Homelessness publications (AIHW)

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

SAAP National Data Collection Annual Report 1999-2000 Victoria

This report provides an overview of assistance given to clients in Victoria by the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP). The SAAP National Data Collection Agency at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare prepared the report using data from the Client Collection and the Administrative Data Collection.

Housing needs of homeless persons: an analysis of the 1997-98 SAAP National Data Collection

Examines the housing needs of homeless persons and the links between homelessness and housing assistance in Australia in 1997-98. The report provides information on the characteristics of homeless people who received assistance through the SAAP-funded agencies across Australia, their housing circumstances before and after receiving assistance, and their reasons for seeking assistance. The report also looks at links between SAAP services and other related health and community services.

SAAP National Data Collection Annual Report 1999-2000 Australia

Describes the fourth annual report of a national database which draws on information from almost 1200 agencies providing support to homeless Australians.

Agreement on national Indigenous housing information

In the interest of improving housing for Indigenous Australians, governments and other key stakeholders across Australia acknowledge the importance of consistent, accurate, reliable and timely housing information. The commitment to an Agreement on National Indigenous Housing Information recognises the need for such information. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, as a Party to the Agreement and as Secretariat to its Committees, has published this booklet to inform community discussion and debate and promote the aims and objectives of the Agreement. This booklet has been produced on behalf of the National Indigenous Housing Information Implementation Committee.

SAAP National Data Collection Annual Report 1998-99: Western Australia