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SAAP National data collection reports

Each year the AIHW produces reports on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP).

The SAAP National Data Collection annual reports provide information on people who received support from SAAP agencies. These reports include information on:

The number of clients supported by the program each year
The demographic characteristics of SAAP clients
The type of support required by SAAP clients and the extent to which support was provided
The circumstances of SAAP clients before and after support.

Also produced each year is the Demand for SAAP accommodation by homeless people report. This report looks at the demand for SAAP accommodation and the ability of agencies to meet this demand. Since 2003 the AIHW has produced both a report and a bulletin:

The report contains detailed information and is only available online
The bulletin is shorter, containing selected data from the report, and is also available in hard copy.

The Counting the Homeless 2006 state and territory reports present breakdowns of the number of people experiencing homelessness on census night 2006. National estimates were published by the ABS in the
Counting the Homeless 2006 national report. The reports include information on:

Definitions and methods of adjustment used
Characteristics of those experiencing homelessness
Analysis at finer geographical levels.

The SAAP National Data Collection Agency also produces thematic reports focusing on select client groups that use SAAP services. Recent reports have focused on:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and children
Clients with mental health and substance use problems
Children in SAAP
Female clients and children escaping domestic violence
SAAP clients with disabilities.

Homelessness publications list

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

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10: Australian Capital Territory

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

This report is one of the state and territory supplementary reports that accompany the national report on the use of government-funded specialist homelessness services in 2008-09 (Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09: 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 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

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09: Western Australia supplementary tables

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09: ACT supplementary tables

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09: Australia

In January 2009, the SAAP V agreement between the Australian Government and the states and territories was replaced by the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. This is the first report under the new arrangements and contains data from the Interim Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection. It provides an overview of assistance given to clients and their children by government funded specialist homelessness services in 2008-09.)

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09: Northern Territory supplementary tables

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2008-09: Victoria supplementary tables

Problem gambling among those seeking homelessness services

In 2007-08, there were 2,462 Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) support periods where the client was identified as having gambling-related issues. This represented 1.2% of the total support periods under the SAAP program. Compared with all SAAP clients, clients with gambling-related issues were more likely to be older and more likely to be male.

Counting the homeless 2006: New South Wales

Across Australia, 20% of the homeless were in boarding houses on census night in 2006, but in New South Wales the figure was 28%--the highest proportion in any state. Forty-five per cent of the homeless in New South Wales were aged 35 or older, compared with the national figure of 42%. There are eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

Counting the homeless 2006: South Australia

Nationally, 19% of the homeless were in SAAP accommodation on census night in 2006, but in South Australia the figure was 26%. Sixty-six per cent of the homeless in South Australia were aged 34 or younger compared with the national figure of 58%. There are eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

Counting the homeless 2006: Queensland

Across Australia, 19 per cent of the homeless were in SAAP accommodation on census night in 2006, but in Queensland it was 12 per cent. Forty nine per cent of the homeless in Queensland were aged 35 or older, significantly above the national figure of 42%.There are eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

Counting the homeless 2006: Australian Capital Territory

On census night in 2006, 76% of the homeless in the Australian Capital Territory were aged 34 or younger, significantly above the national figure of 58%. Nationally, 19% of the homeless were in SAAP accommodation, but in the Australian Capital Territory it was 39%. There are eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

Counting the homeless 2006: Victoria

Nationally, 19% of the homeless were in SAAP accommodation on census night in 2006, but in Victoria it was 31%. Sixty-three per cent of the homeless in Victoria were aged 34 or younger, compared with the national figure of 58%. There are eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

Counting the homeless 2006: Tasmania

In Tasmania, 25% of the homeless were in SAAP accommodation on census night in 2006 compared with 19% nationally. Thirty-one per cent of the homeless in Tasmania were teenagers, 50% higher than the national figure of 21%. There are eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

Counting the homeless 2006 complete set

Counting the homeless 2006 includes eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

Counting the homeless 2006: Northern Territory

In the Northern Territory on census night in 2006, 33% of the homeless were in improvised dwellings, compared with the national figure of 16%. Forty-eight per cent of the homeless in the Northern Territory were aged 35 or older, significantly above the national figure of 42%. There are eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

Counting the homeless 2006: Western Australia

Across Australia, 19% of the homeless were in SAAP accommodation on census night in 2006, but in Western Australia the figure was 11%. There were significantly more people staying temporarily with other households in Western Australia (59% compared with 45% nationally). There are eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

Demand for SAAP accommodation by homeless people 2007-08

Although SAAP agencies accommodate large numbers of people every day, they cannot always meet all the requests for SAAP accommodation. This report provides information about the level of unmet demand for SAAP accommodation, including how the estimates are calculated.

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