Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Summary
  • Body section
    1. Introduction
    • The government response to homelessness
    1. What was the level of turn-away?
    • Changes over time
    • Turn-away as a percentage of the total expressed demand for immediate accommodation
    • Turn-away as a percentage of people requiring new and immediate accommodation
    1. Who was turned away?
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
    • Country of birth
    • Age
    • Sex
    1. Why were they turned away?
    • Requesting group
    1. Were people referred on to other accommodation when turned-away?
    • Requesting group
    1. Factors affecting turn-away
    • Hidden need for accommodation
    • Lack of exit points
    • Rate of turnover
    • Undersupply of specialist homelessness accommodation
  • End matter
    • References
    • List of figures

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