?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F745%2F&rft.title=Feasibility+Study+of+Housing+First+Project+in+Aveiro&rft.creator=Avdzhieva%2C+A.&rft.creator=Sloman%2C+Ben&rft.creator=Requejo%2C+Cristina&rft.creator=Philip%2C+Rachel&rft.subject=Data+processing&rft.description=The+non-profit+organisation+Florinhas+do+Vouga+support+homeless+people+by+providing+them+with+basic+necessities+such+as+food%2C+as+well+as+helping+them+address+long+term+issues%2C+such+as+mental+health+problems.+This+aid+is+usually+provided+whilst+a+homeless+person+is+on+the+street+or+in+some+form+temporary+accommodation.+The+Housing+First+approach+is+to%2C+instead%2C+first+provide+a+homeless+person+with+their+own+home%2C+and+then%2C+in+this+more+stable+setting%2C+provide+further+support.+The+social+benefits+of+giving+homeless+people+the+opportunity+to+live+in+a+house+are+clear.+To+the+individual+it+brings+stability+and+makes+it+much+easier+to+find+a+job%2C+and+access+other+forms+of+provision%2C+such+as+healthcare+and+drug+rehabilitation+programs.+To+society+at+large+it+reduces+the+number+of+people+living+on+the+street%2C+potentially+increasing+tourism+and+economic+productivity+in+a+city%E2%80%99s+commercial+centre.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+problem+is+to+compare+the+costs+incurred+by+both+the+Usual+(U)+and+Housing+First+(HF)+models+and+determine+whether+Housing+First+is+a+financially+viable+alternative.+The+housing+status+of+each+homeless+person+is+modelled+(for+example+if+they+are+on+the+street+or+in+a+shelter)+and+this+is+used+to+calculate+the+costs+of+each+approach.+In+the+simplest+model%2C+the+state+of+each+person+is+assumed+to+be+constant+with+time.+The+changing+state+of+the+homeless+population+is+then+modelled+(for+example+how+many+homeless+people+are+on+the+streets+as+opposed+to+in+temporary+accommodation+or+a+house+at+any+one+time).+This+is+done+using+a+Markov+chain+approach%2C+and+also+by+direct+simulations+which+incorporate+more+complex+constraints+on+the+state+of+the+homeless+population.+The+different+mathematical+models+provide+evidence+that+the+financial+costs+of+Housing+First+are+less+than+those+of+the+Usual+model%2C+especially+in+the+long+term+(a+36+month+period).+Recommendations+for+further+work+are+also+given.&rft.date=2017&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F745%2F1%2FFlorinhas_do_Vouga_feasibility-study-of-housing-first-project-in-aveiro.pdf&rft.identifier=++Avdzhieva%2C+A.+and+Sloman%2C+Ben+and+Requejo%2C+Cristina+and+Philip%2C+Rachel++(2017)+Feasibility+Study+of+Housing+First+Project+in+Aveiro.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++