Together with linked rehousing, it was one of the most important social processes at the time.
There are disparate views about the optimal 'timing' of rehousing.
This created a new problem of decently rehousing the thousands of people at high densities on cramped sites.
Placing greater restrictions on the number of allowable offers, especially for those desperate for rehousing, could be seen as a key means of achieving this.
Only the broadest findings about the factors that influence the outcomes of rehousing are likely to apply in other countries.
In view of these findings, the authors recommend accurate assessment before rehousing, time for the agency to get to know the homeless person and extra support in the early days.
In two other cases, homeless households were debarred from offers of rehousing in high demand areas; in one of these cases homeless applicants were additionally restricted to flatted accommodation.
Most of these respondents received support from their rehousing worker or a housing-support worker for three to six months, although a few reported no such contact.
