Homeless people
in SAAP
SAAP National Data Collection
annual report
2006–07
Victoria
supplementary tables

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Homeless people
in SAAP
SAAP National Data Collection
annual report
2006–07
Victoria
supplementary tables
July 2008

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2008. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report Victoria supplementary tables. SAAP NDCA report series 12. 
Cat. no. HOU 178. Canberra: AIHW.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 
Board Chair
Hon. Peter Collins, AM, QC

Director 
Penny Allbon

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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and symbols
1	Introduction
2	Funding
2.1	Key chart
2.2	Tables
3	Level of support
3.1	Key chart
3.2	Tables
4	Age, sex, country of birth and cultural and linguistic diversity
4.1	Key charts
4.2	Tables
5	Client groups and reasons for seeking assistance
5.1	Key charts
5.2	Tables
6	Support provided
6.1	Key charts
6.2	Tables
7	Meeting the needs of clients and accompanying children
7.1	Key charts
7.2	Tables
8	Circumstances of clients before and after support
8.1	Key chart
8.2	Tables
9	Support from 1996–97 to 2006–07
9.1	Key charts
9.2	Tables
Appendix 1	Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Projects: additional tables
A1.1	Tables
Appendix 2	The data
A2.1	Agency participation
A2.2	Additional counting rules
Appendix 3	SAAP NDCA Client Collection form
References
List of tables
List of figures

Preface
This publication contains statistical tables and charts in relation to Victoria and is intended to supplement the Series 12 (2006–07) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2008). The first national report, containing 1996–97 data, was published in December 1997. The reports provide information on people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
A productive and cooperative partnership has continued between the SAAP National Data Collection Agency (managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare), SAAP agencies and the SAAP Information Subcommittee. Valuable support and encouragement have been provided by the SAAP Coordination and Development Committee, which is responsible for the national direction of SAAP.
This partnership has been built on shared goals and mutual trust. The key has been agencies’ willingness to collect and provide data to the National Data Collection Agency, knowing that any personal information provided by clients is protected by the extremely strict confidentiality provisions of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987.
This large and complex project has not only a high level of support but also a high level of accuracy. We are confident that we can further improve the quality of the information provided to help policy makers and the community better understand and provide for the needs of people who are homeless or at risk of being so.

Penny Allbon
Australian Institute of	 Health and Welfare	

SAAP Coordination and Development Committee
Acknowledgments
This report was prepared by Felicity Murdoch and Joseph Hogan of the SAAP National Data Collection Agency (NDCA) at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). All staff at the NDCA have contributed to this report—without the efforts of Simon Edwards, Joseph Hogan, Anne Aisbett, Richard Tuttle, Stirling Lewis, Michael Navaratnam, Neil Angel, Lynda Carney, Phil Denman, Anne Giovanetti, Melita Kunstelj, Claire Lahiff, Dianne Oglesby, Joan Reid, Toni Stepniak, Tom Watson and Katrina Williams this report would not have been possible. 
Justin Griffin, Heather Logie and the SAAP Information Subcommittee provided helpful comments on the draft report. Cecilia Burke and Peter Nolan provided assistance in preparing the report for publication.
Finally, the vital role played by data providers is acknowledged. This report draws together a large amount of statistical material and could not have been produced without the efforts and cooperation of SAAP service providers and clients, who provided service and client information, and of the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and the Victorian Department of Human Services, which provided administrative data.

Abbreviations and symbols
Abbreviations
ABS	Australian Bureau of Statistics	
AIHW	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	
CAP	Crisis Accommodation Program	
DV	domestic violence	
FaCSIA	Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	
FaHCSIA	Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (formerly known as FaCSIA)	
I & I	Innovation and Investment Fund	
NDCA	National Data Collection Agency	
No.	number	
SAAP	Supported Accommodation Assistance Program	

Symbols in tables
. .	not applicable	
—	nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)	
n.a.	not available	
n.e.s.	not elsewhere specified	

1	Introduction
This publication is one of eight state and territory supplements that accompany the Series 12 (2006–07) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2008). The annual report provides an overview of assistance given to clients of agencies funded through SAAP. 
The tables and charts included in this supplement are generally similar to those in the national report but relate to Victoria only. Information to aid readers in interpreting the tables is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2008). Included in that appendix are:
•	an overview of the Client Collection and its data
•	general notes to tables
•	an explanation of the weighting system used to adjust the data for agency non-participation and client non-consent
•	counting rules and glossary terms used in the tables
•	a guide to interpreting the tables. In particular, two example tables with explanatory notes demonstrate how to interpret data presented in the different types of tables in the report.
Appendix 2 to this supplementary report provides additional information relevant only to the interpretation of tables for Victoria. Appendix 3 contains a copy of the client form used to collect data in 2006–07.
Data presented here primarily relate to the financial year ending 30 June 2007. In addition, a number of tables contain data for the 11 years that the National Data Collection has been conducted (refer to Chapter 9). 
Estimates in this report are subject to revision. Revised tables, along with the reports themselves, are posted on the website of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare <www.aihw.gov.au>. Regional tables and counts for all data items collected are available in hard copy or electronic format on request from the National Data Collection Agency, which is managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (ndca@aihw.gov.au).

2	Funding
2.1	Key chart
Figure 2.1: Funding allocations to agencies, by primary target group, Victoria, 2006–07
Vertical bar chart showing per cent on y-axis and primary target group on x-axis.
Source: Table 2.1.

2.2	
Tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by region and primary target group, Victoria, 2006–07
	Agencies (number)	Agencies (%)	Funding allocation ($)(a)	Funding allocation (%)(a)	Mean funding per agency ($)	
Region(b)						
Eastern Metropolitan	48	9.2	11,200,000	12.6	233,300	
North & West Metropolitan	127	24.2	30,591,000	34.4	240,900	
Southern Metropolitan	106	20.2	18,346,000	20.6	173,100	
Barwon South Western	54	10.3	5,733,000	6.5	106,200	
Gippsland	41	7.8	4,837,000	5.4	118,000	
Grampians	41	7.8	4,284,000	4.8	104,500	
Hume	51	9.7	4,875,000	5.5	95,600	
Loddon Mallee	48	9.2	5,444,000	6.1	113,400	
Statewide	8	1.5	3,549,000	4.0	443,600	
Total	524	100.0	88,859,000	100.0	169,600	
Primary target group						
Young people	205	39.1	27,933,000	31.4	136,300	
Single men only	18	3.4	6,288,000	7.1	349,300	
Single women only	18	3.4	4,573,000	5.1	254,100	
Families	34	6.5	6,257,000	7.0	184,000	
Women escaping domestic violence	122	23.3	20,030,000	22.5	164,200	
Cross-target/multiple/general	127	24.2	23,777,000	26.8	187,200	
Total	524	100.0	88,859,000	100.0	169,600	
Funding allocations to agencies(a)	524	100.0	88,859,000	94.2	169,600	
Other funding allocations	. .	. .	5,520,000	5.8	. .	
Total	. .	. .	94,379,000 	100.0	. .	
(a)	‘Funding allocation’ includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations (refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2008). ‘Funding allocation’ by region and primary target group and ‘Funding allocations to agencies’ exclude funds not allocated to agencies, e.g. funds allocated for administration, training, research and evaluation (these are shown in ‘Other funding allocations’).
(b)	For the definition of region, refer to Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
Notes
1.	At 30 June 2007, 523 agencies were funded.
2.	Total funding allocations include $20.4m provided by the Victorian funding department in addition to the SAAP funding agreement between Victoria and the Australian Government.
3.	Not all funded agencies are required to participate in the Client Collection (refer to Appendix 2, Table A2.1 and AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data Collection; FaHCSIA unpublished data. 

