Housing Dysfunctions For Orphans as a Factor of Their Social Exclusion

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the factors of social exclusion of graduates of residential institutions, to analyze the relationship between the processes of their housing deprivation and social exclusion, to determine the effectiveness of regional measures of social support for orphans while waiting in line for housing. In 2021, the authors conducted a survey of graduates of residential institutions (N = 3868 people). The results of the study showed that only 4.8% of graduates of boarding schools were able to get an apartment in a timely manner. As a result, orphans are forced to solve their problems on their own: rent an apartment, seek shelter from friends or relatives. Housing deprivation of orphans becomes a trigger point for such manifestations of social exclusion as limited access to vital social services, problems with employment, and a difficult financial situation. The untimely provision of housing, the absence or insufficiency of compensatory measures of regional support compress the space for the implementation of successful life scenarios for orphans, and form the risks of social anomie. The consequence of these dysfunctions is the growth of protest potential among graduates of boarding schools.