Funkcjonowanie osób bezdomnych w Niemczech – analiza indywidualnych przypadków

The issue of homelessness exists in every county and even the wealthiest have not managed to eliminate it. Countries with a highly-developed system of homeless people assistance record the largest number of them in their statistics. At the beginning of 2023, the number of homeless people in Germany amounted to 372,000. The purpose of the research was to diagnose the functioning of homeless people in Germany and to show their individual life experiences. The method used was a narrative interview according to Mayring. The research was carried out within the territory of Westphalia, and in the institutional meaning, the research area was the Social and Educational Care Home. As a result of the research, it turned out that the causes of homelessness, among others, include: arrears in rent payments and related evictions, unemployment, as well as divorces, death of a partner and addictions. Homeless people are rather satisfied with the fact that they live in the Social and Educational Care Home, which provides homeless men with food, housing and all kinds of support services.