3	Level of support
3.1	Key chart
Figure 3.1: SAAP support periods active each day and accommodation periods active each night, average by month, Victoria, 2006–07
Vertical bar chart showing, for support periods and accommodation periods, number on y-axis and month on x-axis.
Sources: tables 3.3 and 3.4.
3.2	Tables
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Victoria, 2006–07
Support periods	75,850	
With accommodation	14,350	
Without accommodation	61,500	
Clients	37,900	
Mean number of support periods per client	2.00	
Clients per 10,000 population aged 10+ years(a)	84	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population aged 10+ years’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 aged 10 years and over in the general population became SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP clients aged 10 years and over with the estimated resident population aged 10 years and over at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates). 
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Victoria, 
2006–07
Accompanying child support periods	32,250	
With accommodation(a)	9,200	
Without accommodation(a)	23,050	
Accompanying children	20,500	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child	1.57	
Accompanying children per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years(b)	173	
(a)	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of accompanying child support periods with and without a period of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to be accommodated if their parent or guardian was accommodated.
(b)	‘Per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 aged 17 years and under in the general population accompanied SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP accompanying children aged 17 years and under with the estimated resident population aged 17 years and under at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates). 
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.
Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by month and region, Victoria, 2006–07
Date	Eastern Metro.	North 
& West Metro.	Southern 
Metro	Barwon South Western	Gipps-land	Gram-pians	Hume	Loddon Mallee	State-wide	Total	
July 2006	870	2,240	1,510	510	460	420	520	790	160	7,480	
August 2006	910	2,200	1,510	540	450	440	540	840	180	7,600	
September 2006	920	2,170	1,560	560	450	450	550	860	170	7,680	
October 2006	920	2,170	1,590	590	440	440	530	870	170	7,720	
November 2006	910	2,180	1,580	580	470	460	530	880	180	7,780	
December 2006	910	2,120	1,620	550	460	470	530	850	190	7,680	
January 2007	890	2,080	1,590	540	480	460	550	800	190	7,570	
February 2007	860	2,100	1,630	590	510	490	540	870	170	7,750	
March 2007	870	2,100	1,650	570	520	490	520	880	160	7,750	
April 2007	900	2,090	1,610	550	490	490	500	900	160	7,680	
May 2007	900	2,160	1,630	540	480	500	490	930	150	7,770	
June 2007	890	2,120	1,530	530	470	500	480	920	150	7,590	
Support periods: total number of days	326,430	782,320	577,890	202,220	172,260	170,200	191,370	316,240	61,030	2,799,960	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	Regions are explained in Appendix 2, Section 2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
4.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods active each night, average by month and region, Victoria, 2006–07
Date	Eastern Metro.	North & West Metro.	Southern Metro	Barwon South Western	Gipps-land	Gram-pians	Hume	Loddon Mallee	State-wide	Total	
July 2006	370	720	580	170	110	110	70	120	10	2,270	
August 2006	380	700	580	170	100	120	80	120	10	2,270	
September 2006	360	710	580	180	100	120	80	120	10	2,260	
October 2006	340	680	590	170	100	120	70	120	10	2,200	
November 2006	330	660	580	160	100	110	70	130	10	2,140	
December 2006	330	640	580	160	100	100	60	120	10	2,090	
January 2007	320	660	570	150	110	100	60	120	10	2,100	
February 2007	300	660	580	160	100	100	60	130	10	2,080	
March 2007	270	650	570	150	100	100	50	120	10	2,030	
April 2007	270	640	560	150	90	100	40	120	10	1,970	
May 2007	250	630	530	140	90	100	30	120	10	1,890	
June 2007	220	590	490	130	80	90	40	120	—	1,760	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	110,290	233,630	199,550	55,540	35,040	36,810	20,710	42,940	3,150	737,660	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 1,035.
2.	Regions are explained in Appendix 2, Section 2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
4.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

4	Age, sex, country of birth and cultural and linguistic diversity
4.1	Key charts
Figure 4.1: SAAP clients, by age and sex, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent of all clients)
Horizontal bar chart showing, for male and female, age group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 4.1.
Figure 4.2: SAAP accompanying children, by age and sex, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent of all accompanying children)
Horizontal bar chart showing, for male and female, age group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 4.2.

4.2	
Tables
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	%	Number	
Under 15 years	0.6	1.0	1.5	1.6	1.6	600	
15–19 years	6.0	10.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	6,200	
20–24 years	5.3	10.2	14.4	16.0	15.5	5,850	
25–29 years	4.3	8.4	11.8	13.2	12.7	4,800	
30–34 years	4.5	8.9	12.3	14.0	13.4	5,050	
35–39 years	4.7	8.9	12.9	13.9	13.6	5,150	
40–44 years	3.8	6.0	10.5	9.5	9.9	3,750	
45–49 years	2.8	4.0	7.7	6.3	6.8	2,600	
50–54 years	1.7	2.3	4.7	3.6	4.0	1,500	
55–59 years	1.0	1.3	2.7	2.1	2.3	850	
60–64 years	0.8	0.8	2.1	1.3	1.6	600	
65 years and over	1.1	1.3	3.0	2.0	2.4	900	
Total	36.4	63.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	13,800	24,100	13,800	24,100	. .	37,900	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	33.5	31.9	. .	32.5	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	32	31	. .	31	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Clients aged 0–17 years: 3,900 (1,350 males, 2,550 females).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	%	Number	
0–4 years	21.5	21.0	42.8	42.3	42.6	8,700	
5–9 years	13.8	13.8	27.3	27.8	27.5	5,650	
10–14 years	11.4	11.2	22.7	22.6	22.7	4,650	
15–17 years	3.6	3.6	7.2	7.2	7.2	1,500	
Total	50.4	49.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	10,300	10,150	10,300	10,150	. .	20,500	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	6.5	6.5	. .	6.5	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	6	6	. .	6	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Number of support periods	Under 15 years	15–19 years	20–24 years	25–44 years	45–64 years	65+ 
years	Total	
							%	Number	
	Male clients	
1	90.7	73.2	71.2	64.3	65.7	73.4	67.7	9,350	
2	4.6	14.4	16.0	15.8	15.7	13.8	15.4	2,100	
3+	4.7	12.4	12.8	19.9	18.6	12.8	17.0	2,350	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.5	16.4	14.4	47.5	17.2	3.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	2,250	2,000	6,550	2,350	400	. .	13,800	
Mean number of support periods 	1.38	1.72	1.85	2.54	2.66	2.44	. .	2.31	
Per 10,000 population(a)	5	126	106	88	38	13	. .	62	
	Female clients	
1	88.0	71.9	69.0	69.4	77.0	83.8	71.3	17,200	
2	9.2	15.6	16.5	15.7	11.7	7.8	15.0	3,600	
3+	2.8	12.6	14.5	14.9	11.4	8.4	13.6	3,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.6	16.4	16.0	50.6	13.3	2.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	400	3,950	3,850	12,200	3,200	500	. .	24,100	
Mean number of support periods 	1.33	1.69	1.83	1.91	1.76	1.62	. .	1.83	
Per 10,000 population(a)	9	233	213	161	51	13	. .	105	
	All clients	
1	88.9	72.4	69.7	67.6	72.2	79.1	70.0	26,550	
2	7.6	15.2	16.3	15.8	13.4	10.6	15.2	5,750	
3+	3.5	12.5	13.9	16.6	14.4	10.4	14.8	5,600	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.6	16.4	15.5	49.5	14.7	2.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	600	6,200	5,850	18,750	5,550	900	. .	37,900	
Mean number of support periods 	1.34	1.70	1.84	2.13	2.14	1.99	. .	2.00	
Per 10,000 population(a)	7	178	159	125	45	13	. .	84	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 in the population of that sex and age group became SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP clients with the estimated resident population in the designated sex and age group as at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates). For the age group ‘Under 15 years’, only those aged 10–14 are included in the calculations.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Number of accompanying child support periods	0–4
years	5–9
years	10–14
years	15–17
years	Total	
					%	Number	
1	72.5	71.5	74.5	77.6	73.0	14,950	
2	18.6	19.4	17.5	16.9	18.4	3,750	
3+	9.0	9.1	8.1	5.5	8.5	1,750	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	42.6	27.5	22.7	7.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	8,700	5,650	4,650	1,500	. .	20,500	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods	1.60	1.59	1.53	1.45	. .	1.57	
Per 10,000 population 
of applicable age group(a)	276	176	138	72	. .	173	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population of applicable age group’ shows how many children out of every 10,000 children in the relevant age group in the general population accompanied SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP accompanying children with the estimated resident population in the designated age group as at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates).
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Country of birth	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	87.6	80.8	83.2	30,450	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	1.7	2.7	2.3	850	
Europe	3.2	4.3	3.9	1,400	
North Africa and the Middle East	2.5	4.1	3.6	1,300	
Asia	2.1	5.1	4.0	1,450	
Americas	0.4	0.7	0.6	200	
Sub-Saharan Africa	2.5	2.3	2.4	850	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	36.3	63.7	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	13,250	23,300	. .	36,550	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,334.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Victoria, 2006–07
Country of birth	Per cent	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	92.9	18,450	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	1.4	250	
Europe	0.5	100	
North Africa and the Middle East	2.4	450	
Asia	1.2	250	
Americas	0.2	50	
Sub-Saharan Africa	1.4	300	
Total	100.0	19,850	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 632.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
	Male	Female	Total	
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Per cent	Per cent	Number	
Clients					
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	5.7	6.6	6.3	2,050	
Other Australian-born people	80.5	72.5	75.4	24,550	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	3.2	3.1	3.1	1,000	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	10.7	17.7	15.2	4,950	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	35.5	64.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	11,550	21,050	. .	32,600	
Support periods	Mean number per client	Total number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	1.96	1.82	1.87	3,750	
Other Australian-born people	2.35	1.82	2.02	50,050	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	2.69	1.90	2.18	2,300	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	1.80	1.75	1.76	8,750	
Total	2.28	1.81	1.98	. .	
Total support periods (%)	41.1	58.9	100.0	. .	
Total support periods (number)	26,700	38,200	. .	64,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 5,298 clients; 10,965 support periods.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008: Appendix 2. 
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Victoria, 2006–07
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	9.8	1,900	
Other Australian-born children	82.6	16,050	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.3	250	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	6.3	1,250	
Total	100.0	19,450	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,036.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008: Appendix 2.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

5	Client groups and reasons for seeking assistance
5.1	Key charts
Figure 5.1: SAAP support periods, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Horizontal bar chart showing client group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 5.2.
Figure 5.2: Main reason for seeking assistance, victoria, 2006–07 (per cent support periods)
Horizontal bar chart showing main reason for seeking assistance on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 5.3.

