Homelessness REFRAMING SOCIAL POLICY: Based on this scheme Edgar et. al.(2004) developed the so-called ETHOS typology of homelessness used by FEANTSA. Table 1: Seven theoretical domains of homelessness Conceptual Cate­Physical gory main Do- Legal Domain Social Domain 1 Rooflessness No dwelling (roof) No legal title to a space for ex­clusive posses­sion 2 Houselessness Has a place to live, fit for habi­tation No legal title to a space for ex­clusive posses­sion Has a place to 3 Insecure and In­live(not secure adequate housing and unfit for habitation) No security of tenure Inadequate hous- Inadequate ing and social iso- dwelling(unfit 4 lation within a for habitation) legally occupied dwelling Has legal title and/or security of tenure Inadequate hous­Inadequate Has legal title 5 ing dwelling(dwell­and/or security (secure tenure) ing unfit for of tenure habitation) Insecure housing 6 (adequate hous­ing) Has a place to live No security of tenure Social isolation Has a place to 7 within a secure live and adequate con­text Has legal title and/or security of tenure Source: Edgar et.al., 2004, Table 1, p.8. No private and safe personal space for social relations No private and safe personal space for social relations Has space for social relations No private and safe personal space for social relations Has space for social relations Has space for social relations No private and safe personal space for social relations Based on this matrix we can identify a continuum of homelessness with the most excluded at one edge(roofless, excluded from all three domains) and the less excluded(excluded only from social domain, considered as having a smaller im­portance in comparison with physical and legal domain). Housing exclusion 180