Traditional interpretations of homelessness focus on people living on the streets or in shelters. However, homelessness encompasses many more living situations. This article reports on a scoping review of studies on hidden homelessness. A systematic search in scientific databanks was combined with an exploration of Google Scholar. The results of the review reveal a lack of consensus regarding the definition of the concept. Moreover, since most studies focus on a certain subgroup in the population, it is hard to compare profile characteristics of people living in different forms of homelessness. The applied research methods prove to be valuable, although they often underestimate the number and/or character of the phenomena. Very little longitudinal research on hidden homelessness seems to be available. Based on the findings of the scoping review, the article draws up an agenda for further research in order to capture the complex reality of contemporary forms of homelessness.

对无家可归的传统解释侧重于流落街头或收容所的人。然而，无家可归包括更多的生活情况。本文报告了对隐性无家可归者研究的范围界定审查。科学数据库中的系统搜索与 Google 学术搜索相结合。审查结果表明，在概念定义方面缺乏共识。此外，由于大多数研究都集中在人口中的某个亚群，因此很难比较生活在不同形式无家可归者中的人的概况特征。应用的研究方法被证明是有价值的，尽管它们常常低估了现象的数量和/或特征。似乎很少有关于隐性无家可归者的纵向研究。根据范围界定审查的结果，