5.2	
Tables
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by region, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Client group	Eastern Metro.	North 
& West Metro.	South-ern Metro	Barwon South Western	Gipps-land	Gram-pians	Hume	Loddon Mallee	State-wide	Total	
										%	Number	
Male alone	27.6	39.5	51.6	23.3	27.2	24.3	21.5	20.5	0.2	38.2	25,700	
Female alone	26.3	24.0	38.4	33.5	30.8	38.0	37.8	33.0	43.5	33.3	22,400	
Couple no children	6.7	3.4	1.1	4.1	8.9	4.8	3.4	5.6	0.6	3.1	2,100	
Couple with children	7.9	3.3	1.4	6.7	5.9	4.3	4.3	6.9	0.4	3.5	2,350	
Male with children	3.0	1.3	0.4	2.6	1.8	1.5	1.2	2.1	0.3	1.2	800	
Female with children	27.9	26.7	6.9	29.1	24.2	27.0	31.7	31.7	54.2	19.9	13,400	
Other	0.6	1.8	0.2	0.7	1.1	—	—	0.4	0.8	0.6	450	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	11.7	20.4	42.2	4.7	3.8	3.9	3.6	6.3	3.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	7,900	13,700	28,400	3,150	2,550	2,650	2,450	4,250	2,250	. .	67,250	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 1,320.
2.	Regions are explained in Appendix 2, Section 2.2.
3.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.

Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Client group	Young
people	Single
men
only	Single
women
only	Families	Women
escaping
DV	Cross-target/
multiple/
general	Total	
							%	Number	
Male alone, under 25	33.9	10.2	—	4.6	0.4	6.7	8.9	6,700	
Male alone, 25+	0.9	80.8	0.2	6.1	0.2	45.8	28.8	21,500	
Female alone, under 25	41.8	0.3	12.2	6.1	8.3	7.4	12.0	9,000	
Female alone, 25+	1.1	4.1	50.7	5.5	32.3	24.2	22.0	16,450	
Couple no children	5.7	0.9	0.3	3.4	0.6	3.6	3.1	2,300	
Couple with children	3.4	0.5	1.0	19.1	0.6	3.4	3.5	2,600	
Male with children	0.6	2.4	—	7.3	0.1	1.1	1.2	900	
Female with children	11.6	0.9	35.4	46.3	56.8	7.4	20.0	14,950	
Other	1.0	—	0.2	1.6	0.7	0.4	0.6	450	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	13.3	3.2	3.5	5.1	18.8	56.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	9,950	2,450	2,600	3,850	14,050	41,950	. .	74,850	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,025.
2.	To ensure confidentiality, some cells in this table have been removed. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.
Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Main reason for 
seeking assistance	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Time out from family/
other situation	9.2	14.3	7.7	4.3	7.8	4.5	6.6	2.4	2.2	7.8	
Relationship/
family breakdown	19.9	3.9	20.2	3.5	11.6	7.1	21.0	7.1	11.8	8.4	
Interpersonal conflict	4.0	1.7	3.4	1.9	3.2	3.2	1.7	1.3	3.2	2.2	
Sexual/
physical/emotional abuse	0.7	0.5	2.4	1.6	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.6	3.5	1.3	
Domestic/family violence	2.5	0.8	17.7	31.6	5.4	5.7	4.4	60.2	28.7	22.1	
Financial difficulty(a)	14.0	30.7	11.6	25.9	12.3	14.6	12.9	6.2	11.1	19.5	
Overcrowding issues	2.9	1.2	4.4	1.7	6.4	8.6	8.4	3.2	5.3	2.8	
Eviction/asked to leave	10.2	5.3	8.4	5.4	15.6	24.3	15.5	7.0	11.7	7.6	
Emergency/previous accommodation ended	16.9	11.2	12.0	7.8	11.7	12.9	11.8	4.4	8.0	9.8	
Mental health issues/psychiatric illness	2.1	3.7	1.4	2.5	0.9	0.7	*	0.5	*	2.1	
Problematic drug/ alcohol/substance use	2.7	4.5	1.2	1.8	2.1	0.5	*	0.5	*	2.3	
Other health issues	0.6	2.5	0.7	1.0	3.0	1.8	0.4	0.5	1.4	1.3	
Recent arrival to area with no means of support/itinerant	5.2	4.7	2.9	2.1	7.6	6.8	3.6	1.6	4.1	3.5	
Other reasons(b)	9.1	15.1	6.1	9.1	11.0	8.1	10.7	3.7	7.6	9.4	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	8.8	29.0	11.9	22.1	3.1	3.5	1.2	19.9	0.6	100.0	
Total (number)	6,500	21,250	8,750	16,200	2,250	2,550	900	14,600	400	73,350	
(a)	‘Financial difficulty’ includes the categories of ‘Gambling’, ‘Budgeting problems’, ‘Rent too high’ and ‘Other financial difficulty’.
(b)	‘Other reasons’ includes the categories of ‘Gay/lesbian/transgender issues’, ‘Recently left institution’ and ‘Other’.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,482.
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some main reason categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Victoria level). Other cases have been replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

6	Support provided
6.1	Key charts
Figure 6.1: Median length of support, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (days)
Vertical bar chart showing days on y-axis and client group on x-axis.
Source: Table 6.1.
Figure 6.2: Median length of accommodation for clients who were accommodated for at least 1 day, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (days)
Vertical bar chart showing days on y-axis and client group on x-axis.
Source: Table 6.2.

