Including the most excluded? A qualitative analysis of the non-take-up of an address for people experiencing homelessness in Belgium

In many European countries, one needs a permanent address or domicile to be entitled to social rights. To address this minimum prerequisite, mechanisms for administrative inclusion are in place for people experiencing homelessness without an address, such as the reference address in Belgium. Yet, hitherto, poverty organizations raised concerns whether it succeeds in doing so. This paper disentangles the non-take-up mechanisms behind this reference address by drawing on interviews with professionals. Our evidence suggests this address is a minimum minimorum of social protection, albeit it can r... Mehr ...