Homeless people
in SAAP
SAAP National Data Collection
annual report
2007–08

New South Wales
supplementary tables
March 2009

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2009. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report New South Wales supplementary tables. SAAP NDC report series 13. Cat. no. HOU 195. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 
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Hon. Peter Collins, AM, QC

Director 
Penny Allbon

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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and symbols
1	Introduction
2	Funding
2.1	Key chart
2.2	Tables
3	Level of support
3.1	Key chart
3.2	Tables
4	Age, sex, country of birth and cultural and linguistic diversity
4.1	Key charts
4.2	Tables
5	Client groups and reasons for seeking assistance
5.1	Key charts
5.2	Tables
6	Support provided
6.1	Key charts
6.2	Tables
7	Meeting the needs of clients and accompanying children
7.1	Key charts
7.2	Tables
8	Circumstances of clients before and after support
8.1	Key chart
8.2	Tables
9	Support from 1996–97 to 2007–08
9.1	Key charts
9.2	Tables
Appendix 1	Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Projects: additional tables
A1.1	Tables
Appendix 2	The data
A2.1	Agency participation
A2.2	Additional counting rules
Appendix 3	Client Collection form
References
List of tables
List of figures

Preface
This publication contains statistical tables and charts in relation to New South Wales and is intended to supplement the Series 13 (2007–08) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2009). The first national report, containing 1996–97 data, was published in December 1997. The reports provide information on people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare manages the SAAP National Data Collection Agency, and works closely with SAAP agencies which collect and provide data, and the SAAP Information Subcommittee, to produce these reports. The SAAP Coordination and Development Committee is responsible for the national direction of SAAP and provides valuable support in the reporting process.
From 1 January 2009, the SAAP V Agreement between the Australian Government and the states and territories will be replaced by the National Affordable Housing Agreement, and a new National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. The new agreements emphasise the ongoing importance of a sound evidence base for policy development and program management.

Penny Allbon
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

SAAP Coordination and Development Committee
Acknowledgments
This report was prepared by staff of the SAAP National Data Collection Agency (NDCA) at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The Information Services and Publishing Unit of the AIHW provided assistance in preparing the report for publication.
Alison Verhoeven and the SAAP Information Subcommittee provided helpful comments on the draft report.
This report draws together a large amount of statistical material and could not have been produced without the efforts and cooperation of SAAP service providers and clients, who provided service and client information, and of the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and the New South Wales Department of Community Services, which provided administrative data.

Abbreviations and symbols
Abbreviations
ABS	Australian Bureau of Statistics	
AIHW	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	
CAP	Crisis Accommodation Program	
DV	domestic violence	
FaHCSIA	Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	
I & I	Innovation and Investment Fund	
NDC	National Data Collection	
NDCA	National Data Collection Agency	
No.	number	
SAAP	Supported Accommodation Assistance Program	

Symbols in tables
. .	not applicable	
—	nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)	
n.a.	not available	
n.e.s.	not elsewhere specified	

1	Introduction
This publication is one of eight state and territory supplements that accompany the Series 13 (2007–08) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2009). The annual report provides an overview of assistance given to clients of agencies funded through SAAP. 
The tables and charts included in this supplement are generally similar to those in the national report but relate to New South Wales only. Information to aid readers in interpreting the tables is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2009). Included in that appendix are:
•	an overview of the Client Collection and its data
•	general notes to tables
•	an explanation of the weighting system used to adjust the data for agency 
non-participation and client non-consent
•	counting rules and glossary terms used in the tables
•	a guide to interpreting the tables. In particular, two example tables with explanatory notes demonstrate how to interpret data presented in the different types of tables in the report.
Appendix 2 to this supplementary report provides additional information relevant only to the interpretation of tables for New South Wales. Appendix 3 contains a copy of the client form used to collect data in 2007–08.
Data presented here primarily relate to the financial year ending 30 June 2008. In addition, a number of tables contain data for the 12 years that the National Data Collection has been conducted (refer to Chapter 9).
Estimates in this report are subject to revision. Revised tables, along with the reports themselves, are posted on the website of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare <www.aihw.gov.au>. Regional tables and counts for all data items collected are available in hard copy or electronic format on request from the National Data Collection Agency, which is managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (ndca@aihw.gov.au).
2	Funding
2.1	Key chart
Figure 2.1: Funding allocations to agencies, by primary target group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Vertical bar chart showing per cent on y-axis and primary target group on x-axis.
Source: Table 2.1.

2.2	
Tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by region and primary target group, New South Wales, 2007–08
	Agencies (number)	Agencies 
(%)	Funding allocation 
($)(a)	Funding allocation 
(%)(a)	Mean funding per agency 
($)	
Region(b)						
Central Coast	17	4.3	4,693,000	4.0	276,000	
Central West	14	3.5	3,256,000	2.8	232,600	
Far North Coast	21	5.3	4,963,000	4.2	236,300	
Hunter	37	9.3	8,701,000	7.4	235,200	
Illawarra	20	5.0	5,381,000	4.6	269,100	
Macarthur	13	3.3	3,842,000	3.3	295,500	
Mid North Coast	16	4.0	4,065,000	3.4	254,000	
Nepean	22	5.5	5,384,000	4.6	244,700	
New England	19	4.8	4,661,000	3.9	245,300	
Orana/Far West	24	6.0	4,762,000	4.0	198,400	
Riverina/Murray	17	4.3	4,628,000	3.9	272,300	
Southern Highlands	17	4.3	4,222,000	3.6	248,400	
Blacktown/Baulkham Hills	20	5.0	6,564,000	5.6	328,200	
Sydney, Cumberland/Prospect	21	5.3	4,138,000	3.5	197,000	
Sydney, Inner West	30	7.5	10,887,000	9.2	362,900	
Sydney, North	15	3.8	5,212,000	4.4	347,500	
Sydney, South-East	49	12.3	24,146,000	20.4	492,800	
Sydney, South-West	26	6.5	8,633,000	7.3	332,000	
Total	398	100.0	118,137,000	100.0	296,800	
Primary target group						
Young people	171	43.0	44,543,000	37.7	260,500	
Single men only	39	9.8	16,512,000	14.0	423,400	
Single women only	18	4.5	4,347,000	3.7	241,500	
Families	24	6.0	5,775,000	4.9	240,600	
Women escaping domestic violence	93	23.4	33,438,000	28.3	359,500	
Cross-target/multiple/general	53	13.3	13,523,000	11.4	255,100	
Total	398	100.0	118,137,000	100.0	296,800	
Funding allocations to agencies(a)	398	100.0	118,137,000	97.2	296,800	
Other funding allocations	. .	. .	3,394,000	2.8	. .	
Total	. .	. .	121,532,000	100.0	. .	
(a)	‘Funding allocation’ includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations (refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2009). ‘Funding allocation’ by region and primary target group and ‘Funding allocations to agencies’ exclude funds not allocated to agencies, e.g. funds allocated for administration, training, research and evaluation (these are shown in ‘Other funding allocations’).
(b)	For the definition of region, refer to Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
Notes
1.	At 30 June 2008, 396 agencies were funded.
2.	Not all funded agencies are required to participate in the Client Collection (refer to Appendix 2, Table A2.1 and AIHW 2009:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data Collection; FaHCSIA unpublished data. 
3	Level of support
3.1	Key chart
Figure 3.1: SAAP support periods active each day and accommodation periods active each night, average by month, New South Wales, 2007–08
Vertical bar chart showing, for support periods and accommodation periods, number on y-axis and month on x-axis.
Sources: tables 3.3 and 3.4.

3.2	
Tables
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, New South Wales, 2007–08
Support periods	64,500	
With accommodation	26,300	
Without accommodation	38,200	
Clients	37,700	
Mean number of support periods per client	1.71	
Clients per 10,000 population aged 10+ years(a)	62	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population aged 10+ years’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 aged 10 years and over in the general population became SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP clients aged 10 years and over with the estimated resident population aged 10 years and over at 30 June 2007 (preliminary estimates). 
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in New South Wales. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, New South Wales, 2007–08
Accompanying child support periods	25,400	
With accommodation(a)	9,200	
Without accommodation(a)	16,200	
Accompanying children	19,000	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child	1.34	
Accompanying children per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years(b)	117	
(a)	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of accompanying child support periods with and without a period of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to be accommodated if their parent or guardian was accommodated.
(b)	‘Per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 aged 17 years and under in the general population accompanied SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP accompanying children aged 17 years and under with the estimated resident population aged 17 years and under at 30 June 2007 (preliminary estimates). 
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in New South Wales. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by month and region, New South Wales, 2007–08
Date	CC	CW	FNC	HUN	ILL	MAC	MNC	NEP	NE	OFW	
July 2007	220	410	360	560	750	320	410	400	410	170	
August 2007	230	430	390	580	780	330	590	420	460	190	
September 2007	220	450	450	690	800	300	640	420	480	210	
October 2007	240	390	460	740	810	290	620	410	480	210	
November 2007	260	370	500	900	820	310	510	400	480	220	
December 2007	250	370	510	930	720	310	360	420	460	230	
January 2008	240	330	520	860	700	310	330	410	470	240	
February 2008	270	350	550	960	730	310	400	420	470	260	
March 2008	280	410	510	1,010	730	320	420	450	500	290	
April 2008	250	450	500	1,010	720	320	380	450	500	250	
May 2008	250	470	480	1,020	740	330	450	450	520	270	
June 2008	230	470	470	1,040	740	320	620	470	510	250	
Support periods: total number of days	90,650	149,240	173,450	313,820	275,610	114,860	174,930	155,990	174,840	85,210	
(continued below)

Date	RM	SH	B/BH	S/CP	S/IW	S/N	S/SE	S/SW	Total	
July 2007	490	420	240	330	660	370	2,260	480	9,250	
August 2007	530	420	240	370	640	410	2,580	540	10,170	
September 2007	550	440	240	400	630	390	2,800	570	10,680	
October 2007	520	450	260	410	580	370	2,820	500	10,540	
November 2007	540	440	270	440	610	410	2,850	550	10,890	
December 2007	520	440	280	450	650	420	2,840	530	10,700	
January 2008	510	420	280	450	640	440	2,850	470	10,450	
February 2008	540	420	290	450	690	460	2,970	520	11,080	
March 2008	570	390	320	460	760	460	3,040	540	11,460	
April 2008	570	390	300	450	740	420	3,060	530	11,290	
May 2008	550	410	310	440	770	420	3,130	550	11,570	
June 2008	590	420	330	430	780	440	3,280	580	11,980	
Support periods: total number of days	197,990	154,030	102,460	155,290	248,480	152,590	1,051,170	194,240	3,964,860	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	Region abbreviations are explained in Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
4.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection. 

Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods active each night, average by month and region, New South Wales, 2007–08
Date	CC	CW	FNC	HUN	ILL	MAC	MNC	NEP	NE	OFW	
July 2007	100	80	120	150	240	70	70	100	100	50	
August 2007	100	70	130	150	240	70	60	100	120	50	
September 2007	100	80	130	150	250	80	70	110	120	40	
October 2007	110	70	130	140	250	80	70	100	120	30	
November 2007	120	70	130	130	250	90	70	110	110	40	
December 2007	110	80	120	130	240	90	60	120	110	50	
January 2008	110	70	120	140	230	90	60	130	110	50	
February 2008	100	70	120	150	240	100	70	130	110	50	
March 2008	100	70	110	150	240	100	70	130	110	50	
April 2008	100	80	110	140	250	90	80	130	100	50	
May 2008	100	90	120	140	250	90	70	120	100	50	
June 2008	90	80	120	140	250	100	80	130	90	50	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	36,440	26,660	43,040	50,770	86,450	30,730	24,570	41,420	37,940	16,520	
(continued below)

Date	RM	SH	B/BH	S/CP	S/IW	S/N	S/SE	S/SW	Total	
July 2007	130	70	80	150	210	110	940	180	2,950	
August 2007	120	70	70	160	200	120	960	180	2,990	
September 2007	130	70	70	170	200	110	1,010	180	3,060	
October 2007	130	70	70	170	180	110	1,030	170	3,020	
November 2007	130	80	70	160	180	120	1,020	170	3,050	
December 2007	130	90	70	160	180	120	1,060	160	3,070	
January 2008	140	90	70	160	180	120	1,080	160	3,110	
February 2008	140	90	80	170	190	120	1,110	160	3,190	
March 2008	150	90	80	160	200	120	1,120	160	3,200	
April 2008	150	90	80	170	200	110	1,140	170	3,220	
May 2008	140	90	80	180	190	110	1,170	160	3,250	
June 2008	130	100	90	170	180	110	1,160	150	3,200	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	47,370	29,740	26,450	58,400	67,560	40,850	377,230	58,130	1,100,270	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 189.
2.	Region abbreviations are explained in Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
4.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection. 

4	Age, sex, country of birth and cultural and linguistic diversity
4.1	Key charts
Figure 4.1: SAAP clients, by age and sex, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent of all clients)
Horizontal bar chart showing, for male and female, age group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 4.1.
Figure 4.2: SAAP accompanying children, by age and sex, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent of all accompanying children)
Horizontal bar chart showing, for male and female, age group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 4.2.

4.2	
Tables
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
Under 15 years	1.7	2.5	4.2	4.2	4.2	1,600	
15–19 years	9.1	13.6	22.3	23.0	22.7	8,600	
20–24 years	4.9	8.8	12.0	14.9	13.7	5,200	
25–29 years	3.7	7.1	9.0	12.0	10.8	4,100	
30–34 years	4.0	6.9	9.9	11.7	10.9	4,100	
35–39 years	4.5	7.0	11.1	11.9	11.6	4,400	
40–44 years	4.0	5.2	9.8	8.7	9.2	3,500	
45–49 years	3.3	3.6	8.1	6.0	6.9	2,600	
50–54 years	2.2	1.9	5.5	3.2	4.1	1,600	
55–59 years	1.6	1.1	3.8	1.9	2.7	1,000	
60–64 years	0.9	0.8	2.1	1.3	1.6	600	
65 years and over	0.9	0.7	2.2	1.2	1.6	600	
Total	40.8	59.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	15,400	22,300	15,400	22,300	. .	37,700	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	32.3	29.8	. .	30.8	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	31	28	. .	29	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in New South Wales. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Clients aged 0–17 years: 6,900 (2,800 males, 4,100 females).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–4 years	23.3	21.8	46.7	43.4	45.0	8,500	
5–9 years	13.9	14.6	27.9	29.1	28.5	5,400	
10–14 years	9.6	10.1	19.3	20.2	19.7	3,700	
15–17 years	3.1	3.7	6.1	7.4	6.8	1,300	
Total	49.8	50.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	9,400	9,500	9,400	9,500	. .	19,000	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	6.0	6.3	. .	6.2	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	5	6	. .	5	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this relates to the first visit for that child in New South Wales. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Number of support periods	Under 15 years	15–19 years	20–24 years	25–44 years	45–64 years	65+ 
years	Total	
							%	Number	
	Male clients	
1	85.0	74.0	77.6	70.3	70.9	76.3	72.9	11,200	
2	6.0	11.4	12.5	14.0	13.8	12.7	12.9	2,000	
3+	9.0	14.5	9.9	15.7	15.3	10.9	14.3	2,200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	4.2	22.3	12.0	39.8	19.5	2.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	600	3,400	1,900	6,100	3,000	300	. .	15,400	
Mean number of support periods 	1.57	1.86	1.64	1.99	2.01	1.74	. .	1.90	
Per 10,000 population(a)	20	144	77	63	35	8	. .	51	
	Female clients	
1	81.3	74.2	78.0	79.2	82.4	91.3	78.5	17,500	
2	10.3	12.7	13.4	13.2	11.2	6.1	12.7	2,800	
3+	8.5	13.0	8.5	7.7	6.4	2.6	8.8	2,000	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	4.2	23.0	14.9	44.3	12.4	1.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	900	5,100	3,300	9,900	2,800	300	. .	22,300	
Mean number of support periods 	1.57	1.74	1.53	1.55	1.47	1.33	. .	1.58	
Per 10,000 population(a)	28	227	141	100	32	5	. .	72	
	All clients	
1	82.8	74.1	77.9	75.8	76.4	83.1	76.2	28,700	
2	8.5	12.2	13.1	13.5	12.6	9.7	12.7	4,800	
3+	8.7	13.6	9.0	10.7	11.0	7.2	11.1	4,200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	4.2	22.7	13.7	42.4	15.3	1.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	1,600	8,600	5,200	16,000	5,800	600	. .	37,700	
Mean number of support periods 	1.57	1.79	1.57	1.72	1.75	1.55	. .	1.71	
Per 10,000 population(a)	24	184	109	82	34	6	. .	62	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 in the population of that sex and age group became SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP clients with the estimated resident population in the designated sex and age group as at 30 June 2007 (preliminary estimates). For the age group ‘Under 15 years’, only those aged 10–14 are included in the calculations.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in New South Wales. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Number of accompanying child support periods	0–4
years	5–9
years	10–14
years	15–17
years	Total	
					%	Number	
1	84.9	86.5	87.9	89.9	86.3	16,400	
2	11.0	9.5	9.0	8.3	10.0	1,900	
3+	4.1	4.0	3.1	1.8	3.7	700	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	45.0	28.5	19.7	6.8	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	8,500	5,400	3,700	1,300	. .	19,000	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods	1.34	1.35	1.32	1.27	. .	1.34	
Per 10,000 population 
of applicable age group(a)	194	123	82	46	. .	117	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population of applicable age group’ shows how many children out of every 10,000 children in the relevant age group in the general population accompanied SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP accompanying children with the estimated resident population in the designated age group as at 30 June 2007 (preliminary estimates).
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in New South Wales. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Country of birth	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	85.2	84.0	84.5	30,400	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	4.0	3.6	3.7	1,300	
Europe	4.1	2.8	3.4	1,200	
North Africa and the Middle East	2.1	2.8	2.6	900	
Asia	2.6	5.0	4.0	1,400	
Americas	0.9	0.8	0.8	300	
Sub-Saharan Africa	1.1	1.0	1.0	400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total	14,700	21,300	. .	35,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,766.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in New South Wales. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, New South Wales, 2007–08
Country of birth	Per cent	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	95.6	17,500	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	1.3	200	
Europe	0.4	100	
North Africa and the Middle East	1.1	200	
Asia	1.0	200	
Americas	0.1	<50	
Sub-Saharan Africa	0.5	100	
Total	100.0	18,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 669.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in New South Wales. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
	Male	Female	Total	
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Per cent	Per cent	Number	
Clients					
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	14.3	20.9	18.2	6,400	
Other Australian-born people	70.2	62.3	65.5	23,100	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	5.5	3.6	4.4	1,500	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	10.0	13.2	11.9	4,200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	40.9	59.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	14,400	20,800	. .	35,300	
Support periods	Mean number per client	Total number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	1.84	1.68	1.73	11,000	
Other Australian-born people	1.96	1.56	1.74	40,100	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.96	1.63	1.80	2,800	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	1.69	1.51	1.57	6,600	
Total	1.92	1.58	1.72	. .	
Total support periods (row %)	45.6	54.4	100.0	. .	
Total support periods (number)	27,600	32,900	. .	60,500	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,448 clients; 3,966 support periods.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in New South Wales. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2. 
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, New South Wales, 
2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	27.8	5,000	
Other Australian-born children	67.2	12,000	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.1	200	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	3.9	700	
Total	100.0	17,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,114.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in New South Wales. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
5	Client groups and reasons for seeking assistance
5.1	Key charts
Figure 5.1: SAAP support periods, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Horizontal bar chart showing client group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 5.2.
Figure 5.2: Main reason for seeking assistance, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent support periods)
Horizontal bar chart showing main reason forseeking assistance on y-axis and per cent on x-axis. 
Source: Table 5.3.

