

• The main aim is a survey and ongoing maintenance of standardized clients data –

peer-to-peer and process-related - as a part of universal documentation of services for homeless people

• Basis Data Set by the AG STADO (Basisdatensatz der AG STADO) has been

developed into a nationwide standard for the collection of client data services

• The members of AG STADO are the leading welfare organisations in Germany

dealing with homelessness

Documentation Strategy

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Practical Relevance

Institutions and services for homeless people:

• Reporting under obligation to report
• Data basis for further development of services
• local/regional public relations

BAG Wohnungslosenhilfe:

• Annual statistical reports
• Data basis for political debate (positioning, etc.)
• Public relations (including press inquiries)
• Contribution to external statistics (eg ARB of the Federal Government)

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Basis Data Set

The key aspect of the Basis Data Set by the AG STADO is the standardization of data collecting within the service field. Over and above, this Basis Data Set is distincly marked by a broadly aligned set of indicators and variables which all describe the living situation of homeless people. Basis Data Set includes currently 55 variables throughout the following fields:

• Socio-Demographic Data (e.g. age, gender, education, etc.)
• Earnings and Labour (e.g. situation about income, unemployment etc.)
• Habitation (e.g. situation about accommodation, emergency cases, etc.)
• Socializing and Healthiness
• Medical Assistance

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homeless people

72,7 %

people threatened by homelessness 11,4 %

people living under inadequate conditions 3,1 %

former homeless people 3,4 %

• ther cases

(no homelessness) 9,4 %

Cases included in DzW 2016 DzW [Dokumentationssystem zur Wohnungslosigkeit ] = documentation system on homelessness

Annual Report of BAG W

• Data given by

176 services (2016)

• In total: 34.696

cases (2016)

Data from… ambulant system: 86% & stationary system: 14%

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77,8 76,6 76,1 76,1 74,7 72,7 22,2 23,4 23,9 23,9 25,3 27,3 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Year

All Cases by Sex (in %)

women men

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17,00% 18,70% 20,80% 20,88% 20,58% 20,40% 20,40% 19,86% 19,72% 20,30% 10,40% 10,70% 10,90% 11,31% 11,29% 11,50% 12,10% 12,46% 13,06% 13,50% 22,10% 21,70% 21,90% 20,38% 21,30% 21,40% 21,09% 22,30% 23,04% 23,10% 27,60% 27,50% 25,60% 24,96% 24,44% 23,60% 22,94% 22,15% 21,46% 20,70% 16,00% 15,20% 15,10% 16,41% 16,17% 16,50% 16,89% 16,62% 16,29% 15,70% 7,00% 6,20% 5,80% 6,06% 6,21% 6,60% 6,60% 6,61% 6,43% 6,70% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

All Cases by Age (in %)

more than 60 years 50 - 59 years 40 - 49 years 30 - 39 years 25 - 29 years less than 25 years

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90,9% 89,3% 87,1% 86,4% 84,6% 82,7% 81,4% 78,7% 73,3% 70,3% 4,0% 4,1% 4,4% 4,7% 5,9% 6,8% 7,9% 9,8% 11,5% 11,1% 5,0% 6,6% 8,4% 8,8% 9,4% 10,4% 10,7% 11,4% 15,1% 18,4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

All Cases by Origin (in %)

stateless

• ther

European Union German

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in total - people living in Germany with migration background (2016): 22,5 % 18/06/2018 page 11

18,7 21,2 25,8 27,1 29,4 32,0 33,6 36,2 40,8 42,3 13 15,9 18,8 20,1 22,9 25,8 28,0 29,9 35,0 39,4

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Clients with Migration Background by Sex (in % of of all male and female clients)

women men

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89,0 87,3 88,7 88,3 87,2 86,3% 86,4% 85,0% 82,0% 2,8 3,5 3,1 3,0 3,6 4,1% 3,7% 4,1% 4,7% 4,1 4,7 4,1 4,2 4,1 4,3% 4,2% 4,5% 5,7% 2,5 2,7 2,2 2,6 3,0 3,1% 3,5% 4,3% 5,1% 1,5 1,9 1,8 1,9 2,1 2,2% 2,1% 2,2% 2,5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

All Cases by Household Structure (in %)

• ther multi-

person household couple with child(ren) couple without child(ren) single parent single

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60,6% 57,1% 56,3% 56,3% 55,1% 54,9% 52,3% 51,6% 50,5% 48,2% 4,7% 5,7% 6,0% 6,5% 7,3% 7,7% 8,4% 8,2% 8,7% 9,1% 7,1% 6,4% 6,4% 6,2% 6,3% 6,4% 6,6% 6,5% 6,2% 6,5% 21,3% 24,4% 25,0% 25,4% 25,4% 25,4% 27,8% 28,2% 29,0% 30,5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

All Cases by Income Situation (at the Beginning of Help)

no income

• wn property, rentals,

interests maintenance by relatives pension

• ther income

Employment unemployment benefit

• r social assistance

(SGB I; II & XII)

• ther public support

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63,3% 64,8% 65,2% 64,1% 64,1% 63,5% 64,0% 61,0% 57,2% 58,2% 59,8% 59,2% 56,5% 56,1% 55,7% 56,6% 55,0% 54,9% 48,0% 50,0% 52,0% 54,0% 56,0% 58,0% 60,0% 62,0% 64,0% 66,0% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Clients with Debts (in % of all male and female clients)

men women

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Homelessness in Germany - final conclusion

1. Rise of the total number of homelessness (s. estimation by BAG W) 2. Diversification of social-demographic parameters of homelessness (age, gender, nationality, income, household structure) → new problems and challenges for the services and professionals dealing with homelessness (key words: Superdiversity & Intersectionality)

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The End

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Thank you for your attention