Long hours and low wages don’t stop homeless moving into job, research shows
14 December 2012
Money is not the main motivator for homeless people to move into work, early research findings have shown.
Fri, 14 Dec 2012
Money is not the main motivator for homeless people to move into work, early research findings have shown.
In fact, a greater feeling of self worth, contributing to society and building relationships were stronger pulls, as work also acted as a crucial stage on the journey away from homelessness.Charity Broadway Homelessness and Support has been following 50 people making the difficult move from homelessness into work, and in its Keeping Work report notes that the hostel and benefits systems can make it difficult for homeless people to move into employment despite a strong motivation to do so, early research findings have shown.
The report, entitled Keeping Work, was conducted by Broadway’s specialist research team in partnership with the Business in the Community charity. It was funded by Trust for London and the Department for Work and Pensions. The report published on Thursday contains interim findings, with the final report due to be published in June 2013.
Money is not the main motivator for homeless people to move into work, early research findings have shown.
In fact, a greater feeling of self worth, contributing to society and building relationships were stronger pulls, as work also acted as a crucial stage on the journey away from homelessness.Charity Broadway Homelessness and Support has been following 50 people making the difficult move from homelessness into work, and in its Keeping Work report notes that the hostel and benefits systems can make it difficult for homeless people to move into employment despite a strong motivation to do so, early research findings have shown.
The report, entitled Keeping Work, was conducted by Broadway’s specialist research team in partnership with the Business in the Community charity. It was funded by Trust for London and the Department for Work and Pensions. The report published on Thursday contains interim findings, with the final report due to be published in June 2013.
- For more on efforts to get those often excluded from the job market by a third sector organisation, see a Special Report from the October edition of Recruiter on our charity of choice for 2012, the award-winning Aspire Oxfordshire.