5.2	
Tables
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by region, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Client group	CC	CW	FNC	HUN	ILL	MAC	MNC	NEP	NE	OFW	
Male alone	25.5	24.4	21.1	28.2	26.0	19.3	21.2	25.1	25.6	25.4	
Female alone	38.1	38.7	33.1	36.5	32.4	29.5	49.0	30.4	41.7	41.0	
Couple no children	2.1	4.2	6.2	2.9	3.5	2.9	3.4	2.9	3.2	4.8	
Couple with children	3.3	5.0	6.2	3.5	7.1	4.0	4.1	4.7	2.4	2.8	
Male with children	1.1	0.9	2.4	0.6	1.9	2.2	1.3	2.0	1.2	0.9	
Female with children	29.7	26.7	31.0	27.8	28.2	41.0	20.6	34.4	25.8	24.8	
Other	0.2	—	0.1	0.6	0.9	1.1	0.3	0.5	—	0.3	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	2.9	3.2	3.9	8.0	4.9	2.5	6.4	2.3	4.2	3.0	
Total (number)	1,600	1,800	2,200	4,500	2,800	1,400	3,600	1,300	2,300	1,700	
(continued below)

Client group	RM	SH	B/BH	S/CP	S/IW	S/N	S/SE	S/SW	Total	
									%	Number	
Male alone	37.0	33.0	17.8	68.7	40.3	31.8	71.4	30.8	41.8	23,400	
Female alone	33.4	26.2	38.4	22.6	38.4	48.0	24.2	39.2	33.3	18,600	
Couple no children	1.7	3.8	1.7	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.6	2.0	2.1	1,200	
Couple with children	2.7	5.2	2.1	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.4	2.5	1,400	
Male with children	0.5	1.4	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.8	500	
Female with children	24.4	29.9	39.6	6.4	19.7	18.7	2.9	25.2	19.2	10,800	
Other	0.3	0.4	0.2	—	0.4	0.1	—	1.3	0.3	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	5.3	3.2	2.5	7.2	5.8	3.7	25.2	5.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,000	1,800	1,400	4,000	3,200	2,000	14,100	3,300	. .	56,000	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 2,890.
2.	Region abbreviations are explained in Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
3.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.

Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Client group	Young
people	Single
men
only	Single
women
only	Families	Women
escaping
DV	Cross-target/
multiple/
general	Total	
							%	Number	
Male alone, under 25	39.5	8.9	0.6	4.6	1.6	5.8	14.8	9,300	
Male alone, 25+	1.7	87.6	1.0	30.2	1.6	39.7	27.5	17,300	
Female alone, under 25	42.4	0.3	12.2	6.2	11.0	6.3	16.7	10,500	
Female alone, 25+	1.3	1.2	48.1	19.7	36.4	24.5	16.4	10,300	
Couple no children	3.5	0.3	1.8	3.5	0.9	3.8	2.3	1,400	
Couple with children	2.7	0.4	2.0	10.6	1.2	3.4	2.6	1,600	
Male with children	0.5	0.2	0.3	3.4	0.3	1.4	0.8	500	
Female with children	7.9	1.1	34.0	21.6	46.6	14.6	18.7	11,700	
Other	0.5	—	—	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.3	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	28.6	19.9	3.0	7.4	23.7	17.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	17,900	12,500	1,900	4,600	14,900	10,900	—	62,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,735.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.

Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Main reason for 
seeking assistance	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Time out from family/
other situation	13.2	5.2	12.8	10.5	8.9	5.3	5.3	7.7	9.6	9.1	
Relationship/
family breakdown	21.2	5.6	24.4	6.9	13.6	8.9	17.5	9.7	15.0	12.4	
Interpersonal conflict	5.0	2.5	5.1	2.8	2.5	2.7	3.3	2.3	3.9	3.3	
Sexual/
physical/emotional abuse	1.4	0.7	3.8	3.4	1.7	2.4	0.8	2.7	5.1	2.2	
Domestic/family violence	3.4	1.1	14.4	40.4	6.6	10.0	10.8	50.3	19.0	19.9	
Financial difficulty(a)	7.7	13.2	8.4	8.1	15.9	17.3	11.8	5.9	4.8	9.5	
Overcrowding issues	2.1	0.6	2.7	0.6	12.1	10.9	10.4	4.3	3.9	2.5	
Eviction/asked to leave	7.2	3.5	5.0	2.6	10.1	17.1	13.1	5.1	5.6	5.0	
Emergency/previous accommodation ended	9.6	9.3	8.1	4.0	10.6	10.2	10.8	4.9	6.7	7.5	
Mental health issues/
psychiatric illness	2.8	7.2	1.3	3.9	1.3	1.2	0.8	0.6	1.7	3.4	
Problematic drug/ alcohol/substance use	6.3	34.5	2.6	7.1	2.9	2.1	1.3	0.9	3.3	12.3	
Other health issues	0.3	1.5	0.6	0.9	1.2	1.1	2.2	0.6	3.1	0.9	
Recent arrival to area 
with no means of support/itinerant	5.1	8.3	3.4	3.2	6.8	5.4	4.4	1.9	8.2	4.8	
Other reasons(b)	14.8	6.8	7.2	5.6	5.6	5.4	7.6	3.1	10.2	7.1	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	14.8	27.3	16.7	16.4	2.3	2.6	0.8	18.8	0.3	100.0	
Total (number)	9,000	16,500	10,000	9,900	1,400	1,600	500	11,400	200	60,300	
(a)	‘Financial difficulty’ includes the categories of ‘Gambling’, ‘Budgeting problems’, ‘Rent too high’ and ‘Other financial difficulty’.
(b)	‘Other reasons’ includes the categories of ‘Gay/lesbian/transgender issues’, ‘Recently left institution’ and ‘Other’.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 4,139.
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some main reason categories in this table have been combined. Please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2009) for an expanded list at the New South Wales level.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

6	Support provided
6.1	Key charts
Figure 6.1: Median length of support, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Vertical bar chart showing days on y-axis and client group on x-axis.
Source: Table 6.1.
Figure 6.2: Median length of accommodation for clients who were accommodated for at least 1 day, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Vertical bar chart showing days on y-axis and client group on x-axis.
Source: Table 6.2.

