Specialist Homelessness Services Collection: first results, September quarter 2011
Each year many Australians experience homelessness or find themselves in circumstances of risk of becoming homeless. This report presents the first quarterly results of the new Specialist Homelessness Services Collection. This collection replaces the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program National Data Collection which collected data on homelessness service provision by Australian governments since 1996.
People turned away from government funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2010-11
This report presents data on the people turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation in 2010-11. It is the final report to be sourced from the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (NDC). From 1 July 2011, data will be reported from the new Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) collection. The data collected indicate that government-funded specialist homelessness agencies are operating to capacity and are unable to completely meet the demand for accommodation. Some groups, such as families, experience more difficulty than others in obtaining accommodation.
People turned away from government funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2010-11: appendix
Appendix to the report 'People turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2010-11'.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2010-11: New South Wales
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2010-11. These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2010-11: Western Australia
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2010-11. These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2010-11: Tasmania
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2010-11. These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2010-11: Australian Capital Territory
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2010-11. These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
People turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2009-10: appendix
Appendix to the report People turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2009-10.
People turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2009-10
This report presents data on the people turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation in 2009-10. The data indicate that government-funded specialist homelessness agencies are operating to capacity and are unable to completely meet the demand for their accommodation. Some groups, such as families, experience more difficulty than others in obtaining accommodation. When new requests for accommodation are considered on any given day, 58% of all people who sought immediate accommodation were turned away. New requests, however, comprise only 4% of the total demand for accommodation. When new requests plus all people currently in accommodation are considered, 2% of all people who sought immediate accommodation were newly accommodated on any given day and 2% were turned away. The rate of turn-away was similar to that reported in recent years.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia
In 2009-10, 219,900 people (or 1 in every 100 Australians) used government-funded specialist homelessness services. Of these, 135,700 (62%) were clients and 84,100 (38%) were children accompanying clients. In 2009-10, young people, particularly young women, children, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, were significant users of specialist homelessness services. Clients were supported for an average of 64 days and, when accommodated, were accommodated for an average of 60 days. Family groups generally had longer periods of support and accommodation than people who presented on their own.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia appendix
Appendix to Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: New South Wales
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2009-10 (Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia). These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Victoria
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2009-10 (Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia). These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Western Australia
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2009-10 (Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia). These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Northern Territory
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2009-10 (Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia). These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: South Australia
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2009-10 (Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia). These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Queensland
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2009-10 (Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia). These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Tasmania
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2009-10 (Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia). These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australian Capital Territory
This report is one of the eight state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2009-10 (Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australia). These supplements include data specific to each state and territory and a summary of key results.
Housing and homelessness services: access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
The rate of homelessness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is four times that of non-Indigenous Australians. Homeless Indigenous Australians were almost twice as likely to sleep rough, or in improvised dwellings and shelters, than non-Indigenous Australians. The rate of home ownership for Indigenous households was about a third compared to two-thirds for non-Indigenous households. Indigenous households were ten times more likely to be living in overcrowded conditions compared to non-Indigenous households.
A profile of social housing in Australia
A profile of social housing in Australia provides an overview of the different social housing programs that have been provided under the 2003 Community Social Housing Agreement, including public rental housing, state owned and managed Indigenous housing, community housing, and Indigenous community housing; as well as changes that occurred in social housing over the duration of the agreement. In analysing the functions of social housing during this period, this report provides a crucial evidence base upon which the National Affordable Housing Agreement and future policies can be built. This report comes at a time of significant change in housing policy and provides valuable context to the new environment under the National Affordable Housing Agreement.
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09 Queensland supplementary tables
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09 South Australia supplementary tables
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09 Tasmania supplementary tables
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09 New South Wales supplementary tables