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released: 18 Dec 2012 author: AIHW media release

In 2011-12, specialist homelessness services assisted almost 230,000 clients, representing 1 in 98 Australians. Of these clients, 56% were at risk of homelessness, 44% were already homeless and 11% were sleeping without shelter or in improvised or inadequate shelter when they first began receiving support. Agencies provided more than 7,000,000 nights of accommodation in 2011-12 and assisted 84% of clients at risk of homelessness to sustain their tenancy. This report presents the findings of the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection for 2011-12, and describes the clients of specialist homelessness agencies, the assistance they sought and were provided, and outcomes achieved for clients.

ISBN 978-1-74249-390-9; Cat. no. HOU 267; 150pp.; $22

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Body section
    • 1 Introduction
      • The policy framework for reducing homelessness
      • About the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection
      • About this report
    • 2 A profile of clients
      • Characteristics of clients
      • Clients’ needs for assistance and services provided
      • Client outcomes following support
    • 3 A comparison of homeless and at risk clients
    • 4 A profile of special interest groups
      • Children and young clients
      • Older clients
      • Indigenous clients
      • Families
      • Clients who have experienced domestic and family violence
      • Clients with a current mental health issue
      • Clients leaving care
      • Clients exiting custodial arrangements
      • Children with a care or protection order
    • 5 A profile of specialist homelessness agencies
      • Agency size
      • Agency location
    • 6 Unmet demand
      • Unassisted requests for assistance
      • Unmet need for services for clients
    • 7 Trends in the homelessness services client population
      • Agencies
      • Clients
  • End matter
    • Appendix A
      • About the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection and data presented in this report
    • Appendix B
      • Data quality statement: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection, 2011–12
    • Appendix C
      • Imputation strategy for the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection, 2011‒12
    • Appendix D
      • How do the SAAP NDC and the SHSC differ?
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Related publications

Recommended citation

AIHW 2012. Specialist Homelessness Services 2011-12. Cat. no. HOU 267. Canberra: AIHW.