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Specialist homelessness services annual report 2016–17

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Last updated: 12 Feb 2018
Author: AIHW
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. Specialist homelessness services annual report 2016–17. Cat. no. WEB 217. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 17 January 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2016-17

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Specialist homelessness services annual report 2016–17. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2016-17

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Specialist homelessness services annual report 2016–17. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 12 February 2018, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2016-17

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Specialist homelessness services annual report 2016–17 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018 [cited 2021 Jan. 17]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2016-17

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The specialist homelessness services 2016–17 web report is the sixth annual report from the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC). It describes the characteristics of clients of specialist homelessness services, the services requested, outcomes achieved, and unmet requests for services during 2016–17.

This report was first published on 14 December 2017. Additional material was added on 12 February 2018:

  • fact sheets,
  • historical data and
  • an interactive data visualization.
  • Cat. no: WEB 217
Findings from this report:
  • Most people seeking assistance were at risk of homelessness (56%), and most were living in private dwellings at the time

  • Housing the homeless: 4 in 10 were housed in social housing, 6 in 10 in private dwellings

  • 288,000 people were assisted by specialist homelessness agencies in 2016–17

  • Most homeless people were assisted into private dwellings: 16,000 in private dwellings and 11,000 in social housing

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  • Contents
    • Contents
    • Policy framework for reducing homelessness and service response
    • Clients, services and outcomes
    • Clients in regional and remote areas
    • Unmet demand for specialist homelessness services
    • Client groups of interest
      • Indigenous clients
      • Clients who have experienced domestic and family violence
      • Clients with disability
      • Young people presenting alone
      • Older clients
      • Clients with a current mental health issue
      • Clients leaving care
      • Clients exiting custodial arrangements
      • Children on care and protection orders
      • Clients with problematic drug and/or alcohol use
    • Technical information
      • Technical information
      • Technical notes
      • Glossary: Specialist homelessness services
      • Abbreviations & symbols
      • References
  • Fact sheets
  • Data
  • Interactive data visualisation
  • Notes
  • Report editions
  • Related material

Contents

  • Policy framework for reducing homelessness and service response
  • Clients, services and outcomes
  • Clients in regional and remote areas
  • Unmet demand for specialist homelessness services
  • Client groups of interest
    • Indigenous clients
    • Clients who have experienced domestic and family violence
    • Clients with disability
    • Young people presenting alone
    • Older clients
    • Clients with a current mental health issue
    • Clients leaving care
    • Clients exiting custodial arrangements
    • Children on care and protection orders
    • Clients with problematic drug and/or alcohol use
  • Appendixes
    • Technical information
    • Technical notes
    • Glossary: Specialist homelessness services
    • Abbreviations & symbols
    • References
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