Since the IMF’s bailout of South Korea in 1997, the number of homeless people in Korea has increased both quantitatively and qualitatively, and the Welfare Act for Homelessness was enacted in 2012. The law integrates measures for the existing vagrants and homeless persons and the delivery system therefor, and classifies the homeless facilities by functional status to further specialize and systemize services. However, it is questioned whether this law, which is only in the initial stage, can be realized in the open according to the purpose of the law. In this regard, this study aims to explore the implications of the homelessness system in Northern Europe where the homeless delivery system is well organized, like in Sweden and Finland. Globally, there are two homeless delivery system models. Namely, the Staircase model and the Housing First model. The Staircase model has evolved considerably in Sweden as a system to gradually normalize the functioning of the homeless. The Housing First model provides homeless people with an independent housing space first. Finland is currently receiving national attention for its best practices. Many countries are providing services based on these two delivery system models, and the current trend is shifting from the Staircase model to the Housing First model. Korea is implementing a system close to the Staircase model, albeit in its initial stages, and the Housing First model is not suitable for the realities of Korea. In order for Korea to have a more efficient delivery system, it is necessary to combine these two models to provide services that can secure facilities such as an independent residential space and better meet the needs of the homeless.
목차
Abstracts I. Introduction II. Discussion on homeless delivery system model III. Legal Case Analysis 1. U.S. Homeless Act: The McKinney–Vento Homeless ssistance Act 2. Sweden: Social Service Act 3. Finland 4. UK Homeless Institution IV. Conclusion [References]
키워드
homelessStaircase modelHousing First modelSwedenFinlanddelivery system
저자
Sae young, Hong [ Professor, Hanzhong University ]
동국대학교 비교법문화연구원 [The Institute of Comparative Law and Legal Culture]
설립연도
2000
분야
사회과학>법학
소개
본 연구소에서는 세계 각국의 새로운 법률제도를 그때그때 입수하여 이를 소개하고 한국 실정에 접목가능성을 연구·분석한다. 아울러 본 연구소는 국내의 각종 학술단체, 연구소, 연구기관과의 교류를 증진함은 물론 외국대학의 연구소와 공동연구를 통해 외국의 법문화와 학풍을 소개함으로써 대외적인 학풍선양에도 기여하게 함을 목적으로 한다.