Review article
https://doi.org/10.31299/ksi.31.1.3
Evolution and evaluation of social rights of the homeless in Croatia
Gojko Bežovan
orcid.org/0000-0002-7543-6875
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Katedra za socijalnu politiku
Danijel Baturina
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Katedra za socijalnu politiku
Marko Horvat
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Katedra za socijalnu politiku
Abstract
Homelessness is becoming an increasing social problem which is being reflected in the growing number of people in this status and the consequences that such social status brings as the most extreme form of poverty and social exclusion. In Croatia, the status of the homeless was "recognised" and regulated only in 2011 by the Social Welfare Act. Starting from the right to decent housing as a fundamental human right, this paper analyses the development and ongoing status of homeless people social rights from the 1990s to more recent legal and policy documents. Moreover, the results of previous research on social rights, status and position of homeless people have been critically analysed and interpreted. It is concluded that the social rights of homeless people are poorly defined, making homeless welfare a residual component of social welfare. Considering the international and national legal and policy framework, the need for more support for the existing social rights of homeless people has been emphasised and some recommendations on how social rights can be improved and renewed in some aspects have been proposed.
Keywords
homeless people; social rights; housing; social exclusion; social policies
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304671
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Publication date:
26.6.2023.
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