英文摘要 |
The welfare policy for homeless has been ignored in Taiwan so far. A homeless person can be defined as a person who could not secure their living space due to economical and other reasons. The critical solution for homeless issue is to provide them stable working opportunity and living environment. According to the literature, public social rented housing is becoming a common approach to providing living space for homeless and other minority. In Taiwan, occupational training program is provided in municipal level, despite the absence of a policy scheme like public social rental housing and long-term settlement. This study focuses on the case of Wanhua area, which is a well-known gathering spot for homeless people. The researchers performed in-depth interviews with formerly homeless people, social workers, and owners of private social rented housing in the local area. This study aims to clarify how the “informal public-private partnership network” is built up to supply the social rented housing for the demand of homeless and minority which could not be satisfied by public institution and market mechanism. After a brief review of the “formal public-private partnership” in Japan, this study proposes a systematic framework of social rented housing. Second, after illustrating the overall mechanism of informal public-private partnership network of private social rented housing in Wanhua, Taipei, we consider that this mechanism is an optimal solution under the present conditions of this institution. Without launching several strategies such as promoting legislation, cross-sectoral cooperation and proposing reasonable renewal project, etc., establishing a perfect formal system to substitute it within a short time is very difficult. To connect the academic theory with practical policy-making, the final part of this study proposes a “Housing Act” and “Homeless settlement and counseling regulation of Taipei City”. |