6.2	Tables
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Length of support	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
1 week or less	46.7	79.2	45.5	69.8	43.0	33.8	34.8	40.1	52.5	59.9	40,550	
>1–13 weeks	38.7	16.3	38.5	22.4	41.2	39.1	38.9	37.8	27.6	28.0	18,900	
>13–26 weeks	7.5	2.6	8.8	4.4	7.9	11.8	13.1	10.6	4.7	6.2	4,200	
>26 weeks	7.1	1.9	7.2	3.4	7.9	15.3	13.3	11.5	15.1	5.9	4,000	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	8.6	30.7	11.5	22.8	2.9	3.2	1.1	18.8	0.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	5,850	20,750	7,750	15,400	2,000	2,150	750	12,700	300	. .	67,650	
Mean length (days)	54	18	55	28	56	88	83	73	73	. .	42	
Median length (days)	10	—	13	—	13	27	25	21	6	. .	1	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 749.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Length of accommodation	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
1 week or less(a)	26.3	20.1	28.9	39.9	14.4	8.9	7.4	34.1	33.8	28.1	2,900	
>1–13 weeks	53.2	66.4	48.5	43.3	62.2	42.4	51.4	36.3	40.9	48.4	4,950	
>13–26 weeks	9.2	8.3	7.8	7.3	10.0	17.2	19.0	11.7	11.9	9.9	1,000	
>26 weeks	11.4	5.2	14.9	9.5	13.4	31.6	22.2	17.9	13.4	13.7	1,400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	13.0	18.8	14.9	14.6	3.1	5.5	1.7	27.8	0.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	1,350	1,950	1,550	1,500	300	550	150	2,850	50	. .	10,250	
Mean length (days)	77	58	91	66	94	159	130	96	83	. .	85	
Median length (days)	26	22	25	13	33	89	72	27	18	. .	25	
Accommodation starting and ending on the same date (number)	100	150	100	150	50	100	50	250	<25	. .	950	
Total closed support periods with accommodation	1,400	2,100	1,650	1,650	350	650	200	3,100	50	. .	11,200	
(a)	Excludes accommodation starting and ending on the same date.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,151.
2.	Clients were able to be accommodated on more than one occasion in a support period.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Type of service	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Housing/accommodation	53.6	25.9	50.0	28.5	61.4	68.2	65.4	50.3	57.6	39.7	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	28.6	12.3	25.0	13.3	21.5	35.2	32.6	27.9	29.9	19.9	
Assistance to obtain/maintain short-term accommodation	15.2	10.5	11.5	8.5	18.7	17.9	17.8	10.6	16.2	11.2	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	14.3	6.6	12.0	4.2	15.5	12.6	15.2	8.5	11.2	8.4	
Assistance to obtain/maintain independent housing	19.7	11.5	21.6	13.7	34.6	38.5	33.0	25.9	33.9	18.7	
Financial/employment	40.6	39.0	38.8	41.2	38.4	45.1	44.8	38.4	35.9	39.8	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	9.4	3.0	8.3	2.8	4.1	4.3	5.2	7.3	10.1	5.1	
Employment/training assistance	9.2	2.2	7.2	1.1	4.1	4.0	3.3	2.6	7.7	3.4	
Financial assistance/material aid	31.5	35.9	29.2	37.2	33.1	40.2	40.9	33.5	30.4	34.6	
Financial counselling and support	8.7	5.6	8.8	7.6	9.0	11.4	12.2	6.9	10.9	7.4	
Personal support	37.4	42.9	54.1	55.4	42.3	43.7	44.8	75.0	52.4	53.0	
Incest/sexual assault	0.3	0.1	1.6	1.0	0.7	1.2	1.4	1.4	—	0.8	
Domestic/family violence	2.5	0.5	15.8	25.8	4.9	6.1	3.8	54.7	24.6	19.3	
Family/relationship	13.7	4.2	18.2	10.9	11.2	15.4	15.7	17.0	14.9	11.5	
Emotional support	33.1	42.2	48.1	49.9	40.0	40.2	41.3	65.9	38.3	48.3	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	*	0.2	*	0.1	—	0.2	
General support/advocacy	77.1	83.3	79.7	82.4	79.5	74.2	74.7	80.7	72.2	81.1	
Living skills/personal development	21.7	23.4	19.0	10.5	13.0	9.1	8.5	7.9	16.2	15.8	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	5.9	3.3	5.7	7.9	4.9	6.7	8.3	19.5	12.8	8.3	
Advice/information	69.5	77.5	72.2	76.4	73.9	69.2	68.0	75.4	65.0	75.0	
Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings	11.8	5.9	10.3	5.3	10.8	10.4	10.2	7.9	11.6	7.6	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	41.9	32.1	43.6	40.9	50.3	47.2	49.2	49.2	45.4	41.0	
Specialist services	13.8	26.3	14.9	14.5	18.2	15.1	13.5	19.3	22.3	19.1	
Psychological/psychiatric services	4.3	20.2	2.3	5.6	4.8	2.4	4.2	2.2	—	8.5	
Specialist counselling	2.9	2.2	3.0	1.6	1.2	1.9	2.6	3.9	2.7	2.5	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.3	0.1	2.6	0.4	3.7	3.1	0.4	3.3	4.6	1.3	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	5.1	5.0	2.7	1.9	4.2	3.3	3.3	1.5	1.8	3.2	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.4	—	0.3	
Culturally specific services	1.8	0.4	3.2	3.6	1.5	2.7	2.0	8.3	11.2	3.3	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.6	0.3	1.7	2.3	0.9	2.4	0.8	4.6	5.1	1.9	
Health/medical services	6.4	7.4	5.9	4.9	7.9	6.6	5.8	5.7	9.4	6.2	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	33.0	34.6	32.2	25.1	40.1	31.1	33.5	37.1	31.7	32.6	
Meals	17.1	11.1	14.1	8.2	12.4	8.1	6.9	11.0	14.4	11.2	
Laundry/shower facilities	14.2	12.8	11.8	7.6	9.9	6.2	4.1	8.6	9.6	10.4	
Recreation	12.6	9.4	9.5	5.3	7.5	5.8	5.2	6.3	11.0	8.0	
Transport	20.9	8.1	21.8	10.4	18.5	17.1	16.4	17.9	19.7	14.1	
Other	8.1	20.1	9.0	11.4	19.5	15.1	17.2	17.5	9.3	15.0	
No services provided directly	5.4	1.8	4.5	3.1	4.8	4.2	6.2	3.0	4.2	3.2	
Total (number)	6,250	21,000	8,450	16,000	2,150	2,450	850	14,150	350	71,650	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 4,189 (including support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	Clients were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Victoria level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying children, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Type of service	Couple with children	Male 
with children	Female with children	Other 
with children	Total	
Accommodation	54.6	48.3	46.3	23.1	47.4	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	54.6	48.3	46.3	23.1	47.4	
School liaison/child care	11.3	13.5	16.8	15.4	16.0	
School liaison/child care	11.3	13.5	16.8	15.4	16.0	
Personal support	6.4	10.3	11.9	—	11.2	
Help with behavioural problems	3.4	6.5	5.7	—	5.5	
Sexual/physical abuse support	2.3	3.1	2.5	—	2.5	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	2.5	4.1	7.1	—	6.4	
General support/advocacy	29.5	34.9	47.9	84.6	45.0	
Access arrangements	0.8	3.3	3.8	—	3.4	
Advice/information	15.4	22.2	28.6	69.2	26.7	
Advocacy	22.5	23.2	33.2	—	31.4	
Specialist services	6.4	4.2	11.8	7.7	10.7	
Specialist counselling	1.1	1.3	3.1	—	2.8	
Culturally specific services	2.4	1.0	5.4	—	4.8	
Health/medical services	3.4	2.4	4.3	—	4.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	37.1	40.8	46.1	38.5	44.7	
Meals	8.2	10.9	22.6	—	20.2	
Showers/hygiene	4.7	5.7	17.4	—	15.2	
Recreation	8.8	11.3	16.6	—	15.3	
Transport	13.8	12.4	27.3	30.8	24.8	
Other	19.2	22.8	13.8	—	15.0	
No services provided directly by agency	6.1	7.8	9.3	7.7	8.8	
Total (number)	1,550	700	10,600	<25	12,850	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 19,399 (including accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 18,946 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	Accompanying children were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Victoria level). Other cases have been removed. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

7	Meeting the needs of clients and accompanying children
7.1	Key charts
Figure 7.1: Provision of SAAP services required by clients, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent distinct services required in closed support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for provided and referred only, per cent on y-axis and services required on x-axis.
Source: Table 7.3, Part b.
Figure 7.2: Provision of SAAP services required for accompanying children, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent distinct services required in closed accompanying child support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for provided and referred only, per cent on y-axis and services required on x-axis.
Source: Table 7.4, Part b.

Tables
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent closed support periods)
Type of service	Male 
alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Housing/accommodation	63.9	29.9	60.1	37.9	72.1	76.0	74.6	61.6	71.1	47.3	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	34.1	14.3	31.5	19.1	27.7	38.8	36.9	36.4	37.5	24.7	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	20.1	12.0	15.7	11.8	22.1	21.3	22.1	14.4	23.5	14.3	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	18.9	7.2	15.8	5.9	20.6	14.6	17.7	11.2	20.5	10.4	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	23.9	12.6	25.4	16.5	43.1	45.9	39.2	32.7	41.7	22.0	
Financial/employment	46.6	43.2	45.3	47.4	43.5	52.1	51.7	44.7	43.5	45.3	
Assistance to obtain/maintain government allowance	10.9	2.9	9.9	3.8	6.1	5.4	5.8	10.0	14.3	6.2	
Employment and training assistance	13.7	2.3	10.4	1.9	8.2	6.3	5.5	4.8	12.5	4.9	
Financial assistance/material aid	34.7	39.8	33.5	42.9	36.8	45.6	45.2	38.5	32.7	39.2	
Financial counselling and support	10.1	6.2	10.3	9.4	13.1	18.3	17.7	11.7	10.2	9.5	
Personal support	38.9	43.3	56.6	57.1	45.2	44.3	46.6	77.9	56.5	54.3	
Incest/sexual assault	0.5	0.1	2.9	1.6	1.4	1.8	2.2	2.7	2.8	1.4	
Domestic/family violence	3.5	0.9	18.6	28.2	6.7	8.5	5.5	59.7	30.4	21.0	
Family/relationship	15.4	4.5	21.2	11.5	14.4	18.2	17.8	19.7	17.1	12.7	
Emotional support	33.6	42.2	49.1	50.0	42.0	39.7	41.0	67.7	36.8	48.7	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	*	0.9	*	0.5	0.3	
General support/advocacy	79.2	83.7	82.1	83.6	80.7	74.9	77.0	82.3	73.9	82.4	
Living skills/personal development	23.1	24.1	20.1	11.0	15.4	10.8	9.6	8.8	17.2	16.8	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	7.2	3.4	6.8	9.5	7.1	8.8	10.8	23.5	15.3	9.7	
Advice/information	71.1	77.4	73.8	77.0	75.0	69.5	70.7	77.0	65.6	75.9	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	11.0	5.4	10.1	6.0	11.9	11.3	11.0	9.8	11.8	7.8	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	42.5	32.0	44.3	41.6	51.6	46.4	48.9	50.2	43.8	41.1	
Specialist services	19.9	29.9	21.0	20.5	24.8	24.0	21.5	28.1	28.9	25.1	
Psychological/psychiatric services	6.4	22.0	5.2	10.0	8.0	5.8	7.9	7.3	6.0	12.1	
Specialist counselling	4.8	2.4	5.9	3.7	3.3	5.2	5.1	9.5	10.0	4.8	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.3	0.1	3.8	0.6	5.0	5.3	0.9	4.5	4.9	1.8	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	7.5	5.8	4.0	3.8	7.4	6.4	6.5	3.3	5.0	4.9	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.9	*	0.8	*	0.4	0.5	
Culturally specific support	2.0	0.4	3.6	3.9	1.5	3.9	2.4	9.7	9.7	3.7	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.6	0.8	2.5	0.6	5.1	5.0	2.1	
Health/medical services	8.6	8.7	9.6	8.3	12.8	11.0	9.8	10.8	14.1	9.3	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	32.4	33.8	32.4	25.7	40.8	31.1	34.3	39.6	32.7	32.9	
Meals	17.6	10.8	14.7	8.5	13.9	8.0	7.7	12.2	13.1	11.5	
Laundry/shower facilities	14.6	12.5	12.3	8.0	11.1	6.3	4.8	9.5	10.0	10.7	
Recreation	12.9	9.1	9.6	5.5	8.8	6.6	5.1	7.1	10.3	8.2	
Transport	20.1	7.4	21.5	10.2	18.8	16.4	15.6	18.4	17.0	13.5	
Other	7.4	19.9	9.2	12.0	20.0	15.5	17.9	19.1	10.7	15.5	
No needs recorded	1.1	0.8	0.9	0.5	2.1	0.9	1.3	0.7	—	0.8	
Total (number)	5,550	20,400	7,400	15,100	1,900	2,100	700	12,250	300	65,650	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,710 (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	Clients were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	A client may require more than one type of service within a broad type of assistance. 
4.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Victoria level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
5.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection. 

Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for accompanying children, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
Type of service	Couple 
with children	Male
with children	Female 
with children	Other 
with children	Total	
						
Accommodation	56.5	51.8	52.2	57.1	52.7	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	56.5	51.8	52.2	57.1	52.7	
School liaison/child care	14.6	18.1	24.3	42.9	22.9	
School liaison/child care	14.6	18.1	24.3	42.9	22.9	
Personal support	12.0	14.3	17.3	—	16.5	
Help with behavioural problems	7.3	9.7	9.0	—	8.8	
Sexual/physical abuse support	3.2	5.8	4.2	—	4.2	
Skills education/
structured play/skill development	5.7	5.6	9.6	—	8.9	
General support/advocacy	29.6	38.5	51.3	85.7	48.1	
Access arrangements	1.1	8.1	8.0	—	7.2	
Advice/information	15.7	24.4	30.7	57.1	28.7	
Advocacy	22.0	24.4	35.3	—	33.2	
Specialist services	13.4	11.7	20.0	—	18.8	
Specialist counselling	3.0	4.4	8.3	—	7.5	
Culturally specific services	5.3	1.6	7.0	—	6.5	
Health/medical services	8.2	8.1	8.7	—	8.6	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	44.0	47.4	52.2	28.6	51.0	
Meals	9.5	13.7	25.2	—	22.8	
Showers/hygiene	5.9	7.5	19.5	—	17.3	
Recreation	10.8	11.5	18.6	—	17.3	
Transport	15.0	13.3	29.5	—	27.0	
Other	24.0	29.8	17.5	—	18.8	
No needs recorded	0.6	0.4	0.6	—	0.6	
Total (number)	1,250	550	8,900	<25	10,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 16,732 (closed accompanying child support with no information on service requirements or provision). In 16,352 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	Accompanying children were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	An accompanying child may require more than one type of service within a broad type of assistance. 
4.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Victoria level). Other cases have been removed. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
5.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 2006–07
Part a:	Individual types of services required in closed support periods, by provision (per cent closed support periods)
	Not provided	Provided		Closed support periods (number)	
Type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Sub-total	Provided only	Provided and referred	Sub-total	Total		
Housing/accommodation									
SAAP/CAP accommodation	5.1	17.7	22.8	63.7	13.5	77.2	100.0	15,850	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	7.3	16.8	24.1	64.3	11.5	75.8	100.0	9,200	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	9.2	16.6	25.8	61.1	13.1	74.2	100.0	6,600	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	9.4	11.7	21.1	67.9	11.1	79.0	100.0	14,250	
Financial/employment									
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	7.3	18.2	25.5	59.9	14.6	74.5	100.0	3,900	
Employment and training assistance	13.6	27.3	40.9	43.0	16.1	59.1	100.0	3,150	
Financial assistance/material aid	3.8	7.0	10.8	77.5	11.7	89.2	100.0	26,300	
Financial counselling and support	8.0	18.2	26.2	61.5	12.2	73.7	100.0	5,900	
Personal support									
Incest/sexual assault	13.6	29.8	43.4	37.9	18.7	56.6	100.0	900	
Domestic/family violence	4.2	6.3	10.5	79.5	10.0	89.5	100.0	13,500	
Family/relationship	8.1	7.1	15.2	77.4	7.4	84.8	100.0	8,200	
Emotional support	1.5	0.8	2.3	94.8	2.9	97.7	100.0	31,700	
Assistance with problem gambling	23.6	34.6	58.2	26.2	15.7	41.9	100.0	200	
General support/advocacy									
Living skills/personal development	4.9	2.6	7.5	88.3	4.3	92.6	100.0	10,450	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	6.6	15.2	21.8	57.8	20.3	78.1	100.0	6,250	
Advice/information	0.9	0.4	1.3	96.1	2.7	98.8	100.0	49,800	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	5.5	4.6	10.1	85.5	4.4	89.9	100.0	5,500	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	1.4	1.4	2.8	90.2	7.0	97.2	100.0	26,350	
Specialist services									
Psychological/psychiatric services	7.1	20.3	27.4	64.8	7.8	72.6	100.0	7,500	
Specialist counselling	13.5	38.5	52.0	29.2	18.7	47.9	100.0	3,000	
Pregnancy/family planning support	11.7	23.3	35.0	47.8	17.2	65.0	100.0	1,150	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	15.2	25.6	40.8	39.5	19.8	59.3	100.0	3,150	
Physical/intellectual disability services	20.8	39.0	59.8	22.7	17.6	40.3	100.0	350	
Culturally specific support	5.1	12.6	17.7	69.6	12.7	82.3	100.0	2,300	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	4.0	11.7	15.7	63.7	20.6	84.3	100.0	1,250	
Health/medical services	6.0	24.7	30.7	47.1	22.1	69.2	100.0	7,200	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.									
Meals	1.2	1.8	3.0	94.2	2.8	97.0	100.0	9,050	
Laundry/shower facilities	1.5	0.8	2.3	96.4	1.3	97.7	100.0	8,150	
Recreation	2.6	1.9	4.5	92.5	3.1	95.6	100.0	6,800	
Transport	2.4	1.7	4.1	93.3	2.6	95.9	100.0	8,750	
Other	0.9	2.2	3.1	91.4	5.5	96.9	100.0	8,900	
 (continued)

Table 7.3 (continued):	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 2006–07
Part b:	Broad types of SAAP services required in closed support periods, by provision (per cent distinct services required)
	Not provided	Provided		Distinct services required
(number)	Assoc. closed support periods
(number)	
Broad type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Subtotal	Provided only	Provided and referred	Subtotal	Total			
Housing/
accommodation	7.5	15.5	23.0	64.8	12.3	77.1	100.0	45,950	30,600	
Financial/
employment	5.6	11.4	17.0	70.6	12.4	83.0	100.0	39,250	30,250	
Personal support	3.5	3.7	7.2	87.2	5.6	92.8	100.0	54,500	35,750	
General support/
advocacy	2.1	2.1	4.2	90.7	5.2	95.9	100.0	98,300	54,200	
Specialist services	8.8	23.3	32.1	52.4	15.6	68.0	100.0	27,350	17,150	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	1.7	1.7	3.4	93.6	3.1	96.7	100.0	41,650	21,850	
Total (%)	4.1	7.4	11.5	80.6	7.9	88.5	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	12,650	22,700	35,350	247,400	24,250	271,650	. .	307,000	65,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,150 (closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	In groups of service types, a client may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 2006–07
Part a:	Individual types of SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
	Not provided	Provided		Closed accompany-ing child support periods (number)	
Type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Subtotal	Provided only	Provided and referred	Subtotal	Total		
Accommodation									
SAAP/CAP accommodation	2.2	9.1	11.3	75.6	13.0	88.6	100.0	5,650	
School liaison/child care									
School liaison/child care	8.5	20.5	29.0	54.2	16.8	71.0	100.0	2,450	
Personal support									
Help with behavioural problems	13.6	22.1	35.7	48.2	16.1	64.3	100.0	950	
Sexual/physical abuse counselling/support	11.9	23.3	35.2	49.0	15.8	64.8	100.0	450	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	11.4	14.3	25.7	64.5	9.8	74.3	100.0	950	
General support/advocacy									
Access arrangements	7.1	46.0	53.1	40.1	6.7	46.8	100.0	750	
Advice/information	3.1	2.4	5.5	83.4	11.0	94.4	100.0	3,100	
Advocacy	2.2	1.9	4.1	86.3	9.6	95.9	100.0	3,600	
Specialist services									
Specialist counselling	18.9	47.1	66.0	19.3	14.7	34.0	100.0	800	
Culturally specific services	7.3	13.7	21.0	72.3	6.7	79.0	100.0	700	
Health/medical services	8.0	43.2	51.2	35.3	13.5	48.8	100.0	950	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.									
Meals	2.3	2.0	4.3	92.5	3.2	95.7	100.0	2,450	
Showers/hygiene	3.4	0.7	4.1	94.0	1.9	95.9	100.0	1,850	
Recreation	3.2	4.0	7.2	86.4	6.4	92.8	100.0	1,850	
Transport	2.0	0.8	2.8	94.8	2.3	97.1	100.0	2,900	
Other	1.6	11.2	12.8	66.6	20.5	87.1	100.0	2,050	
(continued)

