Access to safe and secure housing

What is being tracked?

Measure: Proportion of Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are provided assistance for accommodation when needed

The Strategy would like to see the following tracked – proportion of people with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are assisted into safe and secure housing when requested. Available data do not currently allow this.

This measure is part of the Violence against women and their children priority of the Strategy. This priority is about keeping women and children with disability safe from violence, abuse and neglect.

The desired outcome is that more people with disability experiencing domestic and family violence are helped into safe and secure housing.

This measure will be replaced during the life of the Strategy once available data allow the following to be tracked – proportion of domestic and family violence services that are accessible and inclusive for women with disability.

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Outcome area: Safety, rights and justice Priority: Violence against women and their children

  • Baseline value

    82%in 2020–21

  • Latest value

    78%in 2022–23

Regress the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants

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Has the proportion of SHS clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are provided assistance for accommodation when needed increased over time?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of specialist homelessness services clients with disability (of all ages) experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) who are provided assistance with accommodation when needed. Data from 2013–14 to 2022–23 are used. In 2022–23, 78% of clients with disability were provided assistance with accommodation when needed, compared with 87% in 2013–14.

Source: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) | Data source overview

State and territory

Does the proportion of SHS clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are provided assistance for accommodation when needed vary between states and territories?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of specialist homelessness services clients with disability (of all ages) experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) who are provided assistance with accommodation when needed, grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2022–23, in Victoria, 87% of clients with disability were assisted with accommodation when needed, as were 63% in New South Wales (please note that some categories were not published due to small numbers and to protect confidentiality).

Source: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) | Data source overview

Population groups

How this measure varies by…

  • Does the proportion of SHS clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are provided assistance for accommodation when needed vary for First Nations and non-Indigenous clients?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of specialist homelessness services clients with disability (of all ages) experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) who are provided assistance with accommodation when needed, by Indigenous status. In 2022–23, 80% of First Nations clients with disability were provided assistance with accommodation when needed, compared with 78% of non-Indigenous clients.

    Source: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of SHS clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are provided assistance for accommodation when needed vary by sex?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of specialist homelessness services clients with disability (of all ages) experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) who are provided assistance with accommodation when needed, for males and females. In 2022–23, 81% of male clients with disability and 77% of female clients with disability were provided assistance with accommodation when needed.

    Source: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of SHS clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are provided assistance for accommodation when needed vary by age?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of specialist homelessness services clients with disability (of all ages) experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) who are provided assistance with accommodation when needed, grouped by age. In 2022–23, 84% of clients with disability in the 0–14 age group were assisted with accommodation when needed, as were 71% in the 45–64 age group (please note that some categories were not published due to small numbers and to protect confidentiality).

    Source: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of SHS clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are provided assistance for accommodation when needed vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of specialist homelessness services clients with disability (of all ages) experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) who are provided assistance with accommodation when needed, by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2022–23, 87% of clients with disability from CALD backgrounds were provided assistance with accommodation when needed, compared with 76% among the non-CALD group.

    Source: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of SHS clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are provided assistance for accommodation when needed vary by remoteness?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of specialist homelessness services clients with disability (of all ages) experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) who are provided assistance with accommodation when needed, grouped by remoteness. In 2022–23, 79% of clients with disability in major cities were assisted with accommodation when needed, as were 74% in inner regional areas (please note that some categories were not published due to small numbers and to protect confidentiality).

    Source: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of SHS clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence who are provided assistance for accommodation when needed vary by disability group?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of specialist homelessness services clients with disability (of all ages) experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) who are provided assistance with accommodation when needed, by disability group. In 2022–23, of clients requiring assistance with communication, 80% were assisted with accommodation when needed, as were both 79% of clients requiring assistance with mobility or self-care.

    Source: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) | Data source overview

Where did these data come from?

Data on access to safe and secure housing come from administrative data collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

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