Exploring transitions between homelessness and public housing: 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013

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Release Date: 13 May 2015

Topic: Housing assistance

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2015) Exploring transitions between homelessness and public housing: 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 03 June 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2015). Exploring transitions between homelessness and public housing: 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Exploring transitions between homelessness and public housing: 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013. AIHW, 2015.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Exploring transitions between homelessness and public housing: 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013. Canberra: AIHW; 2015.

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This report is the first of its kind produced by the AIHW linking homelessness and public housing data in order to better understand the clients of both. The report shows that specialist homelessness agencies were very successful in assisting clients to sustain their public housing tenancies.

ISBN: 978-1-74249-721-1
Cat. no: HOU 277
Pages: 32

Findings from this report:

Homelessness agencies were very successful in assisting public housing tenants sustain their tenancies
Most of those assisted by homelessness agencies into public housing were women
Income support receipt was very high (91%) and employment levels very low (5%)
Tenants who exited public housing during the study period were more likely to have multiple, complex needs

Preliminary material
- Title and verso page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Symbols
- Summary
Body section
- 1 Introduction
- 2 How SHSC and public housing data were linked
- 3 Overview of client groups
- 4 SHS support prior to public housing tenancy
  - Who were assisted into public housing?
- 5 SHS support received during public housing tenancy
  - Who were supported to maintain their tenancy?
- 6 SHS support received after public housing tenancy
- 7 Public housing tenancies and clients with multiple and complex needs
  - Economic participation
  - Reasons for seeking assistance
  - Client need for services
- 8 Conclusion
End matter
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures

Exploring transitions between homelessness and public housing: 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013

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