The Inertia of Policies for People Experiencing (or at Risk of) Homelessness in Buenos Aires: Notes on the Persistence of Precariousness

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Toscani, María de la Paz; Rosa, Paula Cecilia
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2025
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For nearly 20 years, the ‘Housing Subsidy 690’ programme has provided economic aid to those experiencing homelessness in the city of Buenos Aires. In practice, it bridges two precarious housing situations: living on the street and living in the city’s single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels. Although it was initially created as a housing programme that was intended to address the shortcomings of previous policies towards homelessness and solve a complex issue, nearly 20 years after its creation a certain inertia around the policy can be perceived, as well as fractures in its functioning. Drawing on interviews with beneficiaries and professionals involved in the administration of the subsidy, as well as a review of secondary data, this article describes the functioning of the programme and suggests that it constitutes a form of policy inertia that contributes to perpetuating housing instability and homelessness. We argue that receiving the subsidy does not resolve housing vulnerability, as it contributes to an intermittent cycle between these unstable housing conditions, thereby reproducing this vulnerability.
Fil: Toscani, María de la Paz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales; Argentina
Fil: Rosa, Paula Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales; Argentina
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Street Dwellers
Single Room Occupancy Hotels
Intermittent Homelessness
Housing Policy
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title The Inertia of Policies for People Experiencing (or at Risk of) Homelessness in Buenos Aires: Notes on the Persistence of Precariousness
spellingShingle The Inertia of Policies for People Experiencing (or at Risk of) Homelessness in Buenos Aires: Notes on the Persistence of Precariousness
Toscani, María de la Paz
Street Dwellers
Single Room Occupancy Hotels
Intermittent Homelessness
Housing Policy
title_short The Inertia of Policies for People Experiencing (or at Risk of) Homelessness in Buenos Aires: Notes on the Persistence of Precariousness
title_full The Inertia of Policies for People Experiencing (or at Risk of) Homelessness in Buenos Aires: Notes on the Persistence of Precariousness
title_fullStr The Inertia of Policies for People Experiencing (or at Risk of) Homelessness in Buenos Aires: Notes on the Persistence of Precariousness
title_full_unstemmed The Inertia of Policies for People Experiencing (or at Risk of) Homelessness in Buenos Aires: Notes on the Persistence of Precariousness
title_sort The Inertia of Policies for People Experiencing (or at Risk of) Homelessness in Buenos Aires: Notes on the Persistence of Precariousness
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Toscani, María de la Paz
Rosa, Paula Cecilia
author Toscani, María de la Paz
author_facet Toscani, María de la Paz
Rosa, Paula Cecilia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Street Dwellers
Single Room Occupancy Hotels
Intermittent Homelessness
Housing Policy
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Single Room Occupancy Hotels
Intermittent Homelessness
Housing Policy
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv For nearly 20 years, the ‘Housing Subsidy 690’ programme has provided economic aid to those experiencing homelessness in the city of Buenos Aires. In practice, it bridges two precarious housing situations: living on the street and living in the city’s single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels. Although it was initially created as a housing programme that was intended to address the shortcomings of previous policies towards homelessness and solve a complex issue, nearly 20 years after its creation a certain inertia around the policy can be perceived, as well as fractures in its functioning. Drawing on interviews with beneficiaries and professionals involved in the administration of the subsidy, as well as a review of secondary data, this article describes the functioning of the programme and suggests that it constitutes a form of policy inertia that contributes to perpetuating housing instability and homelessness. We argue that receiving the subsidy does not resolve housing vulnerability, as it contributes to an intermittent cycle between these unstable housing conditions, thereby reproducing this vulnerability.
Fil: Toscani, María de la Paz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales; Argentina
Fil: Rosa, Paula Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales; Argentina
description For nearly 20 years, the ‘Housing Subsidy 690’ programme has provided economic aid to those experiencing homelessness in the city of Buenos Aires. In practice, it bridges two precarious housing situations: living on the street and living in the city’s single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels. Although it was initially created as a housing programme that was intended to address the shortcomings of previous policies towards homelessness and solve a complex issue, nearly 20 years after its creation a certain inertia around the policy can be perceived, as well as fractures in its functioning. Drawing on interviews with beneficiaries and professionals involved in the administration of the subsidy, as well as a review of secondary data, this article describes the functioning of the programme and suggests that it constitutes a form of policy inertia that contributes to perpetuating housing instability and homelessness. We argue that receiving the subsidy does not resolve housing vulnerability, as it contributes to an intermittent cycle between these unstable housing conditions, thereby reproducing this vulnerability.
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