National housing assistance data dictionary version 3

The National Housing Assistance Data Dictionary is an important part of the national data infrastructure for housing assistance information development. It provides the basis for consistent national data and is designed to make data collection activities more efficient and effective. It has been compiled by the National Housing Data Development Committee under the broad direction of the National Housing Data Agreement Management Group.Version 3 of the Dictionary is more extensive than previous versions, with the incorporation of new data items related to Indigenous housing, financial reporting and community housing and the specification of performance indicators under the 2003 Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement National Performance Indicator Framework. In addition, it also includes updated data standards and data items from the previous two versions and details of the main housing assistance data collections.