Income and job

Disabilities

Ageing

Officially

Debt

Malaysia

Domestic violence
Regional dispartus
or rural-urban
migration

Mental health
problem

The European
Federation of
National
Association
(FEANTSA)

Chronic illness

In context of homeless in Kuala

Lumpur
Physical domain
Social domain
Legal domain

Policy of neglect

Lack of affordable
housing and
transportation

Factors linked
to homeless

Living in street or in emergency

Definition

Low wages
Parental abuse
Addiction to gambling,
alcohol or drugs

City of Calgary
Community
and
Neighbourhood
Services

Poverty in Malaysia :
Homelessness

Living in various types of shelters or

institutions
Living under threat of eviction or
violence
Living unfit or overcrowded
conditions
Based on legal definition as used in
United Kingdom
Based on the individuals relation to
housing, housing need and the type
of tenure they have

Role of institution

Ravenhill
Ministry of Women,
Family and
Community

Department of Social
Welfare

Desa Bina Diri

rehabilitation centre

Government

References :
Dr Sharifah Mariam Alhabshi, Alifatul Kamilah Abdul Manan. (2012). Homelessness in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : A case of
Agenda Denial. International Journal of Social Science Tomorrow, 1, 1-9.
Homeless in Malaysia. Retrieved October 8, 2014, from http://www.masw.org.my/images/homeless.pdf

Based on statistics
Used housing shortage as measure
Concerns manipulation or abuse of
funds in the name of the poor and
other marginalized group