This article examines neo-corporatist arrangements for governance of homeless services in Dublin, which are modelled on parallel arrangements for the negotiation of economic and social policy nationally. It reveals that these two policy making structures have achieved similar outcomes - policies which are neo-liberal in orientation, but not entirely so. Achieving the aims of this unusual marriage of corporatism and neo-liberalism necessitated the redefinition of the causes of and solutions to homelessness from the structuralist to the individualist and the incorporation of formerly independent third sector service providers into the influence of the state. This process has been opposed by some third sector groups but supported by others who see opportunities in these reforms for their organizations. The outcomes of this process have been largely positive - levels of homelessness have fallen for instance - but not entirely so. Lack of attention to tackling the structural causes of homelessness has led to under provision of long-term accommodation for homeless people, while overemphasis on its individual causes and consequently on controlling the behaviour of service users has excluded some `challenging' clients from access to services.
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