Pathways into homelessness: recently homeless adults problems and service use before and after becoming homeless in Amsterdam

Table 1 Self reported setting and pathways into homelessness#

Type of housing (n = 115)	n	%
own house	75	65
stay with family, friends or other	27	23
prison	6	5
abroad	3	3
hospital	2	2
hostel	2	2
Type of tenant (n = 85)
housing association	45	53
private rent	27	32
subletting	10	12
other	3	4
Pathways, how last housing lost? (n = 109)
eviction	41	38
relationship problems (left or sent away)	38	35
after prison	6	6
other reasons	24	22
where last housing lost? (n = 117)
Amsterdam	95	81
rest of the Netherlands	16	14
abroad	6	5
whereabouts after loss of housing? (n = 114)
family or friends	42	37
rough sleeping	30	26
shelter for the homeless	25	22
squads and garage boxes	8	7
abroad	5	4
clinic	4	4
when homeless after loss of housing? (n = 98)
immediately	56	57
1 day – 1 week	8	8
1 week – 1 month	8	8
1–3 months	13	13
3–6 months	8	8
> 6 months	5	5
how long currently homeless? (n = 120)
< 1 month	11	9
1–3 months	11	9
3–6 months	42	35
6–12 months	30	25
12–18 months	16	13
18–24 months	10	8

# 120 recently homeless people in Amsterdam who lost their house for the first time between April 2002–April 2004.

ISSN: 1471-2458