6.2	
Tables
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Length of support	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
1 week or less	39.9	52.8	36.8	49.4	22.6	21.3	18.9	31.0	26.4	42.1	21,500	
>1–13 weeks	41.6	36.2	40.9	34.5	53.5	49.9	53.0	42.4	32.0	39.4	20,100	
>13–26 weeks	9.0	5.8	10.6	9.1	13.0	14.1	16.2	13.5	17.5	9.4	4,800	
>26 weeks	9.5	5.2	11.7	7.0	11.0	14.7	11.9	13.2	24.2	9.1	4,600	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	14.9	28.7	16.3	16.8	2.2	2.3	0.7	17.7	0.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	7,600	14,600	8,300	8,600	1,100	1,200	400	9,000	100.0	. .	51,000	
Mean length (days)	68	44	80	54	92	104	78	88	150	. .	66	
Median length (days)	20	7	28	8	39	44	40	34	60	. .	16	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,229.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Length of accommodation	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
1 week or less(a)	40.9	47.0	38.2	42.9	39.5	22.2	17.5	26.0	12.2	40.1	6,800	
>1–13 weeks	45.5	42.8	45.5	42.3	29.6	34.6	41.1	48.5	48.5	44.2	7,500	
>13–26 weeks	7.2	6.7	7.7	7.3	16.9	16.6	23.9	11.1	4.1	8.1	1,400	
>26 weeks	6.4	3.6	8.7	7.4	14.0	26.5	17.5	14.4	35.1	7.6	1,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	14.3	39.0	13.9	12.5	0.9	1.5	0.7	17.1	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,400	6,600	2,300	2,100	200	300	100	2,900	<50	. .	16,900	
Mean length (days)	50	39	61	58	112	141	103	90	222	. .	58	
Median length (days)	13	9	16	12	23	73	66	29	72	. .	14	
Accommodation starting and ending on the same date (number)	300	3,700	100	100	<50	<50	<50	100	<50	. .	4,300	
Total closed support periods with accommodation	2,700	10,200	2,500	2,200	200	300	100	3,000	<50	. .	21,200	
(a)	Excludes accommodation starting and ending on the same date.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 604.
2.	Clients were able to be accommodated on more than one occasion in a support period.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Type of service	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Housing/accommodation	55.7	77.3	53.7	43.4	66.0	68.8	71.9	58.4	68.7	60.5	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	36.7	67.8	31.1	27.8	15.3	27.0	33.7	35.6	35.6	42.0	
Assistance to obtain/maintain short-term accommodation	13.0	13.4	10.4	5.7	16.2	19.9	16.2	9.4	10.1	11.1	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	12.3	4.2	14.2	5.7	15.2	17.5	17.7	12.5	20.2	9.6	
Assistance to obtain/maintain independent housing	17.7	22.2	18.2	20.1	45.5	50.2	48.0	33.5	39.3	24.1	
Financial/employment	39.8	22.2	42.3	27.1	38.2	39.3	39.6	40.6	39.7	33.4	
Assistance to obtain/maintain government allowance	14.2	9.2	13.2	7.3	5.9	8.4	9.9	11.3	12.4	10.6	
Employment/training assistance	11.8	2.5	12.4	4.0	5.1	5.1	3.5	5.4	11.3	6.5	
Financial assistance/material aid	27.6	15.5	30.2	20.5	30.4	29.0	33.9	31.0	30.2	24.3	
Financial counselling and support	10.0	5.0	9.3	5.5	9.4	16.8	13.4	10.2	10.3	8.0	
Personal support	64.7	40.0	72.3	72.2	55.9	64.7	61.0	81.2	74.8	63.3	
Incest/sexual assault	1.8	0.2	3.9	1.9	1.1	1.0	0.3	2.4	—	1.8	
Domestic/family violence	4.7	2.6	15.2	37.9	6.8	11.6	7.8	46.7	20.7	19.4	
Family/relationship	25.5	5.9	28.4	19.8	17.7	29.8	25.7	28.6	32.4	20.1	
Emotional support	60.8	39.0	68.1	68.3	52.6	60.4	54.2	76.2	70.9	59.9	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.5	1.7	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.7	
General support/advocacy	85.6	79.8	85.4	81.7	86.4	89.9	91.3	88.3	84.5	84.0	
Living skills/personal development	34.1	13.0	36.0	16.7	20.7	18.8	14.5	25.6	23.5	23.3	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	13.7	2.9	9.7	20.4	5.4	14.0	13.3	23.1	10.6	12.7	
Advice/information	78.9	70.2	78.8	73.4	81.3	82.9	86.5	82.5	78.9	76.5	
Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings	18.4	46.5	13.5	10.3	7.5	14.5	18.0	12.9	16.6	22.6	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	38.3	21.7	44.7	40.7	46.7	51.7	58.5	53.7	53.1	38.7	
Specialist services	19.0	28.7	20.6	23.9	16.3	18.0	16.1	29.1	31.7	24.6	
Psychological/psychiatric services	2.3	4.1	2.1	3.2	1.2	2.0	2.2	3.0	1.6	3.0	
Specialist counselling	3.6	1.9	4.9	8.2	4.8	6.6	5.9	8.7	4.7	5.2	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.8	0.2	4.0	0.7	6.1	4.2	1.1	4.1	6.0	2.0	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	7.8	12.5	5.0	6.5	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.1	3.0	7.3	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.9	0.3	
Culturally specific services	1.7	0.9	3.8	4.5	1.9	2.9	4.2	10.2	14.4	4.0	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.3	0.2	1.0	3.0	0.1	0.7	0.8	3.4	13.2	1.5	
Health/medical services	9.3	16.3	8.3	6.9	5.5	6.2	4.0	10.9	6.8	10.8	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	54.6	81.6	53.1	56.8	44.9	40.3	46.9	54.3	57.6	61.5	
Meals	41.8	70.2	36.4	31.2	20.8	15.8	23.9	30.9	37.3	43.7	
Laundry/shower facilities	33.9	66.6	27.9	24.2	11.3	8.9	18.0	24.9	31.3	37.4	
Recreation	26.3	24.3	25.7	19.0	9.1	10.6	11.3	23.9	25.9	23.1	
Transport	33.3	12.4	37.1	21.8	22.1	22.3	21.6	37.4	44.5	26.4	
Other	11.7	24.8	8.7	18.3	16.9	14.3	15.7	14.1	13.5	16.6	
No services provided directly	2.3	1.3	2.3	0.9	2.4	1.3	0.8	1.7	4.1	1.7	
Total (number)	9,100	17,000	10,200	10,100	1,400	1,600	500	11,400	200	61,500	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,990 (including support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	Clients were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2009) for an expanded list at the New South Wales level). 
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying children, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Type of service	Couple with children	Male 
with children	Female with children	Other 
with children	Total	
Accommodation	39.3	50.9	47.5	—	47.0	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	39.3	50.9	47.5	—	47.0	
School liaison/child care	14.0	20.2	34.7	—	32.7	
School liaison/child care	14.0	20.2	34.7	—	32.7	
Personal support	13.8	18.9	27.6	33.3	26.3	
Help with behavioural problems	2.8	6.7	9.4	—	8.8	
Sexual/physical abuse support	0.6	3.2	1.3	—	1.3	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	12.2	16.5	23.5	33.3	22.5	
General support/advocacy	67.0	60.7	52.9	100.0	54.2	
Access arrangements	3.6	5.4	4.1	—	4.1	
Advice/information	53.9	49.6	33.5	100.0	35.6	
Advocacy	45.1	42.3	38.0	66.7	38.6	
Specialist services	3.9	7.5	19.7	66.7	18.1	
Specialist counselling	0.7	4.7	4.2	—	4.0	
Culturally specific services	0.6	3.0	9.8	66.7	8.9	
Health/medical services	3.0	5.4	8.5	—	8.0	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	36.2	59.4	63.3	100.0	61.1	
Meals	14.4	37.1	40.4	66.7	38.3	
Showers/hygiene	10.2	22.3	33.6	33.3	31.5	
Recreation	15.2	24.0	33.5	—	31.9	
Transport	18.8	23.8	41.8	100.0	39.6	
Other	11.7	21.0	18.1	—	17.7	
No services provided directly by agency	2.3	1.3	4.7	—	4.4	
Total (number)	1,300	500	15,600	<50	17,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 7,988 (including accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 7,416 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	Accompanying children were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2009) for an expanded list at the New South Wales level). 
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

7	Meeting the needs of clients and accompanying children
7.1	Key charts
Figure 7.1: Provision of SAAP services required by clients, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent distinct services required in closed support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for provided and referred only, per cent on y-axis and services required on x-axis.
Source: Table 7.3, Part b.
Figure 7.2: Provision of SAAP services required for accompanying children, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent distinct services required in closed accompanying child support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for provided and referred only, per cent on y-axis and services required on x-axis.
Source: Table 7.4, Part b.

7.2	
Tables
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent closed support periods)
Type of service	Male 
alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 
25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Housing/accommodation	67.7	80.5	64.5	43.7	77.8	71.2	73.0	62.9	85.2	66.3	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	40.3	72.3	35.0	28.7	25.5	36.2	40.0	40.7	40.0	46.4	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	22.2	14.8	18.6	6.9	22.7	21.2	16.7	12.0	21.8	15.0	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	14.9	4.3	16.5	5.9	22.4	23.4	21.8	15.1	31.4	11.1	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	20.7	22.5	21.5	21.0	54.5	53.8	49.7	38.4	52.3	26.3	
Financial/employment	40.1	20.5	42.3	26.7	47.4	49.5	44.4	45.0	43.3	33.8	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	15.0	7.9	13.8	6.7	7.9	10.0	12.2	13.1	15.2	10.7	
Employment and training assistance	13.1	2.1	14.3	4.4	6.3	6.6	4.0	6.2	16.6	7.1	
Financial assistance/material aid	27.6	13.0	30.8	19.9	40.2	39.8	39.6	34.8	31.4	24.5	
Financial counselling and support	10.1	4.0	9.0	4.4	11.4	16.1	9.8	10.9	12.5	7.5	
Personal support	63.7	36.7	72.4	72.2	57.8	63.1	57.2	81.9	81.2	61.8	
Incest/sexual assault	1.3	0.3	4.2	2.0	1.0	1.5	—	2.6	—	1.8	
Domestic/family violence	4.2	1.6	16.7	38.3	7.5	14.1	7.4	48.4	30.1	19.4	
Family/relationship	25.2	5.4	28.8	19.9	18.3	27.5	21.4	28.6	41.4	19.7	
Emotional support	59.9	35.7	67.9	67.9	54.7	58.4	51.3	76.5	75.1	58.3	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.7	1.6	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.3	—	0.4	1.2	0.7	
General support/advocacy	85.7	82.1	85.1	83.7	87.0	90.0	91.3	88.8	91.5	85.0	
Living skills/personal development	31.6	11.1	33.4	14.8	21.6	14.8	8.9	24.3	26.6	21.1	
Assistance with legal issues/court support	14.7	2.6	11.0	22.7	6.6	14.9	15.3	24.9	20.2	13.6	
Advice/information	78.6	73.2	78.3	75.3	82.2	82.1	85.5	83.4	85.3	77.5	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	18.5	49.6	12.6	10.3	8.3	13.8	15.2	13.8	21.3	24.0	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	36.3	20.5	42.7	40.8	48.2	50.4	56.0	53.3	52.0	37.3	
Specialist services	25.2	31.3	26.9	25.7	21.6	21.5	19.5	35.7	44.0	29.0	
Psychological/psychiatric services	4.3	5.4	4.6	5.3	2.4	5.6	5.8	5.3	2.5	5.0	
Specialist counselling	5.2	1.9	8.5	9.9	6.0	9.8	9.2	13.0	17.8	7.1	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.9	0.2	5.1	0.9	6.8	6.2	1.7	4.5	12.2	2.3	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	9.9	13.7	7.1	6.2	4.7	3.8	3.3	3.7	11.3	8.5	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.6	1.2	0.4	
Culturally specific services	1.7	1.1	4.0	5.3	2.9	2.0	3.2	11.8	21.5	4.4	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.3	0.1	1.0	3.2	0.3	0.9	1.3	3.6	11.1	1.5	
Health/medical services	14.0	18.3	14.8	9.9	9.8	11.5	7.0	17.5	18.6	15.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	54.6	82.5	52.2	56.1	46.2	36.6	43.0	54.9	59.8	61.9	
Meals	42.5	72.3	36.4	29.5	21.4	14.1	22.9	32.2	38.5	44.8	
Laundry/shower facilities	35.1	68.1	28.2	22.3	10.9	8.5	17.3	25.7	32.6	38.4	
Recreation	26.4	22.7	26.0	18.3	8.8	8.2	9.0	24.6	25.5	22.6	
Transport	31.6	11.8	35.2	21.9	21.5	19.4	16.5	37.4	44.7	25.3	
Other	12.4	24.6	9.3	18.6	19.1	14.1	15.5	13.8	14.6	16.9	
No needs recorded	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1	—	—	0.3	0.2	1.2	0.1	
Total (number)	7,500	14,500	8,200	8,500	1,100	1,200	400	8,900	100	50,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,783 (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	Clients were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	A client may require more than one type of service within a broad type of assistance. 
4.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2009) for an expanded list at the New South Wales level). 
5.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection. 

Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for accompanying children, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
Type of service	Couple 
with children	Male
with children	Female 
with children	Other 
with children	Total	
						
Accommodation	47.3	57.3	52.6	33.3	52.4	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	47.3	57.3	52.6	33.3	52.4	
School liaison/child care	15.3	18.4	38.4	—	36.1	
School liaison/child care	15.3	18.4	38.4	—	36.1	
Personal support	12.8	13.1	30.5	66.7	28.7	
Help with behavioural problems	3.0	3.6	10.0	—	9.3	
Sexual/physical abuse support	0.6	1.7	1.5	—	1.4	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	11.5	11.7	25.9	66.7	24.4	
General support/advocacy	68.7	62.3	53.9	100.0	55.2	
Access arrangements	2.6	6.7	4.9	33.3	4.8	
Advice/information	54.3	49.4	33.8	100.0	35.7	
Advocacy	46.4	40.8	38.6	66.7	39.2	
Specialist services	7.3	9.5	25.9	66.7	24.0	
Specialist counselling	1.1	4.5	5.9	—	5.5	
Culturally specific services	0.8	2.2	11.2	66.7	10.2	
Health/medical services	5.9	5.6	13.1	33.3	12.4	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	34.3	54.7	66.1	100.0	63.5	
Meals	12.4	37.2	44.0	66.7	41.5	
Showers/hygiene	9.3	23.2	35.8	33.3	33.5	
Recreation	12.3	17.6	35.6	—	33.4	
Transport	16.2	18.2	44.0	100.0	41.2	
Other	13.8	20.4	18.4	—	18.1	
No needs recorded	0.7	0.8	0.4	—	0.4	
Total (number)	1,000	400	11,900	<50	13,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 6,494 (including closed accompanying child support with no information on service requirements or provision). In 5,962 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	Accompanying children were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	An accompanying child may require more than one type of service within a broad type of assistance. 
4.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2009) for an expanded list at the New South Wales level). 
5.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, New South Wales, 2007–08
Part a:	Individual types of services required in closed support periods, by provision (per cent closed support periods)
	Not provided	Provided		Closed support periods (number)	
Type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Sub-total	Provided only	Provided and referred	Sub-total	Total		
Housing/accommodation									
SAAP/CAP accommodation	3.6	5.6	9.2	86.1	4.7	90.8	100.0	23,900	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	5.8	18.4	24.2	54.3	21.6	75.9	100.0	7,800	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	9.8	16.8	26.6	49.1	24.4	73.5	100.0	5,400	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	4.8	11.1	15.9	59.7	24.4	84.1	100.0	12,600	
Financial/employment									
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	3.8	11.1	14.9	62.3	22.9	85.2	100.0	5,200	
Employment and training assistance	7.5	17.6	25.1	54.0	20.8	74.8	100.0	3,400	
Financial assistance/material aid	2.8	8.1	10.9	74.7	14.4	89.1	100.0	11,600	
Financial counselling and support	11.1	8.7	19.8	62.6	17.6	80.2	100.0	3,600	
Personal support									
Incest/sexual assault	5.6	15.0	20.6	67.8	11.6	79.4	100.0	1,000	
Domestic/family violence	1.9	3.5	5.4	87.4	7.3	94.7	100.0	9,700	
Family/relationship	3.4	3.4	6.8	84.9	8.3	93.2	100.0	9,500	
Emotional support	1.3	0.3	1.6	95.4	3.0	98.4	100.0	28,700	
Assistance with problem gambling	5.2	11.9	17.1	70.7	12.2	82.9	100.0	400	
General support/advocacy									
Living skills/personal development	3.4	0.8	4.2	91.3	4.6	95.9	100.0	10,100	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	3.1	8.2	11.3	57.9	30.8	88.7	100.0	6,400	
Advice/information	0.5	0.2	0.7	95.6	3.7	99.3	100.0	39,300	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	2.0	1.1	3.1	93.6	3.3	96.9	100.0	11,800	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	1.5	0.7	2.2	88.2	9.6	97.8	100.0	18,000	
Specialist services									
Psychological/psychiatric services	13.7	35.3	49.0	31.4	19.7	51.1	100.0	2,500	
Specialist counselling	7.0	29.9	36.9	37.6	25.5	63.1	100.0	3,500	
Pregnancy/family planning support	7.6	20.0	27.6	46.3	26.1	72.4	100.0	1,100	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	14.8	13.4	28.2	55.5	16.4	71.9	100.0	4,200	
Physical/intellectual disability services	10.3	48.0	58.3	24.0	17.6	41.6	100.0	200	
Culturally specific services	3.0	15.2	18.2	51.3	30.5	81.8	100.0	2,100	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	2.8	10.7	13.5	64.7	21.9	86.6	100.0	700	
Health/medical services	4.2	27.5	31.7	46.2	22.1	68.3	100.0	7,200	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.									
Meals	1.2	0.4	1.6	96.1	2.4	98.5	100.0	22,300	
Laundry/shower facilities	1.1	0.2	1.3	97.5	1.2	98.7	100.0	19,100	
Recreation	1.5	1.1	2.6	94.3	3.1	97.4	100.0	11,200	
Transport	1.9	1.1	3.0	93.7	3.3	97.0	100.0	12,200	
Other	2.3	1.4	3.7	91.0	5.3	96.3	100.0	8,000	
 (continued)

Table 7.3 (continued):	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, New South Wales, 2007–08
Part b:	Broad types of SAAP services required in closed support periods, by provision (per cent distinct services required)
	Not provided	Provided		Distinct services required
(number)	Assoc. closed support periods
(number)	
Broad type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Subtotal	Provided only	Provided and referred	Subtotal	Total			
Housing/
accommodation	4.9	10.2	15.1	70.4	14.5	84.9	100.0	49,700	33,800	
Financial/
employment	4.9	10.2	15.1	67.3	17.6	84.9	100.0	23,700	16,200	
Personal support	1.9	1.9	3.8	91.1	5.1	96.2	100.0	49,300	30,600	
General support/
advocacy	1.5	1.1	2.6	90.4	7.0	97.4	100.0	85,600	43,000	
Specialist services	8.4	24.5	32.9	45.4	21.7	67.1	100.0	22,300	14,200	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	1.4	0.7	2.1	95.2	2.6	97.8	100.0	72,800	30,400	
Total (%)	2.9	5.0	7.9	83.3	8.8	92.1	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	8,800	15,300	24,100	252,800	26,600	279,400	. .	303,500	51,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 827 (closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	In groups of service types, a client may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, New South Wales, 2007–08
Part a:	Individual types of SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
	Not provided	Provided		Closed accompany-ing child support periods (number)	
Type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Subtotal	Provided only	Provided and referred	Subtotal	Total		
Accommodation									
SAAP/CAP accommodation	2.1	11.3	13.4	82.1	4.4	86.5	100.0	7,000	
School liaison/child care									
School liaison/child care	2.0	6.1	8.1	74.8	17.2	92.0	100.0	4,800	
Personal support									
Help with behavioural problems	2.3	7.5	9.8	70.6	19.6	90.2	100.0	1,200	
Sexual/physical abuse counselling/support	3.4	29.3	32.7	43.1	24.1	67.2	100.0	200	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	1.4	2.5	3.9	91.2	4.9	96.1	100.0	3,200	
General support/advocacy									
Access arrangements	5.6	18.1	23.7	60.7	15.6	76.3	100.0	600	
Advice/information	1.1	0.6	1.7	94.6	3.7	98.3	100.0	4,800	
Advocacy	1.1	0.5	1.6	91.0	7.4	98.4	100.0	5,300	
Specialist services									
Specialist counselling	8.0	25.4	33.4	42.9	23.7	66.6	100.0	700	
Culturally specific services	0.6	2.9	3.5	34.0	62.5	96.5	100.0	1,400	
Health/medical services	2.9	30.3	33.2	26.8	40.0	66.8	100.0	1,600	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.									
Meals	0.7	0.4	1.1	96.8	2.1	98.9	100.0	5,600	
Showers/hygiene	0.7	0	0.7	97.3	2.0	99.3	100.0	4,500	
Recreation	0.7	0.7	1.4	95.4	3.2	98.6	100.0	4,500	
Transport	1.0	0.7	1.7	96.9	1.5	98.4	100.0	5,500	
Other	1.2	2.2	3.4	91.8	4.9	96.7	100.0	2,400	
(continued)

Table 7.4 (continued):	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, New South Wales, 2007–08
Part b:	Broad types of SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision (per cent distinct services required)
	Not provided	Provided		Distinct services required
(number)	Assoc. closed accompany-ing child support periods
(number)	
Broad type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Sub-total	Provided only	Provided and referred	Sub-
total	Total			
Accommodation	2.1	11.3	13.4	82.1	4.4	86.5	100.0	7,000	7,000	
School liaison/
child care	1.8	6.2	8.0	77.7	14.2	91.9	100.0	5,600	4,800	
Personal support	1.6	4.4	6.0	85.5	8.4	93.9	100.0	5,700	3,800	
General support/
advocacy	1.4	1.6	3.0	90.8	6.3	97.1	100.0	10,700	7,400	
Specialist services	3.1	19.3	22.4	32.6	45.0	77.6	100.0	3,800	3,200	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	0.8	0.6	1.4	96.1	2.4	98.5	100.0	22,500	8,500	
Total (%)	1.4	4.4	5.9	86.0	8.1	94.1	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	800	2,400	3,200	47,500	4,500	52,000	. .	55,200	13,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 6,387 (closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 5,962 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	In groups of service types, an accompanying child may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to accompanying child support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
Broad type of service	Per cent unmet needs			
Housing/ accommodation	27.9	13.6	30.7	25.2	31.4	25.5	17.5	31.8	20.1	25.2	2,300	
Financial/ employment	17.9	9.4	15.8	11.6	19.8	17.9	5.8	13.3	11.8	14.0	1,300	
Personal support	10.3	7.3	13.3	10.1	13.4	12.9	12.1	12.9	34.5	10.9	1,000	
General support/ advocacy	16.0	14.6	14.2	16.6	16.3	21.7	28.9	15.6	11.8	15.5	1,400	
Specialist services	14.6	35.4	14.8	28.8	11.3	14.5	12.2	19.4	17.9	21.9	2,000	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	13.2	19.7	11.2	7.6	7.7	7.6	23.4	7.0	3.9	12.5	1,100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	9,000	
Summary totals												
Total unmet needs (%)	19.3	25.9	19.6	8.8	5.6	3.3	0.2	16.8	0.4	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	1,700	2,300	1,800	800	500	300	<50	1,500	<50	. .	9,000	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (%)	17.8	27.1	19.1	11.4	3.2	2.0	0.2	18.8	0.4	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (number)	600	900	700	400	100	100	<50	600	<50	. .	3,400	
Total closed support periods (%)	14.9	28.8	16.3	16.8	2.2	2.3	0.7	17.7	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods (number)	7,500	14,500	8,200	8,500	1,100	1,200	400	8,900	100	. .	50,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 110 identified unmet needs.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 71 closed support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,783 closed support periods (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other with children	Total	
					%	Number	
Broad type of service	Per cent unmet needs			
Accommodation	14.0	8.3	19.4	—	18.9	200	
School liaison/child care	11.6	25.0	13.0	—	13.1	100	
Personal support	14.0	—	11.6	—	11.6	100	
General support/advocacy	2.3	8.3	19.7	—	18.5	100	
Specialist services	20.9	8.3	14.3	—	14.6	100	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	37.2	50.0	21.9	—	23.3	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	800	
Summary totals							
Total unmet needs (%)	5.9	1.7	92.4	—	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	<50	<50	700	—	. .	800	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (%)	5.7	1.4	93.0	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (number)	<50	<50	400	—	. .	400	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (%)	7.3	3.0	89.8	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (number)	1,000	400	11,900	<50	. .	13,300	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (%)	5.3	2.0	92.7	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (number)	<50	<50	200	—	. .	300	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (%)	6.7	3.5	89.7	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (number)	500	200	6,000	<50	. .	6,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 identified unmet needs for accompanying children.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 closed accompanying child support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 6,494 closed accompanying child support periods (including closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs.
5.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 49 closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance.
6.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
8	Circumstances of clients before and after support
8.1	Key chart
Figure 8.1: Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent closed support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for before and after, per cent on y-axis and type of house/dwelling on x-axis.
Source: Table 8.5.

8.2	Tables
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain a pension or benefit	All closed support periods	
Main source of income	Before	After	Before	After	
No income	22.0	7.5	11.4	8.0	
Government payments	71.5	83.8	80.2	82.4	
Other	6.5	8.7	8.4	9.6	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	5,300	5,000	45,700	41,300	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information'	. .	300	. .	6,300	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	200	6,300	4,300	
Number with missing data	<50	100	200	400	
Total (number)	5,500	5,500	52,200	52,200	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance in employment and training	All closed support periods	
Employment status	Before	After	Before	After	
Employed full time/part time	11.6	23.8	10.6	13.3	
Unemployed (looking for work)	28.9	25.5	16.5	15.4	
Not in labour force	59.6	50.7	73.0	71.3	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	3,600	3,300	44,100	39,600	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	200	. .	7,000	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	100	7,600	4,900	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	500	700	
Total (number)	3,600	3,600	52,200	52,200	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some employment status categories in this table have been combined. 
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent) 
After support	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26
weeks	>26 
weeks		Total	
					Per cent	Number	
Main source of income							
No income	9.4	7.8	6.2	5.1	8.0	3,300	
Government payments	82.8	83.2	80.1	80.2	82.4	34,000	
Other	7.8	9.0	13.7	14.7	9.6	3,900	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	40.1	39.9	10.0	9.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	16,600	16,500	4,100	4,100	. .	41,300	
Employment status							
Employed full time/part time	9.3	13.2	19.3	23.5	13.3	5,300	
Unemployed (looking for work)	11.9	18.9	16.1	14.9	15.4	6,100	
Not in labour force	78.8	67.9	64.6	61.7	71.3	28,200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	40.2	39.8	10.1	9.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	15,900	15,700	4,000	3,900	. .	39,600	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 10,935 (main source of income, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 12,615 (employment status, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent) 
	5–17 years	18+ years	Total	
Student status	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	
Not a student	52.5	51.1	94.4	93.4	86.8	85.8	
Primary/secondary student	39.0	38.6	1.5	1.2	8.3	8.0	
Post-secondary student/employment training	8.6	10.3	4.1	5.4	4.9	6.3	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	7,800	7,000	35,300	31,800	43,100	38,800	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	1,100	. .	5,900	. .	7,000	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	1,500	1,100	6,400	3,800	7,900	4,900	
Number with missing data	100	100	700	900	800	1,100	
Total (number)	9,300	9,300	42,400	42,400	51,800	51,800	
Notes
1.	Table excludes closed support periods for clients aged 4 years and under.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent) 
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain 
independent housing	All closed support periods	
Type of house/dwelling	Before	After	Before	After	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	10.1	2.5	13.4	10.3	
House/flat	65.6	82.5	65.3	72.9	
Other house/dwelling(b)	15.6	11.0	13.6	10.9	
Institutional setting(c)	8.7	4.0	7.7	5.9	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	12,600	9,500	44,900	35,700	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	2,400	. .	9,000	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	800	1,400	7,100	7,100	
Number with missing data	<50	100	200	400	
Total (number)	13,500	13,500	52,200	52,200	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain 
independent housing	All closed support periods	
Type of tenure	Before	After	Before	After	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	9.9	4.9	10.5	7.9	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	2.4	5.2	3.2	5.7	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.3	
Institutional setting	5.3	2.3	4.9	3.6	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	8.0	1.9	10.9	7.5	
Other, no tenure	3.6	1.5	4.4	4.0	
Purchasing/purchased own home	2.7	2.1	4.3	4.3	
Private rental	31.8	43.4	27.6	31.9	
Public housing rental	8.2	13.5	10.4	13.0	
Community housing rental	2.2	5.7	3.0	4.8	
Rent-free accommodation	7.6	4.4	7.9	6.1	
Boarding	16.8	13.4	11.5	9.9	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	12,100	9,200	41,700	33,500	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	2,500	. .	9,100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	1,300	1,700	10,000	9,000	
Number with missing data	100	100	500	600	
Total (number)	13,500	13,500	52,200	52,200	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by length of support, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Type of house/dwelling	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					Per cent	Number	
	All closed support periods	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	19.5	5.6	2.4	2.5	10.3	3,700	
House/flat	62.1	76.7	83.7	86.8	72.9	26,000	
Other house/dwelling(b)	11.6	11.7	9.1	7.7	10.9	3,900	
Institutional setting(c)	6.9	5.9	4.8	3.0	5.9	2,100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	38.8	39.6	10.6	10.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	13,800	14,100	3,800	3,900	. .	35,700	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	42.8	10.9	3.9	1.4	21.8	3,100	
House/flat	31.6	62.9	76.3	88.1	54.7	7,900	
Other house/dwelling(b)	15.4	16.5	13.6	6.5	14.6	2,100	
Institutional setting(c)	10.2	9.7	6.2	4.0	8.9	1,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	39.9	38.6	10.1	11.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	5,700	5,600	1,400	1,700	. .	14,400	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 16,504 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 7,393 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’). 
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, 
New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Type of tenure	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					Per cent	Number	
	All closed support periods	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	10.4	7.5	4.7	3.6	7.9	2,600	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	3.7	6.6	7.6	7.7	5.7	1,900	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	1.3	1.5	0.8	1.0	1.3	400	
Institutional setting 	4.2	3.6	3.1	1.9	3.6	1,200	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	14.2	4.2	1.6	2.0	7.5	2,500	
Other, no tenure	7.4	2.5	1.3	0.5	4.0	1,300	
Purchasing/purchased own home	4.6	4.3	4.4	3.1	4.3	1,400	
Private rental	25.8	34.5	38.8	36.5	31.9	10,700	
Public housing rental	12.9	11.5	14.6	17.2	13.0	4,400	
Community housing rental	3.5	4.1	5.3	11.4	4.8	1,600	
Rent-free accommodation	4.4	7.8	5.7	5.7	6.1	2,000	
Boarding	7.6	11.8	12.0	9.3	9.9	3,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	38.2	39.8	10.9	11.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	12,800	13,300	3,600	3,700	. .	33,500	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	12.8	11.6	8.5	4.8	11.0	1,500	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	2.9	8.7	12.1	9.6	6.8	900	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	1.7	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.6	200	
Institutional setting 	4.9	5.4	2.9	1.8	4.5	600	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	29.8	8.1	2.9	1.1	15.4	2,100	
Other, no tenure	16.6	5.6	2.8	0.9	9.2	1,300	
Purchasing/purchased own home	1.5	2.0	1.4	2.2	1.8	200	
Private rental	11.4	24.6	30.5	36.1	21.2	2,900	
Public housing rental	5.9	9.3	13.6	18.1	9.4	1,300	
Community housing rental	1.0	3.6	6.3	11.8	3.8	500	
Rent-free accommodation	4.7	7.6	5.8	3.8	5.8	800	
Boarding	6.7	11.9	11.9	8.5	9.5	1,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	40.0	38.2	10.1	11.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	5,500	5,300	1,400	1,600	. .	13,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 18,717 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 8,040 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Living situation	Before	After	
With parent(s)	11.0	9.2	
With foster family	0.6	0.5	
With relatives/friends temporary	13.2	9.2	
With relatives/friends long-term	3.5	4.9	
With spouse/partner	6.8	5.4	
With spouse/partner and child(ren)	8.8	6.7	
Alone	25.1	28.3	
Alone with child(ren)	12.4	18.6	
With other unrelated persons	17.7	16.3	
Other	1.0	0.8	
Total	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	44,400	36,800	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	8,400	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	7,500	6,500	
Number with missing data	300	500	
Total (number)	52,200	52,200	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some living situation categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, New South Wales, 2007–08
Case management plan	Per cent	Number	
Yes	61.6	29,900	
No, client did not agree to one	8.3	4,000	
No, support period too short	29.2	14,200	
No, other reason	0.8	400	
Total	100.0	48,500	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,522.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, New South Wales, 2007–08
Achievement of goals	Per cent	Number	
All goals achieved	44.0	13,100	
Most or some goals achieved	50.4	15,000	
No goals achieved	5.7	1,700	
Total	100.0	29,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 162.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

9	Support from 1996–97 to 2007–08
9.1	Key charts

Figure 9.1: Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, New South Wales, 1996–97 to 2007–08
Stacked line chart showing, for support periods and clients, number on y-axis and reporting period on x-axis.
Source: Table 9.2.
Figure 9.2: Agency participation rate and valid consent, by reporting period, New South Wales, 1996–97 to 2007–08
Stacked line chart showing, for participation rate and valid consent, per cent on y-axis and reporting period on x-axis.
Source: Table 9.4.

9.2	
Tables
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current and constant 2007–08 dollars, by reporting period, New South Wales, 1996–97 to 2007–08
Reporting period	Total 
funding(a)(b)	Funding to 
agencies(a)(b)	Funding per
 support period(b)(c)	Funding per 
client(b)(c)	
	Current $	
1996–97	80,112,000	72,679,000	1,250	2,730	
1997–98	81,554,000	78,829,000	1,430	2,710	
1998–99	81,528,000	78,320,000	1,410	2,870	
1999–00	84,905,000	80,398,000	1,570	3,120	
2000–01	91,853,000	84,561,000	1,720	3,270	
2001–02	94,517,000	88,184,000	1,840	3,330	
2002–03	108,381,000	102,739,000	2,140	4,040	
2003–04	110,873,000	105,710,000	2,180	4,220	
2004–05	113,090,000	107,308,000	2,600	4,450	
2005–06	115,578,000	110,462,000	2,700	4,260	
2006–07(d)	118,736,000	114,165,000	2,140	3,580	
2007–08(d	121,532,000	118,137,000	1,830	3,130	
	Constant 2007–08 $	
1996–97	113,086,000	102,593,000	1,770	3,850	
1997–98	115,282,000	111,430,000	2,030	3,830	
1998–99	109,472,000	105,164,000	1,900	3,850	
1999–00	109,980,000	104,142,000	2,040	4,040	
2000–01	115,875,000	106,676,000	2,170	4,120	
2001–02	116,665,000	108,849,000	2,270	4,120	
2002–03	123,801,000	117,357,000	2,450	4,610	
2003–04	126,110,000	120,238,000	2,470	4,800	
2004–05	125,964,000	119,524,000	2,890	4,950	
2005–06	122,608,000	117,181,000	2,860	4,510	
2006–07(d)	122,104,000	117,403,000	2,200	3,680	
2007–08(d)	121,532,000	118,137,000	1,830	3,130	
(a)	‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 1999–00 and 2000–01 includes relatively small amounts provided through the Partnerships against Domestic Violence Program (AIHW 2001a:Table 2.1, 2001b:Table 2.1).
(b)	SAAP agencies may receive funding from sources other than SAAP. This is not included.
(c)	‘Funding per support period’ and ‘Funding per client’ are based on funding allocations to agencies.
(d)	Funding for 2006–07 and 2007–08 includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations. Refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2008.
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Chapter 9 for further information.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections; ABS 2008; FaHCSIA unpublished data. 

Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, New South Wales, 1996–97 to 2007–08 (number)
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Support periods	57,900	55,000	55,400	51,200	49,300	47,900	47,900	48,600	41,300	40,900	53,400	64,500	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Clients	26,600	29,100	27,300	25,800	25,900	26,400	25,400	25,000	24,100	26,000	31,900	37,700	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average support periods with accommodation	1,800	2,600	2,400	2,400	2,500	2,700	2,600	2,600	2,600	2,600	2,800	3,300	
Errors and omissions	984	1,295	1,595	1,040	583	531	469	4,988	710	655	681	207	
Daily average support periods	3,400	4,000	3,800	4,000	4,500	5,300	5,400	5,800	6,100	6,500	8,100	11,900	
Errors and omissions	1,730	1,231	104	42	199	339	92	29	—	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in New South Wales. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Chapter 9 for further information.
4.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
5.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by reporting period, New South Wales, 2001–02 to 2007–08 (number)
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Accompanying child support periods	13,500	12,900	12,900	13,500	15,900	22,800	25,400	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Accompanying children	10,300	9,900	10,100	10,800	11,400	16,900	19,000	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average accompanying child support periods with accommodation	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,300	1,700	1,900	
Errors and omissions	295	298	333	291	286	191	185	
Daily average accompanying child support periods	2,400	2,400	2,400	2,500	3,000	4,400	5,800	
Errors and omissions	87	49	20	—	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of an accompanying child support period, the definition of an accompanying child and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of days of support and the number of nights of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to have the same periods of support and accommodation as their parent(s) or guardian(s).
3.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in New South Wales. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	In 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2004–05, data that enabled the number of accompanying children to be estimated were not collected by agencies using the high-volume collection form. The reporting year 2004–05 was the first year that the number of accompanying children could be reported for all participating agencies.
5.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Chapter 9 for further information.
6.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
7.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, 
New South Wales, 1996–97 to 2007–08
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Agencies(a) (number)	379	381	381	384	396	385	388	387	378	379	389	389	
Agency participation rate (%)	94.2	95.0	95.5	91.9	92.4	93.8	91.2	91.5	93.1	93.1	93.3	91.3	
Records returned (number)	55,043	52,672	52,902	47,007	45,520	44,791	43,597	45,104	38,490	38,085	49,761	58,891	
Records returned with consent (%)	73.8	77.3	73.6	75.5	77.4	86.9	85.6	89.9	87.2	83.4	86.1	88.3	
Records returned with valid consent(b) (%)	71.8	75.2	70.5	74.0	76.1	85.6	84.4	88.4	86.0	78.0	78.4	80.6	
(a)	‘Agencies’ refers to the number of agencies that were ‘in scope’—that is, that should have been participating in the reference period. Refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2 and AIHW 2006:Glossary). Note that in 2005–06 the statistical linkage key was changed and therefore data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
Notes
1.	Table based on records returned from agencies in scope for the Client Collection during the reference period. Not all agencies funded under SAAP are required to participate in the Client Collection. Consequently, some agencies funded under SAAP (refer to Table 2.1) are not included in this table.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Chapter 9 and Appendix 2 for further information.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.

Appendix 1	Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Projects: additional tables
This section presents unweighted data from Innovation and Investment (I & I) Fund Pilot Project agencies in New South Wales. Refer to Chapter 2 and Appendix 1 of the national report (AIHW 2009) for details of the I & I Fund.
A1.1	Tables
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients, 
New South Wales, 2007–08 (number)
Support periods	100	
With accommodation	<50	
Without accommodation	100	
Clients	100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in New South Wales. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, New South Wales, 2007–08 (number)
Accompanying child support periods	100	
With accommodation(a)	—	
Without accommodation(a)	100	
Accompanying children	<50	
(a)	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of accompanying child support periods with and without a period of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to be accommodated if their parent or guardian was accommodated.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that child at a Pilot Project agency in New South Wales. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–24 years	4.9	15.9	12.1	26.5	20.7	<50	
25–44 years	22.0	35.4	54.5	59.2	57.3	<50	
45–64 years	13.4	8.5	33.3	14.3	22.0	<50	
65 years and over	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Total	40.2	59.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<50	<50	<50	<50	. .	100	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	38.0	34.1	. .	35.6	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	39	37	. .	38	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in New South Wales. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–9 years	25.0	40.9	68.8	64.3	65.9	<50	
10–17 years	11.4	22.7	31.3	35.7	34.1	<50	
Total	36.4	63.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<50	<50	<50	<50	. .	<50	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	7.2	7.5	. .	7.4	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	6	6	. .	6	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that accompanying child at a Pilot Project agency in New South Wales. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08 (per cent)
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Male	Female	Total	
			Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	19.2	40.5	32.4	<50	
Other Australian-born people	65.4	50.0	55.9	<50	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	15.4	9.5	11.8	<50	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	—	—	—	—	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	38.2	61.8	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<50	<50	. .	100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 14.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in New South Wales. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2.
5.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, New South Wales, 2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	47.4	<50	
Other Australian-born children	52.6	<50	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	—	—	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	—	—	
Total	100.0	<50	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 6.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that accompanying child at a Pilot Project agency in New South Wales. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2.
5.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Appendix 2	The data
General information to help readers interpret the tables presented in this report is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2009). Additional information relevant only to the tables for New South Wales follows.
A2.1	Agency participation
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary target group, New South Wales, 2007–08
	Agencies(a)	Records returned	
	Total	Participation rate	Total	Consent	Valid consent(b)	
Region	Number	%	Number	%	%	
Central Coast	17	94.1	1,765	82.6	70.3	
Central West	14	100.0	1,804	90.3	80.5	
Far North Coast	21	81.0	2,370	90.6	83.2	
Hunter	35	94.3	4,693	86.1	73.0	
Illawarra	20	100.0	2,787	95.2	91.3	
Macarthur	13	100.0	1,410	94.7	91.7	
Mid North Coast	16	100.0	3,670	95.0	81.8	
Nepean	22	81.8	1,340	79.1	73.4	
New England	19	100.0	2,405	93.3	83.2	
Orana/Far West	24	62.5	1,774	82.9	72.2	
Riverina/Murray	16	100.0	3,078	90.1	86.3	
Southern Highlands	17	94.1	1,942	81.4	73.9	
Blacktown/Baulkham Hills	17	88.2	1,482	82.9	80.0	
Sydney, Cumberland/Prospect	21	90.5	4,185	94.4	89.4	
Sydney, Inner West	30	86.7	3,378	85.4	77.3	
Sydney, North	14	92.9	2,105	88.3	72.7	
Sydney, South-East	48	93.8	15,301	85.9	82.8	
Sydney, South-West	25	96.0	3,402	89.9	71.9	
Total	389	91.3	58,891	88.3	80.6	
Primary target group						
Young people	165	88.5	17,052	81.9	74.1	
Single men only	37	89.2	11,767	95.0	93.1	
Single women only	18	88.9	1,758	92.1	87.5	
Families	24	95.8	4,267	94.2	85.0	
Women escaping domestic violence	93	96.8	13,804	90.5	77.2	
Cross-target/multiple/general	52	90.4	10,243	85.2	78.8	
Total	389	91.3	58,891	88.3	80.6	
(a)	‘Agencies’ refers to the number of agencies that were ‘in scope’—that is, that should have been participating in the reference period. Refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2).
Note: Table based on records returned from agencies in scope for the Client Collection during the reference period. Not all agencies funded under SAAP are required to participate in the Client Collection. Consequently, some agencies funded under SAAP (refer to Table 2.1) are not included in this table.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.

Table A2.2:	SAAP Client Collection: records returned with informed consent and valid consent for accompanying children, by state and territory and primary target group, New South Wales, 2007–08
	Records returned	
	Total	Consent	Valid consent(a)	
Region	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Central Coast	985	86.1	44.6	
Central West	1,079	95.5	71.4	
Far North Coast	1,573	94.7	82.8	
Hunter	2,674	95.7	69.6	
Illawarra	1,839	99.8	89.3	
Macarthur	1,525	97.6	91.3	
Mid North Coast	1,644	97.3	71.5	
Nepean	1,015	78.9	68.9	
New England	1,267	91.2	72.9	
Orana/Far West	787	88.7	70.8	
Riverina/Murray	1,692	96.7	74.1	
Southern Highlands	1,094	91.9	75.4	
Blacktown/Baulkham Hills	1,075	87.0	74.9	
Sydney, Cumberland/Prospect	559	86.2	70.1	
Sydney, Inner West	1,171	87.8	75.0	
Sydney, North	635	75.4	44.7	
Sydney, South-East	882	89.5	72.7	
Sydney, South-West	1,704	96.2	79.5	
Total	23,200	92.7	74.1	
Primary Target Group				
Young people	2,334	85.5	64.6	
Single men only	361	83.9	62.9	
Single women only	1,288	98.2	84.7	
Families	2,683	89.1	79.1	
Women escaping domestic violence	13,043	95.5	74.6	
Cross-target/multiple/general	3,491	88.5	72.2	
Total	23,200	92.7	74.1	
(a)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.

A2.2	Additional counting rules
In the tables in this report, when counting clients or support periods in particular groups, the following rules have been used in addition to those outlined in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2009).

Region	Eighteen administrative regional classifications developed by the New South Wales Department of Community Services are used in the report. The names of these regions have been abbreviated in the tables and are as follows:
•	Central Coast (CC)
•	Central West (CW)
•	Far North Coast (FNC)
•	Hunter (HUN)
•	Illawarra (ILL)
•	Macarthur (MAC)
•	Mid North Coast (MNC)
•	Nepean (NEP)
•	New England (NE)
•	Orana/Far West (OFW)
•	Riverina/Murray (RM)
•	Southern Highlands (SH)
•	Blacktown/Baulkham Hills (B/BH)
•	Sydney, Cumberland/Prospect (S/CP)
•	Sydney, Inner West (S/IW)
•	Sydney, North (S/N)
•	Sydney, South-East (S/SE)
•	Sydney, South-West (S/SW).
	
Rounding	Refer to AIHW 2009:Section A2.4.	

Appendix 3	Client Collection form
This form has not been included in this format. Please contact feeback@aihw.gov.au

References
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2001a. SAAP National Data Collection annual report 1999–2000 New South Wales supplementary tables. SAAP NDC report 
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List of tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by 
region and primary target group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by 
month and region, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods 
active each night, average by month and region, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, New South 
Wales, 2007–08
Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, 
New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, New South Wales, 
2007–08
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by region, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, New 
South Wales, 2007–08
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, New South Wales, 
2007–08
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, New South 
Wales, 2007–08
Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying 
children, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, New 
South Wales, 2007–08
Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for 
accompanying children, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, New 
South Wales, 2007–08
Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither 
provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, New South Wales, 
2007–08
Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that 
were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, New 
South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a 
support period, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after 
a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by 
length of support, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, 
New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a 
support period, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, New South 
Wales, 2007–08
Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the 
end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, 
New South Wales, 2007–08
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current 
and constant 2007–08 dollars, by reporting period, New South Wales, 1996–97 to 
2007–08
Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, New South Wales, 1996–97 
to 2007–08
Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by 
reporting period, New South Wales, 2001–02 to 2007–08
Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with 
informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, New South Wales, 1996–97  
to 2007–08
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients,  
New South Wales, 2007–08
Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support 
periods and accompanying children, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, 
by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: 
cultural and linguistic diversity, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with 
informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary 
target group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Table A2.2:	SAAP Client Collection: records returned with informed consent and valid consent 
for accompanying children, by state and territory and primary target group, New 
South Wales, 2007–08

List of figures
Figure 2.1:	Funding allocations to agencies, by primary target group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 3.1:	SAAP support periods active each day and accommodation periods active each 
night, average by month, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 4.1:	SAAP clients, by age and sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children, by age and sex, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 5.1:	SAAP support periods, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 5.2:	Main reason for seeking assistance, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 6.1:	Median length of support, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 6.2:	Median length of accommodation for clients who were accommodated for at least 
1 day, by client group, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 7.1:	Provision of SAAP services required by clients, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 7.2:	Provision of SAAP services required for accompanying children, New South Wales, 
2007–08
Figure 8.1:	Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, New South Wales, 2007–08
Figure 9.1:	Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, New South Wales, 1996–97 to 2007–08
Figure 9.2:	Agency participation rate and valid consent, by reporting period, New South Wales, 1996–97 to 2007–08