The purpose of the study was to develop indicators to monitor the incidence of
homelessness (discovered and hidden) that will be comparable at the European
level, to identify possible sources of information for estimating the extent of
homelessness, to identify types of hidden homelessness, to estimate the extent of
homelessness on the basis of secondary sources and to propose the future methods
of collecting data on the number of homeless people in Slovenia. The starting point of
the study is the ETHOS European definition/classification and its 13 operational
categories. 25 different indicators were found to measure these 13 categories based
on eight different types of secondary sources. The report details the methodology of
collection, analysis and interpretation of sources/indicators. Elements to assess the
extent of homelessness are given in four tables, which correspond to the four
ETHOS's conceptual categories. The study concludes that in Slovenia on
homelessness we know too little, it concludes with suggestions for additional
research and development activities, which should lead to the construction of a
relatively credible system of evaluation of the extent of homelessness.
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