Table 7.4 (continued):	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 2006–07
Part b:	Broad types of SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision (per cent distinct services required)
	Not provided	Provided		Distinct services required
(number)	Assoc. closed accompany-ing child support periods
(number)	
Broad type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Sub-total	Provided only	Provided and referred	Sub-
total	Total			
Accommodation	2.2	9.1	11.3	75.6	13.0	88.6	100.0	5,650	5,650	
School liaison/
child care	8.8	22.6	31.4	56.1	12.6	68.7	100.0	2,700	2,450	
Personal support	12.9	18.7	31.6	55.7	12.7	68.4	100.0	2,550	1,800	
General support/
advocacy	3.1	6.7	9.8	80.3	9.9	90.2	100.0	7,450	5,200	
Specialist services	11.4	36.0	47.4	40.6	11.9	52.5	100.0	2,450	2,050	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	2.4	3.5	5.9	87.6	6.5	94.1	100.0	11,150	5,500	
Total (%)	4.6	10.5	15.1	75.0	9.9	84.9	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	1,450	3,350	4,800	23,950	3,150	27,100	. .	31,950	10,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 16,658 (closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 16,352 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	In groups of service types, an accompanying child may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to accompanying child support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07
	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
Broad type of service	Per cent unmet needs			
Housing/ accommodation	29.8	27.6	32.8	27.3	34.4	28.8	26.4	26.6	28.5	28.7	3,350	
Financial/ employment	19.8	24.9	14.4	16.4	14.5	17.2	17.9	14.2	15.5	17.1	2,000	
Personal support	12.7	9.0	15.7	14.4	11.4	14.7	9.7	15.5	16.8	13.7	1,600	
General support/ advocacy	18.3	13.5	16.6	14.6	16.5	13.9	15.0	16.7	13.3	15.8	1,850	
Specialist services	14.1	18.0	16.1	22.5	17.7	21.5	25.2	21.6	20.8	19.4	2,300	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	5.4	6.9	4.5	4.8	5.6	3.9	5.9	5.5	5.1	5.3	600	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11,750	
Summary totals												
Total unmet needs (%)	12.7	13.5	14.2	22.3	5.1	4.5	1.5	24.8	1.2	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	1,500	1,600	1,650	2,600	600	550	200	2,900	150	. .	11,750	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (%)	11.5	17.6	14.5	22.9	4.2	4.5	1.5	22.4	0.9	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (number)	600	900	750	1,200	200	250	100	1,150	50	. .	5,200	
Total closed support periods (%)	8.4	31.0	11.3	23.0	2.9	3.2	1.1	18.7	0.5	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods (number)	5,550	20,400	7,400	15,100	1,900	2,100	700	12,250	300	. .	65,650	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 127 identified unmet needs.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 53 closed support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,710 closed support periods (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07
	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other with children	Total	
					%	Number	
Broad type of service	Per cent unmet needs			
Accommodation	4.1	5.6	9.0	100.0	8.3	100	
School liaison/child care	6.8	25.0	17.0	—	16.3	250	
Personal support	40.5	23.6	20.0	—	22.5	350	
General support/advocacy	9.5	18.1	16.7	—	16.0	250	
Specialist services	21.6	13.9	19.3	—	19.2	300	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	17.6	13.9	18.0	—	17.7	250	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1,450	
Summary totals							
Total unmet needs (%)	11.3	5.5	83.1	0.1	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	150	100	1,200	<25	. .	1,450	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (%)	9.6	5.6	84.7	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (number)	50	50	550	<25	. .	650	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (%)	11.5	5.1	83.3	0.1	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (number)	1,250	550	8,900	<25	. .	10,700	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (%)	7.5	5.2	87.0	0.3	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (number)	50	<25	350	<25	. .	400	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (%)	10.8	6.0	83.1	0.1	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (number)	600	350	4,600	<25	. .	5,550	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 21 identified unmet needs for accompanying children.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 6 closed accompanying child support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 16,732 closed accompanying child support periods (including closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1 closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs.
5.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 43 closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance.
6.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
8	Circumstances of clients before and after support
8.1	Key chart
Figure 8.1: Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent closed support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for before and after, per cent on y-axis and type of house/dwelling on x-axis.
Source: Table 8.5

