Rätten till bistånd och hemlösas behov av skälig levnads nivå

• Main Author: Abudayya, Marwa
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS) 2020
• Subjects: housing aid; housing solution; homelessness; homeless groups; reasonable standard of living; social challenges.; Social Sciences; Samhällsvetenskap
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-27001

Abudayya, M. The right to aid and homeless need for a fair standard of living.Degree project in Social work 15 högskolepoäng. Malmö University: Faculty ofHealth and Society, Department of Social Work, 2020.The purpose of the study is to examine the Social Secretary assessments ofhousing assistance and social secretary perceptions of the concept of reasonablestandard of living in relation to different accommodation solutions available inMalmö. Furthermore, the study aims to investigate the social secretary challengesassociated with making their assessments of housing assistance. To answer thestudy questions, I used qualitative methods in the form of semi-structuredinterviews. For my study, I interviewed seven informants workingaccommodation caseworkers and accommodations investigators in Malmö.Coding and thematization used to conduct my analysis. Empirical data analyzerbasis of knowledge and theory. Two theories were used in the study of legal andorganizational power. Results and analysis showed that accommodationscaseworkers and accommodations investigators do their assessments of housingassistance on the basis of Malmö's guidelines that distinguish between homelessgroups in the assessment of eligibility. It turned out that the City of Malmö'sguidelines do not resemble the National Board of Health and Welfare guidelines(Socialstyrelsens riktlinjer). There is uncertainty among case workers to definereasonable living standard of accommodation assistance. There are also differentviews on how accommodations solutions in Malmö cater to homeless people needdecent standard of living. Accommodation caseworkers also had differentchallenges in the assessment of aid. There were various challenges thataccommodation caseworkers and accommodations invistigators experienced suchMalmö's new guidelines, lack of time, workload, autonomy and powerlessness.