Homeless people
in SAAP
SAAP National Data Collection
annual report
2007–08

Australian Capital Territory
supplementary tables
March 2009

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2009. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report Australian Capital Territory supplementary tables. SAAP NDC report series 13. Cat. no. HOU 192. 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 2007–08
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	Client Collection form
References
List of tables
List of figures

Preface
This publication contains statistical tables and charts in relation to Australian Capital Territory and is intended to supplement the Series 13 (2007–08) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2009). 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.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare manages the SAAP National Data Collection Agency, and works closely with SAAP agencies which collect and provide data, and the SAAP Information Subcommittee, to produce these reports. The SAAP Coordination and Development Committee is responsible for the national direction of SAAP and provides valuable support in the reporting process.
From 1 January 2009, the SAAP V Agreement between the Australian Government and the states and territories will be replaced by the National Affordable Housing Agreement, and a new National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. The new agreements emphasise the ongoing importance of a sound evidence base for policy development and program management.

Penny Allbon
Australian Institute of	 Health and Welfare

SAAP Coordination and Development Committee
Acknowledgments
This report was prepared by staff of the SAAP National Data Collection Agency (NDCA) at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The Information Services and Publishing Unit of the AIHW provided assistance in preparing the report for publication.
Alison Verhoeven and the SAAP Information Subcommittee provided helpful comments on the draft report.  
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 Australian Capital Territory Department of Disability, Housing and Community 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	
FaHCSIA	Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	
I & I	Innovation and Investment Fund	
NDC	National Data Collection	
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 13 (2007–08) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2009). 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 Australian Capital Territory only. Information to aid readers in interpreting the tables is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2009). 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 Australian Capital Territory. Appendix 3 contains a copy of the client form used to collect data in 2007–08.
Data presented here primarily relate to the financial year ending 30 June 2008. In addition, a number of tables contain data for the 12 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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 primary target group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Primary target group	Agencies (number)	Agencies (%)	Funding allocation ($)(a)	Funding allocation (%)(a)	Mean funding per agency ($)	
Young people	15	34.9	3,287,000	22.8	219,200	
Single men only	3	7.0	1,130,000	7.8	376,700	
Single women only	1	2.3	1,273,000	8.8	1,273,100	
Families	8	18.6	3,782,000	26.2	472,700	
Women escaping domestic violence	4	9.3	1,592,000	11.0	398,100	
Cross-target/multiple/general	12	27.9	3,352,000	23.3	279,400	
Total	43	100.0	14,417,000	100.0	335,300	
						
Funding allocations to agencies(a)	43	100.0	14,417,000	95.5	335,300	
Other funding allocations	. .	. .	683,000	4.5	. .	
Total	. .	. .	15,100,000	100.0	. .	
(a)	‘Funding allocation’ includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations (refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2009). ‘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’).
Notes
1.	At 30 June 2008, 42 agencies were funded.
2.	Total funding allocations include $2.7 million provided by the Australian Capital Territory funding department in addition to the SAAP funding agreement between the Australian Capital Territory and the Australian Government.
3.	In 2007–08, the Australian Capital Territory reclassified the primary target group of some agencies.
4.	Not all funded agencies are required to participate in the Client Collection (refer to Table A2.1 and AIHW 2009: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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Support periods	2,900	
With accommodation	1,200	
Without accommodation	1,700	
Clients	2,000	
Mean number of support periods per client	1.49	
Clients per 10,000 population aged 10+ years(a)	65	
(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 2007 (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 Australian Capital Territory. 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 2007.

Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Accompanying child support periods	1,900	
With accommodation(a)	800	
Without accommodation(a)	1,200	
Accompanying children	1,500	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child	1.33	
Accompanying children per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years(b)	195	
(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 2007 (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 Australian Capital Territory. 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 2007.

Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by month, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Date	Total	
July 2007	760	
August 2007	800	
September 2007	810	
October 2007	830	
November 2007	850	
December 2007	850	
January 2008	850	
February 2008	860	
March 2008	880	
April 2008	910	
May 2008	950	
June 2008	970	
Support periods: total number of days	314,720	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
3.	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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Date	Total	
July 2007	260	
August 2007	280	
September 2007	290	
October 2007	300	
November 2007	290	
December 2007	290	
January 2008	280	
February 2008	270	
March 2008	270	
April 2008	270	
May 2008	280	
June 2008	260	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	98,580	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 2.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
3.	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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
Under 15 years	0.9	0.8	2.2	1.4	1.7	<50	
15–19 years	9.9	16.1	23.2	28.1	26.0	500	
20–24 years	5.4	12.2	12.5	21.3	17.5	300	
25–29 years	5.4	8.4	12.5	14.6	13.7	300	
30–34 years	5.0	6.9	11.7	12.1	11.9	200	
35–39 years	4.6	5.7	10.7	10.0	10.3	200	
40–44 years	4.0	3.7	9.4	6.4	7.7	200	
45–49 years	3.3	1.0	7.8	1.8	4.4	100	
50–54 years	2.1	1.3	5.0	2.4	3.5	100	
55–59 years	1.2	0.6	2.8	1.0	1.7	<50	
60–64 years	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.5	<50	
65 years and over	0.7	0.3	1.6	0.5	1.0	<50	
Total	42.9	57.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	800	1,100	800	1,100	. .	2,000	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	31.2	26.9	. .	28.7	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	29	24	. .	26	
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 Australian Capital Territory. 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: 300 (100 males, 200 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–4 years	25.3	24.5	49.5	50.1	49.8	700	
5–9 years	13.0	11.9	25.4	24.4	24.9	400	
10–14 years	9.8	9.0	19.1	18.5	18.8	300	
15–17 years	3.1	3.4	6.0	7.0	6.5	100	
Total	51.1	48.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	800	700	800	700	. .	1,500	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	5.7	5.7	. .	5.7	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	5	4	. .	5	
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 Australian Capital Territory. 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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	93.7	73.9	81.1	75.3	83.6	100.0	77.8	700	
2	—	17.3	11.2	17.6	12.1	—	15.1	100	
3+	6.3	8.8	7.7	7.2	4.3	—	7.0	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	2.2	23.2	12.5	44.3	16.1	1.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<50	200	100	400	100	<50	. .	800	
Mean number of support periods 	1.24	1.46	1.44	1.46	1.38	1.18	. .	1.43	
Per 10,000 population(a)	7	155	68	71	34	9	. .	57	
	Female clients	
1	100.0	63.7	72.7	70.7	77.4	100.0	70.1	800	
2	—	24.4	17.7	21.6	18.7	—	21.0	200	
3+	—	11.9	9.6	7.7	3.9	—	9.0	100.0	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.4	28.1	21.3	43.1	5.6	0.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<50	300	200	500	100	<50	. .	1,100	
Mean number of support periods 	1.09	1.69	1.54	1.45	1.34	1.10	. .	1.52	
Per 10,000 population(a)	4	265	166	92	15	3	. .	74	
	All clients	
1	96.6	67.6	75.2	72.7	81.7	100.0	73.4	1,400	
2	—	21.7	15.7	19.8	14.2	—	18.5	400	
3+	3.4	10.7	9.0	7.5	4.2	—	8.1	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.7	26.0	17.5	43.6	10.1	1.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<50	500	300	900	200	<50	. .	2,000	
Mean number of support periods 	1.17	1.60	1.51	1.46	1.37	1.16	. .	1.49	
Per 10,000 population(a)	6	209	115	82	24	6	. .	65	
(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 2007 (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 Australian Capital Territory. 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 2007.

Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent)
Number of accompanying child support periods	0–4
years	5–9
years	10–14
years	15–17
years	Total	
					%	Number	
1	78.6	84.9	84.3	83.7	81.6	1,200	
2	15.0	12.0	11.0	14.8	13.5	200	
3+	6.4	3.1	4.7	1.5	4.9	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	49.8	24.9	18.8	6.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	700	400	300	100	. .	1,500	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods	1.38	1.27	1.29	1.23	. .	1.33	
Per 10,000 population 
of applicable age group(a)	348	184	132	71	. .	195	
(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 2007 (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 Australian Capital Territory. 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 2007.

Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent)
Country of birth	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	83.5	80.1	81.6	1,600	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	1.4	2.4	2.0	<50	
Europe	3.9	3.9	3.9	100	
North Africa and the Middle East	5.2	5.6	5.4	100	
Asia	4.1	5.5	4.9	100	
Americas	0.4	0.7	0.6	<50	
Sub-Saharan Africa	1.5	1.8	1.7	<50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	800	1,100	. .	1,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 44.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Australian Capital Territory. 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Country of birth	Per cent	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	86.9	1,300	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	2.2	<50	
Europe	0.2	<50	
North Africa and the Middle East	6.7	100	
Asia	1.7	<50	
Americas	—	—	
Sub-Saharan Africa	2.4	<50	
Total	100.0	1,500	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 50.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Australian Capital Territory. 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
	Male	Female	Total	
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Per cent	Per cent	Number	
Clients					
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	10.5	15.8	13.6	300	
Other Australian-born people	73.6	64.3	68.3	1,300	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	3.0	3.2	3.1	100	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	12.9	16.7	15.0	300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	43.1	56.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	800	1,100	. .	1,900	
Support periods	Mean number per client	Total number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	1.41	1.57	1.52	400	
Other Australian-born people	1.46	1.56	1.51	1,900	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.64	1.43	1.51	100	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	1.29	1.37	1.34	400	
Total	1.44	1.53	1.49	. .	
Total support periods (row %)	41.7	58.3	100.0	. .	
Total support periods (number)	1,200	1,600	. .	2,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 93 clients; 138 support periods.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Australian Capital Territory. 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 2009: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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	18.0	300	
Other Australian-born children	68.2	1,000	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.6	<50	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	12.2	200	
Total	100.0	1,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 81.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Australian Capital Territory. 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 2009: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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Horizontal bar chart showing client group on the y-axis and per cent on the x-axis.
Source: Table 5.1.
Figure 5.2: Main reason for seeking assistance, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent support periods)
Horizontal bar chart showing main reason fro seeking assistance on y-axis and rep cent on x-axis. 
Source: Table 5.2.
5.2	Tables
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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	35.3	20.5	—	1.6	—	7.2	13.9	400	
Male alone, 25+	0.2	79.3	—	0.9	—	28.8	18.7	500	
Female alone, under 25	49.7	—	20.9	5.5	0.7	5.2	15.7	400	
Female alone, 25+	—	—	74.7	2.2	6.7	8.4	5.0	100	
Couple no children	1.6	0.3	4.4	3.5	—	4.2	2.5	100	
Couple with children	2.3	—	—	35.2	—	10.4	13.2	400	
Male with children	0.4	—	—	5.6	0.7	2.4	2.3	100	
Female with children	10.6	—	—	44.6	91.9	23.9	26.4	800	
Other	—	—	—	1.1	—	9.5	2.3	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	24.8	15.6	2.9	29.8	6.0	20.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	700	400	100	900	200	600	. .	2,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 77.
2.	In 2007–08, the Australian Capital Territory reclassified the primary target group of some agencies.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.

Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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	8.1	7.3	7.3	3.1	—	2.8	2.0	2.3	—	4.9	
Relationship/
family breakdown	18.4	15.8	27.8	6.4	10.3	9.7	39.9	12.1	20.6	16.3	
Interpersonal conflict	9.9	5.1	8.8	1.2	7.4	5.1	6.0	1.4	2.1	5.2	
Sexual/
physical/emotional abuse	0.6	1.9	2.8	6.3	—	1.7	—	2.3	2.1	2.1	
Domestic/family violence	3.2	3.2	11.7	33.9	10.0	5.8	5.7	33.8	2.7	14.7	
Financial difficulty(a)	1.4	5.5	3.9	8.1	23.7	26.4	8.1	11.8	5.3	9.7	
Overcrowding issues	2.3	2.2	5.4	0.9	10.3	17.1	2.0	6.1	8.3	5.9	
Eviction/asked to leave	7.8	5.4	6.5	2.0	—	9.6	12.0	8.1	2.0	6.9	
Emergency/previous accommodation ended	12.3	7.4	8.1	4.4	8.4	4.4	9.8	7.1	18.9	7.9	
Mental health issues/
psychiatric illness	3.5	9.5	1.2	7.3	2.0	1.4	4.0	2.2	2.7	3.8	
Problematic drug/ alcohol/substance use	4.4	9.9	1.5	3.2	—	2.1	—	1.4	—	3.5	
Other health issues	0.4	4.7	0.6	3.8	2.0	4.1	—	2.4	—	2.4	
Recent arrival to area 
with no means of support/itinerant	5.6	8.7	3.3	5.2	4.5	6.7	2.0	6.5	4.8	6.1	
Other reasons(b)	22.2	13.3	11.2	14.2	21.5	3.1	8.5	2.6	30.6	10.6	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	13.9	19.1	15.8	4.9	2.5	12.9	2.2	26.4	2.3	100.0	
Total (number)	400	500	400	100	100	400	100	700	100	2,800	
(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): 162.
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some main reason categories in this table have been combined. Please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2009) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level.
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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	26.1	30.8	20.3	7.3	10.4	7.2	4.9	13.3	—	18.8	400	
>1–13 weeks	50.0	54.6	46.4	53.0	53.6	42.7	42.0	38.7	64.0	46.8	900	
>13–26 weeks	9.4	4.5	13.0	15.2	6.4	13.5	18.4	19.0	21.8	12.4	200	
>26 weeks	14.5	10.1	20.2	24.5	29.6	36.6	34.7	29.1	14.2	22.0	400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	15.7	21.2	16.6	3.9	2.0	11.6	2.8	25.2	1.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	300	400	300	100	<50	200	100	500	<50	. .	1,900	
Mean length (days)	94	66	123	122	111	170	210	160	89	. .	123	
Median length (days)	35	19	48	75	52	101	106	82	57	. .	50	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 22.
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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)	24.8	21.1	29.5	17.2	—	3.6	—	9.3	—	18.5	200	
>1–13 weeks	57.4	75.0	49.9	41.4	40.3	22.3	38.9	40.9	75.3	53.2	500	
>13–26 weeks	8.6	1.2	6.0	12.5	37.9	19.8	22.2	23.3	12.0	11.0	100	
>26 weeks	9.2	2.8	14.6	28.8	21.9	54.3	38.9	26.6	12.7	17.3	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	21.4	24.1	18.0	3.5	0.7	7.6	2.5	21.1	1.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	200	200	<50	<50	100	<50	200	<50	. .	900	
Mean length (days)	63	32	77	111	109	216	206	140	75	. .	92	
Median length (days)	27	18	23	59	110	188	140	90	31	. .	35	
Accommodation starting and ending on the same date (number)	<50	<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	. .	<50	
Total closed support periods with accommodation	200	200	200	<50	<50	100	<50	200	<50	. .	900	
(a)	Excludes accommodation starting and ending on the same date.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 5.
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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	82.2	85.5	78.8	71.0	68.3	74.2	60.2	74.8	84.3	77.7	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	69.5	52.3	51.9	37.8	19.2	30.0	38.0	40.0	49.1	46.3	
Assistance to obtain/maintain short-term accommodation	4.6	5.6	12.0	15.4	17.4	21.7	4.0	21.2	26.1	14.2	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	8.0	5.2	15.2	17.3	27.4	24.4	7.8	27.5	25.3	17.6	
Assistance to obtain/maintain independent housing	39.3	41.0	37.6	40.1	41.5	56.6	34.2	50.8	27.9	44.4	
Financial/employment	47.5	18.3	61.7	42.3	48.5	53.5	23.9	54.1	33.8	46.5	
Assistance to obtain/maintain government allowance	17.9	4.9	17.6	11.3	13.7	12.1	5.9	15.0	—	13.0	
Employment/training assistance	11.9	6.5	12.4	10.4	9.9	11.7	2.0	9.8	—	9.8	
