MapInfo - an introduction

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MPHASIS Mutual Progress on Homelessness through
Advancing and Strengthening Information
Systems Workshop 1 Counting the Homeless in
the Census Final Project Conference Paris 17th
September 2009
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Census Counting Homeless People

• Mphasis Research Key Issues
• Enumeration Method 2011
• Population Registers
• Key Issues and Action Points

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Census Approaches
CENSUS APPROACH 2011 COUNTRIES
Conventional census Greece, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, UK, Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania
Register-based census Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria
Combination of register-based census and conventional census Belgium, Latvia, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Spain
Combination of register-based census and sample survey Netherlands
Rolling census France
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Definition of Homelessness
Category Measuring Homeless Study 2007 UNECE / CES Recommendations 2006
1 People living rough Primary Homeless
2 People in emergency accommodation Secondary Homeless
3 People living in accommodation for the homeless Secondary Homeless
4 People living in institutions (due to be released but no home to go to) Secondary Homeless
5 People living in non-conventional dwellings due to lack of housing Secondary Homeless
6 Homeless people living temporarily in conventional housing with family and friends (due to lack of housing) Secondary Homeless
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FEANTSA Survey Results
Homeless enumerated through traditional methods and cooperation with homeless services Homeless enumerated through traditional methods and cooperation with homeless services Homeless enumerated as part of a register Homeless enumerated through register and homeless services Homeless enumerated through register and homeless services
Czech Republic England France Hungary Ireland Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Poland Portugal Austria Denmark Finland Netherlands Sweden Belgium EstoniaSpain Latvia SloveniaGermany
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Summary of Issues by Category
Measuring Homeless Study (2007) Operational Categories Measuring Homeless Study (2007) Operational Categories Register Based Census
1 People living rough Only covered when registered at support organisation
2 People in emergency accommodation Can be covered if addresses are identified and inhabitants are either registered there or counted separately
3 People living in accommodation for the homeless Can be covered if addresses are identified and inhabitants are either registered there or counted separately
4 People living in institutions (due to be released, but no home to go to) In most countries no information is available
5 People living in non-conventional dwellings due to lack of housing Covered if persons are registered there with permanent address
6 Homeless people living temporarily in conventional housing with family and friends (due to lack of housing) Difficult to cover in register based census. Can cover people if postal address registered with a support agency
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Limits of Register Based System

• Census data mainly drawn from
• Central Population Register (CPR)
• Database of Households
• Register of Dwellings / Buildings
• Germany
• No CPR local authorities to provide information
• Register of Dwellings being established (7.5m
  owners)
• Register of Special Dwellings to be developed
• Linking registers data protection aggregate
  data
• Slovenia
• Registers Dwellings in establishment phase
• eDatabase of Households being computerised
• CPR relationships among persons not complete

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Germany - Issues

• Rough Sleepers / Emergency Accommodation
• Not registered at any registry office
• Register of Special Buildings
• Definition and identification issues
• Homeless accommodation diverse (budgets,
  providers)
• Fictitious addresses (welfare departments)
• Community, institutional and emergency
  accommodation
• Combined in a common group
• Homeless may be counted but can not be identified
  

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Slovenia - Issues

• Register of Buildings
• buildings for special purposes - maternity
  homes, shelters and asylums, homes for the
  elderly, student dorms
• The Residence Registration Act (2006)
• registers homeless at agency where they receive
  help
• requires a complete register of services
• requires ability to identify homeless services
• Living with Family/friends will be excluded
• Buildings not intended for habitation
• CPR needs cross-reference to Register of Buildings