8.2	Tables
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain a pension or benefit	All closed support periods	
Main source of income	Before	After	Before	After	
No income	22.0	8.1	6.9	4.8	
Government payments	69.5	85.4	86.1	88.3	
Other	8.6	6.4	7.0	6.9	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	4,000	3,700	63,650	60,550	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	150	. .	1,800	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	50	150	4,400	5,500	
Number with missing data	50	50	350	550	
Total (number)	4,100	4,100	68,400	68,400	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a support period, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance in employment and training	All closed support periods	
Employment status	Before	After	Before	After	
Employed full time/part time	9.0	18.1	7.9	8.8	
Unemployed (looking for work)	39.9	35.8	19.1	18.4	
Not in labour force	51.1	46.1	73.0	72.8	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	3,250	2,950	63,800	60,000	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	150	. .	2,200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	50	150	4,250	5,550	
Number with missing data	<25	50.0	300	650	
Total (number)	3,300	3,300	68,400	68,400	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some employment status categories in this table have been combined. 
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent) 
After support	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26
weeks	>26 
weeks	Total	
					%	Number	
Main source of income							
No income	5.2	4.4	4.3	2.6	4.8	2,900	
Government payments	89.6	86.3	85.4	87.2	88.3	53,450	
Other	5.1	9.3	10.3	10.2	6.9	4,200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	59.9	27.7	6.3	6.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	36,250	16,800	3,800	3,700	. .	60,550	
Employment status							
Employed full time/part time	5.1	13.4	16.5	17.0	8.8	5,250	
Unemployed (looking for work)	18.9	18.4	15.5	15.6	18.4	11,050	
Not in labour force	75.9	68.3	68.0	67.4	72.8	43,700	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	60.6	27.2	6.2	6.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	36,350	16,350	3,750	3,600	. .	60,000	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 7,828 (main source of income, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 8,368 (employment status, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent) 
	5–17 years	18+ years	Total	
Student status	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	
Not a student	54.8	54.9	96.2	96.0	93.3	93.3	
Primary/secondary student	36.0	32.6	0.8	0.6	3.3	2.7	
Post-secondary student/employment training	9.2	12.5	2.9	3.3	3.4	3.9	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	4,450	3,950	59,100	56,050	63,550	60,050	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	300	. .	1,750	. .	2,050	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	250	350	3,750	4,600	4,000	4,950	
Number with missing data	<25	50	500	950	500	1,050	
Total (number)	4,700	4,700	63,350	63,350	68,050	68,050	
Notes
1.	Table excludes closed support periods for clients aged 4 years and under.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent) 
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain 
independent housing	All closed support periods	
Type of house/dwelling	Before	After	Before	After	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	7.2	2.2	9.4	5.7	
House/flat	73.0	80.6	64.0	64.8	
Other house/dwelling(b)	16.5	14.8	23.6	26.8	
Institutional setting(c)	3.3	2.4	3.0	2.6	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	14,350	12,650	62,550	55,900	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	850	. .	3,000	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	200	950	5,600	8,950	
Number with missing data	50	150	200	550	
Total (number)	14,600	14,600	68,400	68,400	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain 
independent housing	All closed support periods	
Type of tenure	Before	After	Before	After	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	11.1	7.4	8.1	10.1	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	3.9	6.5	2.2	4.6	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	2.3	2.1	3.3	4.2	
Institutional setting	2.1	1.2	2.0	1.5	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	6.1	1.8	8.2	5.0	
Other, no tenure	2.0	0.8	2.1	1.3	
Purchasing/purchased own home	3.5	1.8	5.3	4.0	
Private rental	29.9	35.7	27.7	27.7	
Public housing rental	8.8	19.0	11.3	13.9	
Community housing rental	2.2	4.8	5.5	7.0	
Rent-free accommodation	8.9	4.8	7.6	5.2	
Boarding	19.2	14.1	16.8	15.4	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	13,700	12,350	58,300	52,750	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	900	. .	3,200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	800	1,200	9,550	11,750	
Number with missing data	100	150	500	700	
Total (number)	14,600	14,600	68,400	68,400	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by length of support, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Type of house/dwelling	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					%	Number	
	All closed support periods	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	8.4	2.3	0.6	0.7	5.7	3,200	
House/flat	52.4	79.2	87.8	92.1	64.8	36,250	
Other house/dwelling(b)	36.5	15.5	9.6	5.3	26.8	15,000	
Institutional setting(c)	2.6	3.0	2.0	1.9	2.6	1,450	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	58.9	28.1	6.5	6.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	32,900	15,700	3,650	3,600	. .	55,900	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	2.3	2.2	0.6	0.4	1.7	200	
House/flat	61.6	70.2	84.5	93.1	73.0	7,500	
Other house/dwelling(b)	30.6	21.5	11.1	4.7	20.3	2,100	
Institutional setting(c)	5.4	6.1	3.8	1.9	4.9	500	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	29.4	43.1	10.9	16.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,000	4,400	1,100	1,700	. .	10,250	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 12,492 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 2,100 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’). 
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Type of tenure	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					%	Number	
	All closed support periods	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	11.9	9.1	4.9	4.3	10.1	5,350	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	2.4	7.6	8.1	7.6	4.6	2,400	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	5.9	2.2	1.1	0.5	4.2	2,200	
Institutional setting 	1.5	1.6	1.1	1.4	1.5	800	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	7.6	1.8	0.4	0.3	5.0	2,650	
Other, no tenure	1.8	0.7	0.5	0.4	1.3	700	
Purchasing/purchased own home	2.9	5.8	6.2	2.9	4.0	2,100	
Private rental	24.8	32.8	31.1	27.6	27.7	14,600	
Public housing rental	10.4	13.2	22.6	38.3	13.9	7,300	
Community housing rental	8.7	4.3	6.7	4.3	7.0	3,700	
Rent-free accommodation	4.6	6.6	5.7	4.1	5.2	2,750	
Boarding	17.3	14.2	11.7	8.3	15.4	8,150	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	58.3	28.3	6.7	6.7	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	30,750	14,950	3,550	3,500	. .	52,750	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	36.5	15.7	9.7	5.0	19.3	1,900	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	10.0	17.5	17.2	9.4	13.9	1,400	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	6.2	3.9	0.9	0.7	3.7	350	
Institutional setting 	2.9	3.2	1.8	1.3	2.6	250	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	1.5	1.5	0.2	0.3	1.2	100	
Other, no tenure	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.6	50	
Purchasing/purchased own home	2.8	1.6	1.3	0.5	1.7	150	
Private rental	11.8	18.2	18.0	21.7	16.9	1,700	
Public housing rental	4.3	8.0	25.1	43.8	14.9	1,500	
Community housing rental	4.1	7.5	8.5	5.2	6.3	600	
Rent-free accommodation	7.6	7.4	4.4	3.0	6.4	650	
Boarding	11.3	14.8	12.5	8.8	12.5	1,250	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	29.0	43.1	11.1	16.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,850	4,250	1,100	1,650	. .	9,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 15,646 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 2446 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Living situation	Before	After	
With parent(s)	6.0	4.2	
With foster family	0.2	0.1	
With relatives/friends temporary	12.1	7.7	
With relatives/friends long-term	2.2	3.0	
With spouse/partner	9.2	6.6	
With spouse/partner and child(ren)	11.5	7.5	
Alone	33.4	37.9	
Alone with child(ren)	13.8	18.8	
With other unrelated persons	10.9	12.8	
Other	0.8	1.4	
Total	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	63,400	57,800	
			
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	2,700	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	4,750	7,400	
Number with missing data	200	500	
Total (number)	68,400	68,400	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some living situation categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Case management plan	Per cent	Number	
Yes	51.2	32,050	
No, client did not agree to one	9.7	6,050	
No, support period too short	37.8	23,700	
No, other reason	1.3	850	
Total	100.0	62,650	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 5684.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Achievement of goals	Per cent	Number	
All goals achieved	49.8	15,850	
Most or some goals achieved	44.6	14,250	
No goals achieved	5.6	1,800	
Total	100.0	31,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 133.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

9	Support from 1996–97 to 2006–07
9.1	Key charts
Figure 9.1: Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Stacked line chart showing, for support periods and clients, number on y-axis and reporting period on x-axis.
Source: Table 9.2.
Figure 9.2: Agency participation rate and valid consent, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Stacked line chart showing, for participation rate and valid consent, per cent on y-axis and reporting period on x-axis.
Source: Table 9.4

9.2	
Tables
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current and constant 2006–07dollars, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Reporting period	Total 
funding(a)(b)	Funding to 
agencies(a)(b)	Funding per
 support period(b)(c)	Funding per 
client(b)(c)	
	Current $	
1996–97	48,401,000	44,466,000	1,210	1,870	
1997–98	49,265,000	46,237,000	1,110	1,650	
1998–99	48,028,000	46,991,000	1,060	1,620	
1999–00	51,247,000	46,730,000	1,090	1,640	
2000–01	55,970,000	52,964,000	1,220	1,880	
2001–02	65,435,000	62,843,000	1,390	2,150	
2002–03	72,163,000	67,833,000	1,390	2,220	
2003–04	74,398,000	71,847,000	1,070	2,060	
2004–05	78,474,000	75,484,000	1,220	2,090	
2005–06	83,324,000	78,887,000	1,100	2,090	
2006–07(d)	94,379,000	88,859,000	1,170	2,340	
	Constant 2006–07 $	
1996–97	71,513,000	65,699,000	1,790	2,770	
1997–98	76,522,000	71,818,000	1,720	2,560	
1998–99	71,406,000	69,865,000	1,580	2,400	
1999–00	70,167,000	63,982,000	1,500	2,250	
2000–01	72,219,000	68,341,000	1,580	2,430	
2001–02	78,766,000	75,646,000	1,670	2,590	
2002–03	86,151,000	80,983,000	1,660	2,660	
2003–04	90,254,000	87,160,000	1,300	2,490	
2004–05	87,725,000	84,382,000	1,360	2,340	
2005–06	89,090,000	84,345,000	1,170	2,240	
2006–07(d)	94,379,000	88,859,000	1,170	2,340	
(a)	‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 1999–00, 2000–01 and 2002–03 includes relatively small amounts provided through the Partnerships Against Domestic Violence program (AIHW 2001a:Table 21, 2001b:Table 2.1, 2003:Table 2.1). ‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2006–07 includes state allocations in addition to the SAAP agreement between this government and the Australian Government (Table 2.1; AIHW 2005:Table 2.1, 2006a:Table 2.1, 2007:Table 2.1).
(b)	SAAP agencies may receive funding from sources other than SAAP. This is not included.
(c)	‘Funding per support period’ and ‘Funding per client’ are based on funding allocations to agencies.
(d)	Funding for 2006–07 includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations. Refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2008.
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 for further information.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections; ABS 2007b; FaHCSIA unpublished data. 

Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 2006–07 (number)
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	
Support periods	36,800	41,850	44,250	42,700	43,350	45,200	48,800	67,200	62,000	71,800	75,850	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Clients	23,700	28,050	29,100	28,500	28,150	29,200	30,500	34,950	36,100	37,650	37,900	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly 
average support periods with accommodation	1,250	1,900	1,800	1,450	1,450	2,000	2,150	2,250	2,450	2,250	2,250	
Errors and omissions	1,179	1,236	1,917	1,613	977	1,146	1,067	1,783	1,306	1,523	1,145	
Daily average support periods	5,000	5,400	6,250	6,250	6,100	6,850	7,550	7,450	8,350	7,650	8,500	
Errors and omissions	1,576	1,305	55	63	175	281	79	30	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 for further information.
4.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
5.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by reporting period, Victoria, 2001–02 to 2006–07 (number)
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	
Accompanying child support periods	23,900	25,650	25,700	29,700	29,400	32,250	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Accompanying children	18,300	19,900	19,650	20,450	18,500	20,500	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average accompanying child support periods with accommodation	1,350	1,500	1,450	1,700	1,700	1,750	
Errors and omissions	755	681	874	934	832	493	
Daily average accompanying child support periods	4,600	5,000	4,850	5,250	5,650	6,100	
Errors and omissions	167	36	25	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of an accompanying child support period, the definition of an accompanying child and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of days of support and the number of nights of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to have the same periods of support and accommodation as their parent(s) or guardian(s).
3.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	In 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2004–05, data that enabled the number of accompanying children to be estimated was not collected by agencies using the high-volume collection form. The reporting year 2004–05 was the first year that the number of accompanying children could be reported for all participating agencies.
5.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 for further information.
6.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
7.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 2006–07
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	
Agencies(a) (number)	292	322	321	311	310	348	337	349	349	354	503	
Agency participation rate (%)	96.9	92.9	96.0	93.6	95.2	96.0	94.1	92.3	89.4	90.4	78.1	
Records returned (number)	34,916	39,630	42,477	39,948	41,280	43,133	45,662	62,172	55,443	64,893	68,563	
Records returned with consent (%)	66.1	79.9	78.5	83.0	82.4	88.0	88.3	92.6	91.3	87.9	85.9	
Records returned with valid consent(b) (%)	57.3	74.7	75.4	81.0	80.9	86.5	86.5	91.3	89.2	82.9	80.1	
(a)	‘Agencies’ refers to the number of agencies that were ‘in scope’—that is, that should have been participating in the reference period. Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2 and AIHW 2006b:Glossary). Note that in 2005–06 the statistical linkage key was changed and therefore data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
Notes
1.	Table based on records returned from agencies in scope for the Client Collection during the reference period. Not all agencies funded under SAAP are required to participate in the Client Collection. Consequently, some agencies funded under SAAP (refer to Table 2.1) are not included in this table.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 and Appendix 2 for further information.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.
Appendix 1	Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Projects: additional tables
This section presents unweighted data from Innovation and Investment (I & I) Fund Pilot Project agencies in Victoria. Refer to Chapter 2 and Appendix 1 of the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for details of the Innovation and Investment Fund.
A1.1	Tables
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients, Victoria, 2006–07 (number)
Support periods	50	
With accommodation	<25	
Without accommodation	50	
Clients	50	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Victoria, 2006–07 (number)
Accompanying child support periods	<25	
With accommodation(a)	<25	
Without accommodation(a)	<25	
Accompanying children	<25	
(a)	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of accompanying child support periods with and without a period of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to be accommodated if their parent or guardian was accommodated.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that child at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Victoria, 
2006–07
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	%	Number	
0–24 years	61.1	38.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	50	
25–44 years	—	—	—	—	—	—	
45–64 years	—	—	—	—	—	—	
65 years and over	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Total	61.1	38.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<25	<25	<25	<25	. .	50	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	18.6	18.4	. .	18.5	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	19	18	. .	19	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	%	Number	
0–9 years	100.0	—	100.0	—	100.0	<25	
10–17 years	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<25	—	<25	—	. .	<25	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	2.5	—	. .	2.5	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	3	—	. .	3	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that child at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	4.8	7.1	5.7	<25	
Other Australian-born people	76.2	92.9	82.9	50	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	—	—	—	—	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	19.0	—	11.4	<25	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	60.0	40.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<25	<25	. .	50	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 1.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2. 
5.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Victoria, 2006–07
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	—	—	
Other Australian-born children	100.0	<25	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	—	—	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	—	—	
Total	100.0	<25	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that child at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2. 
5.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Appendix 2	The data
General information to help readers interpret the tables presented in this report is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2008). Additional information relevant only to the tables for Victoria follows.
A2.1	Agency participation
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary target group, Victoria, 2006–07
	Agencies(a)	Records returned	
	Total	Participation rate	Total	Consent	Valid consent(b)	
Region	Number	Per cent	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Eastern Metropolitan	46	78.3	8,127	96.0	89.8	
North & West Metropolitan	123	86.2	14,160	77.2	71.7	
Southern Metropolitan	104	77.9	28,608	86.4	82.8	
Barwon South Western	51	80.4	3,226	83.5	78.2	
Gippsland	38	76.3	2,602	87.7	58.3	
Grampians	39	87.2	2,699	93.5	86.3	
Hume	50	62.0	2,492	88.1	82.5	
Loddon Mallee	47	66.0	4,354	84.0	77.7	
Statewide	5	80.0	2,295	91.4	87.0	
Total	503	78.1	68,563	85.9	80.1	
Primary target group						
Young people	203	69.5	9,232	89.9	85.5	
Single men only	17	88.2	2,191	86.5	84.0	
Single women only	18	100.0	2,401	91.5	85.5	
Families	29	96.6	3,484	92.0	86.9	
Women escaping domestic violence	120	80.8	12,913	84.3	76.2	
Cross-target/multiple/general	116	81.0	38,342	84.6	79.0	
Total	503	78.1	68,563	85.9	80.1	
(a)	‘Agencies’ refers to the number of agencies that were ‘in scope’—that is, that should have been participating in the reference period. Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
Note: Table based on records returned from agencies in scope for the Client Collection during the reference period. Not all agencies funded under SAAP are required to participate in the Client Collection. Consequently, some agencies funded under SAAP (refer to Table 2.1) are not included in this table.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.

Table A2.2:	SAAP Client Collection: records returned with informed consent and valid consent for accompanying children, by state and territory and primary target group, Victoria, 2006–07
	Records returned	
	Total	Consent	Valid consent(a)	
Region	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Eastern Metropolitan	4,843	94.4	67.0	
North & West Metropolitan	7,803	91.4	55.2	
Southern Metropolitan	4,376	94.2	70.1	
Barwon South Western	2,041	82.6	61.8	
Gippsland	1,259	91.0	34.4	
Grampians	1,639	92.7	64.8	
Hume	1,579	89.4	60.4	
Loddon Mallee	3,052	89.4	68.4	
Statewide	2,569	91.9	16.7	
Total	29,161	91.5	57.8	
Primary target group				
Young people	1,447	94.7	60.9	
Single men only	105	92.4	62.9	
Single women only	1,662	98.2	65.9	
Families	4,578	92.5	78.4	
Women escaping domestic violence	14,129	89.2	47.4	
Cross-target/multiple/general	7,210	93.2	62.5	
Total	29,161	91.5	57.8	
(a)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.

A2.2	Additional counting rules
In the tables in this report, when counting clients or support periods in particular groups, the following rules have been used in addition to those outlined in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2008).

Region	Administrative regional classifications developed by the Victorian Department of Human Services are used in the report. The state’s administrative regions, which consist of three metropolitan regions, five rural regions and one statewide classification, are as follows:
•	Eastern Metropolitan
•	North and West Metropolitan
•	Southern Metropolitan
•	Barwon South Western
•	Gippsland
•	Grampians
•	Hume
•	Loddon Mallee
•	Statewide.	
Rounding	Note that numbers of support periods and clients are generally rounded to the nearest 50 in the state and territory supplementary tables and to the nearest 100 in the national report.	

Appendix 3	SAAP NDCA Client Collection form
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References
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List of tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by 
region and primary target group, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Victoria, 
2006–07
Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by 
month and region, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods 
active each night, average by month and region, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by region, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Victoria, 
2006–07 (per cent)
Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying 
children, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Victoria, 
2006–07
Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for 
accompanying children, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 
2006–07
Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither 
provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that 
were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Victoria, 
2006–07
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a 
support period, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after 
a support period, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by 
length of support, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, 
Victoria, 2006–07
Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a 
support period, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the 
end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, Victoria, 2006–07
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current 
and constant 2006–07dollars, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by 
reporting period, Victoria, 2001–02 to 2006–07
Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with 
informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 
2006–07
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients, 
Victoria, 2006–07
Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support 
periods and accompanying children, Victoria, 2006–07 (number)
Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Victoria, 
2006–07
Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, 
by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Victoria, 2006–07
Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: 
cultural and linguistic diversity, Victoria, 2006–07
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with 
informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary 
target group, Victoria, 2006–07
Table A2.2:	SAAP Client Collection: records returned with informed consent and valid consent 
for accompanying children, by state and territory and primary target group, Victoria, 2006–07

List of figures
Figure 2.1: Funding allocations to agencies, by primary target group, Victoria, 2006–07
Figure 3.1: SAAP support periods active each day and accommodation periods active each night, average by month, Victoria, 2006–07
Figure 4.1: SAAP clients, by age and sex, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent of all clients)
Figure 4.2: SAAP accompanying children, by age and sex, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent of all accompanying children)
Figure 5.1: SAAP support periods, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent)
Figure 5.2: Main reason for seeking assistance, victoria, 2006–07 (per cent support periods)
Figure 6.1: Median length of support, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (days)
Figure 6.2: Median length of accommodation for clients who were accommodated for at least 1 day, by client group, Victoria, 2006–07 (days)
Figure 7.1: Provision of SAAP services required by clients, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent distinct services required in closed support periods)
Figure 7.2: Provision of SAAP services required for accompanying children, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent distinct services required in closed accompanying child support periods)
Figure 8.1: Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2006–07 (per cent closed support periods)
Figure 9.1: Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Figure 9.2: Agency participation rate and valid consent, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 2006–07