Financial assistance/material aid	37.2	7.3	52.9	33.1	38.1	41.7	17.9	45.6	33.8	37.1	
Financial counselling and support	7.1	4.9	8.5	13.9	16.5	27.8	6.0	21.0	10.5	14.2	
Personal support	57.9	70.8	68.3	81.5	73.3	65.4	69.8	72.9	61.0	68.8	
Incest/sexual assault	0.6	0.6	2.0	3.5	2.1	2.4	—	3.3	—	2.0	
Domestic/family violence	1.3	0.9	12.9	49.4	12.0	13.8	4.0	28.8	—	15.1	
Family/relationship	22.5	34.9	19.4	35.4	36.1	42.8	31.9	34.5	10.7	30.9	
Emotional support	43.9	44.0	65.3	80.6	67.4	63.3	67.8	70.5	61.0	60.8	
Assistance with problem gambling	—	1.8	—	1.8	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	
General support/advocacy	83.3	73.7	87.6	83.1	77.1	78.7	82.1	75.5	61.0	79.0	
Living skills/personal development	66.0	44.5	51.8	28.7	23.1	28.2	8.0	26.6	14.5	38.7	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	15.6	25.1	7.8	12.5	9.5	6.6	7.8	16.9	—	14.1	
Advice/information	70.7	67.3	77.6	81.2	74.5	73.5	78.3	72.2	59.0	72.6	
Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings	25.9	2.0	29.5	18.0	14.8	11.1	8.0	19.4	—	17.1	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	37.8	29.3	48.4	56.9	43.6	54.9	38.0	54.9	39.8	46.3	
Specialist services	30.2	44.9	33.2	44.5	26.0	32.0	7.8	28.9	—	32.4	
Psychological/psychiatric services	13.7	24.2	6.5	3.8	1.7	1.4	—	1.1	—	7.7	
Specialist counselling	8.0	18.0	4.1	13.5	5.9	3.7	—	4.7	—	7.4	
Pregnancy/family planning support	—	—	13.3	6.6	20.3	17.8	—	16.4	—	9.9	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	10.4	15.3	6.9	8.7	1.9	8.0	3.8	5.0	—	8.1	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.7	0.3	1.0	2.6	—	1.0	—	1.6	—	1.0	
Culturally specific services	1.7	2.3	5.3	6.6	2.1	10.5	2.0	8.2	—	5.6	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.4	0.8	0.5	9.5	6.2	3.5	4.0	2.3	—	2.1	
Health/medical services	14.8	25.1	16.1	28.0	14.4	18.8	—	19.9	—	18.6	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	71.0	70.9	64.1	64.6	45.3	49.4	44.3	51.3	46.5	59.4	
Meals	56.4	57.0	44.1	8.6	13.7	15.6	13.9	20.3	6.7	33.5	
Laundry/shower facilities	60.0	55.7	42.7	19.7	11.1	17.1	13.9	26.4	8.0	35.9	
Recreation	49.2	52.2	32.6	14.7	9.2	23.7	9.9	22.7	5.9	31.6	
Transport	55.0	62.5	56.0	52.3	34.5	38.1	28.1	36.6	28.5	47.2	
Other	5.8	1.5	4.4	6.0	9.7	6.6	14.0	7.6	36.5	6.5	
No services provided directly	3.0	4.5	1.4	5.9	1.9	3.5	1.9	4.0	10.5	3.6	
Total (number)	400	400	400	100	100	400	100	700	100	2,600	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 303 (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 2009) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level). 
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent)
Type of service	Couple with children	Male 
with children	Female with children	Other 
with children	Total	
Accommodation	46.1	66.1	59.5	—	56.6	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	46.1	66.1	59.5	—	56.6	
School liaison/child care	17.5	12.5	23.2	—	21.3	
School liaison/child care	17.5	12.5	23.2	—	21.3	
Personal support	27.9	19.6	35.4	—	32.8	
Help with behavioural problems	15.0	5.4	15.2	—	14.7	
Sexual/physical abuse support	1.4	—	3.0	—	2.5	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	25.7	14.3	34.2	—	31.2	
General support/advocacy	55.0	33.9	47.7	—	48.8	
Access arrangements	4.3	1.8	5.2	—	4.8	
Advice/information	45.4	26.8	34.4	—	36.7	
Advocacy	40.4	17.9	37.8	—	37.5	
Specialist services	33.2	—	19.0	—	21.5	
Specialist counselling	0.4	—	1.0	—	0.8	
Culturally specific services	9.3	—	4.6	—	5.5	
Health/medical services	25.7	—	15.3	—	17.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	57.5	48.2	59.4	—	58.4	
Meals	25.0	14.3	26.3	—	25.4	
Showers/hygiene	13.2	10.7	32.5	—	26.8	
Recreation	23.6	28.6	33.3	—	30.8	
Transport	28.2	26.8	35.9	—	33.6	
Other	25.4	8.9	22.5	—	22.5	
No services provided directly by agency	1.8	7.1	4.6	—	4.0	
Total (number)	300	100	900	—	1,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 671 (including accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 663 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 2009) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level). 
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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.

7.2	Tables
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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	84.2	94.6	85.8	77.3	75.7	81.0	78.0	82.6	81.5	84.9	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	73.2	67.7	57.7	46.7	37.7	43.1	58.1	55.6	72.3	58.7	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	5.4	4.8	17.0	16.4	22.6	27.9	10.0	25.2	29.0	16.6	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	9.8	4.7	23.9	24.2	29.3	34.9	4.8	33.9	37.9	22.1	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	48.7	49.3	49.1	52.5	46.4	67.5	48.9	62.3	37.9	54.8	
Financial/employment	49.4	18.3	69.7	57.2	60.9	70.3	36.5	67.0	41.9	54.8	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	17.6	4.5	20.5	12.1	6.4	15.1	9.7	18.0	—	14.7	
Employment and training assistance	16.4	7.3	16.8	17.0	6.7	19.0	9.7	17.1	—	14.8	
Financial assistance/material aid	39.0	7.9	59.2	48.7	50.6	56.2	26.7	55.3	41.9	43.8	
Financial counselling and support	6.7	4.2	11.4	22.6	20.4	41.3	4.9	25.8	16.1	17.5	
Personal support	62.1	76.2	76.9	92.9	83.3	76.1	70.7	83.6	85.5	77.0	
Incest/sexual assault	0.9	1.5	4.9	6.5	3.1	4.5	—	4.5	—	3.3	
Domestic/family violence	1.8	1.3	18.4	66.1	17.4	20.6	4.9	36.4	—	19.2	
Family/relationship	26.2	45.9	28.0	48.3	45.7	57.3	36.5	44.8	30.3	40.6	
Emotional support	43.5	39.3	71.7	92.9	73.0	71.0	68.2	79.6	85.5	64.6	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.9	3.7	—	3.4	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	
General support/advocacy	90.8	78.5	94.9	96.5	90.0	86.4	78.2	83.0	85.5	86.5	
Living skills/personal development	73.7	53.7	64.3	31.0	36.3	36.8	2.4	32.0	16.1	47.6	
Assistance with legal issues/court support	11.2	15.0	10.2	20.9	24.0	10.1	4.9	21.8	—	14.7	
Advice/information	74.8	72.3	83.2	94.8	90.0	80.1	78.2	79.2	85.5	79.0	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	29.0	2.7	33.9	23.6	19.3	15.7	9.7	22.7	—	20.5	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	40.4	24.4	53.1	65.6	46.6	61.4	34.4	63.2	56.4	49.6	
Specialist services	41.6	54.8	44.9	60.3	41.5	46.8	14.6	45.8	6.9	46.0	
Psychological/psychiatric services	22.2	37.2	11.0	12.1	3.1	10.6	—	10.4	—	16.7	
Specialist counselling	12.5	25.4	8.3	22.3	9.8	7.9	—	12.5	—	13.4	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.5	—	16.8	10.5	28.4	25.9	—	21.5	—	13.0	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	13.4	19.7	9.7	5.0	10.1	14.1	2.4	7.2	—	11.5	
Physical/intellectual disability services	1.4	0.4	2.1	4.9	—	2.3	—	2.1	—	1.7	
Culturally specific services	3.8	2.6	7.5	12.2	10.3	11.3	9.8	10.9	—	7.7	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	1.0	0.5	1.3	10.7	3.6	5.6	4.8	4.4	—	3.0	
Health/medical services	29.0	47.6	27.4	44.9	24.2	39.7	2.4	33.2	6.9	34.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	78.0	80.8	71.3	70.2	45.1	54.4	46.2	53.2	63.3	65.7	
Meals	66.5	71.7	55.1	14.1	13.4	19.6	19.3	23.3	7.3	42.9	
Laundry/shower facilities	69.5	71.2	53.5	29.5	12.7	17.1	16.9	28.8	21.1	44.8	
Recreation	61.1	66.9	41.6	17.5	12.8	24.9	12.1	24.7	13.8	39.8	
Transport	60.0	71.6	62.7	59.5	37.8	45.4	26.9	41.1	39.6	54.1	
Other	8.0	0.5	3.0	—	—	5.5	9.6	3.7	42.2	4.2	
No needs recorded	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	—	0.3	
Total (number)	300	300	300	100	<50	200	<50	500	<50	1,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 152 (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 2009) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level). 
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
Type of service	Couple 
with children	Male
with children	Female 
with children	Other 
with children	Total	
						
