Demand for SAAP accommodation by homeless people 2007-08

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SAAP National Data Collection Agency (NDCA) report series 13

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.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 28 May 2009; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 924 9; AIHW cat. no. HOU 211; 106pp.; INTERNET ONLY

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Publication table of contents

Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Summary (HTML)
Body section
1. Introduction
  - 1.1 The Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
  - 1.2 The SAAP National Data Collection
  - 1.3 Chapter contents
2. An overview of homelessness and SAAP
  - 2.1 Estimating the number of homeless people
3. Meeting the accommodation needs of clients and accompanying children
  - 3.1 Provision of accommodation
  - 3.2 Tables
4. Unmet requests for SAAP accommodation
  - 4.1 Extent of unmet requests
  - 4.2 Referrals for accommodation
  - 4.3 Tables
5. People making a valid unmet request for SAAP accommodation
  - 5.1 People requesting accommodation
  - 5.2 Tables
6. Estimating the number of people turned away without receiving SAAP accommodation
  - 6.1 Data issues
7. Adults and unaccompanied children turned away without receiving SAAP accommodation
  - 7.1 Turn-away as a per cent of people requiring new SAAP accommodation
  - 7.2 Turn-away as a per cent of total expressed demand for SAAP accommodation
  - 7.3 Tables
8. Accompanying children turned away without receiving SAAP accommodation
  - 8.1 Turn-away as a per cent of people requiring new SAAP accommodation
  - 8.2 Turn-away as a per cent of total expressed demand for SAAP accommodation
  - 8.3 Tables
9. Total people turned away without receiving SAAP accommodation
  - 9.1 Turn-away as a per cent of people requiring new SAAP accommodation
  - 9.2 Turn-away as a per cent of total expressed demand for SAAP accommodation
  - 9.3 Tables
10. Conclusion
  - 10.1 Meeting the current demand
  - 10.2 Reducing the demand
  - 10.3 Conclusion
  - 10.4 Tables
End matter
- Appendixes
  1. Demand for SAAP accommodation summary diagram
  2. The data
    - A2.1 The Client Collection
    - A2.2 The Demand for Accommodation Collection
    - A2.3 Interpretation of tables
    - A2.4 Counting rules and glossary
  3. Collection forms
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures