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Couch surfers: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients
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Topic: Homelessness services
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Couch surfers: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 04 October 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Couch surfers: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Couch surfers: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients. AIHW, 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Couch surfers: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Couch surfers: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients, AIHW, Canberra.
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Couch surfers are among the most hidden groups of people experiencing homelessness. This report explores the circumstances, experiences and housing outcomes of couch surfers who sought assistance from specialist homelessness services between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2015. Based on service use patterns across a 4–year period, this comprehensive analysis highlights the diversity and the complexities of the couch surfer population.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-468-3 (PDF) 978-1-76054-469-0 (Print)
- Cat. no: HOU 298
- Pages: 97
Findings from this report:
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Couch surfers are more likely to be female, younger (15–24 years), not in the labour force and live alone
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Long-term housing was provided to only a small proportion (12%) of couch surfers who needed it
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1 in 5 (20%) couch surfers experienced repeat episodes of homelessness
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Of all the couch surfers who presented as homeless to an SHS agency, 33% were housed at the end of the reporting period