Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Preface, by John Greve -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Homelessness in contemporary Britain: conceptualisation and measurement -- 2 Homelessness and the law -- 3 Theorising homelessness: contemporary sociological and feminist perspectives -- 4 The social distribution of the experience of homelessness -- 5 The characteristics of single homeless people in England -- 6 Mortgage arrears, mortgage possessions and homelessness -- 7 Soldiering on? Theorising homelessness amongst ex-servicemen -- 8 The housing needs of ex-prisoners -- 9 The health of single homeless people -- 10 Health, homelessness and access to health care services in London -- 11 Rehousing single homeless people -- 12 Opening doors in the private rented sector: developments in assistance with access -- 13 The capacity of the private rented sector to house homeless households -- 14 Hostels: a useful policy and practice response? -- 15 Addressing the problem of youth homelessness and unemployment: the contribution of foyers -- 16 Working together to help homeless people: an examination of inter-agency themes -- References -- Index.