Accommodation	47.0	74.5	70.5	—	65.6	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	47.0	74.5	70.5	—	65.6	
School liaison/child care	25.0	11.8	30.8	—	28.3	
School liaison/child care	25.0	11.8	30.8	—	28.3	
Personal support	34.1	21.6	40.2	—	37.6	
Help with behavioural problems	17.7	5.9	19.8	—	18.4	
Sexual/physical abuse support	2.4	—	4.1	—	3.5	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	32.3	15.7	37.8	—	35.1	
General support/advocacy	71.3	35.3	54.2	—	56.7	
Access arrangements	9.1	2.0	12.5	—	11.1	
Advice/information	58.5	27.5	37.8	—	41.6	
Advocacy	54.3	19.6	41.9	—	43.1	
Specialist services	46.3	7.8	34.4	—	35.2	
Specialist counselling	0.6	2.0	7.1	—	5.3	
Culturally specific services	11.0	5.9	6.4	—	7.3	
Health/medical services	41.5	5.9	28.6	—	29.9	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	65.9	49.0	64.9	—	64.0	
Meals	32.3	15.7	27.9	—	28.0	
Showers/hygiene	15.2	11.8	36.6	—	30.3	
Recreation	18.9	31.4	34.8	—	31.1	
Transport	31.7	25.5	40.2	—	37.3	
Other	31.7	13.7	24.1	—	25.1	
No needs recorded	—	—	0.4	—	0.3	
Total (number)	200	100	600	—	800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 481 (including closed accompanying child support with no information on service requirements or provision). In 477 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 2009) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level). 
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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	2.4	12.2	14.6	73.0	12.4	85.4	100.0	1,000	
Assistance to obtain/maintain 
short-term accommodation	7.3	11.1	18.4	28.4	53.3	81.7	100.0	300	
Assistance to obtain/maintain 
medium-term accommodation	11.4	9.4	20.8	36.2	43.0	79.2	100.0	400	
Assistance to obtain/maintain independent housing	5.3	10.6	15.9	52.9	31.2	84.1	100.0	900	
Financial/employment									
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	1.3	6.8	8.1	51.3	40.6	91.9	100.0	300	
Employment and training assistance	3.8	22.6	26.4	42.7	31.0	73.7	100.0	300	
Financial assistance/material aid	4.3	2.8	7.1	67.1	25.8	92.9	100.0	700	
Financial counselling and support	3.0	12.5	15.5	40.4	44.2	84.6	100.0	300	
Personal support									
Incest/sexual assault	5.9	19.6	25.5	17.6	56.9	74.5	100.0	100	
Domestic/family violence	2.6	6.0	8.6	47.4	44.0	91.4	100.0	300	
Family/relationship	3.5	3.1	6.6	61.4	32.0	93.4	100.0	700	
Emotional support	1.0	0.7	1.7	79.5	18.8	98.3	100.0	1,100	
Assistance with problem gambling	14.3	21.4	35.7	21.4	42.9	64.3	100.0	<50	
General support/advocacy									
Living skills/personal development	4.0	1.1	5.1	72.0	22.9	94.9	100.0	800	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	3.4	14.6	18.0	24.5	57.5	82.0	100.0	300	
Advice/information	0.6	0.6	1.2	76.9	22.0	98.9	100.0	1,400	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	1.9	2.5	4.4	82.0	13.6	95.6	100.0	300	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	1.0	1.1	2.1	71.1	26.7	97.8	100.0	900	
Specialist services									
Psychological/psychiatric services	9.5	29.0	38.5	36.6	24.8	61.4	100.0	300	
Specialist counselling	4.8	27.8	32.6	42.1	25.4	67.5	100.0	200	
Pregnancy/family planning support	3.0	7.0	10.0	13.9	76.1	90.0	100.0	200	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	3.9	12.7	16.6	31.5	51.9	83.4	100.0	200	
Physical/intellectual disability services	4.2	33.3	37.5	8.3	54.2	62.5	100.0	<50	
Culturally specific services	1.8	17.5	19.3	26.3	54.4	80.7	100.0	100	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	4.3	23.9	28.2	30.4	41.3	71.7	100.0	100	
Health/medical services	1.1	35.0	36.1	9.3	54.6	63.9	100.0	600	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.									
Meals	0.3	0.7	1.0	92.7	6.3	99.0	100.0	700	
Laundry/shower facilities	0.3	—	0.3	98.9	0.8	99.7	100.0	800	
Recreation	0.5	0.5	1.0	93.4	5.7	99.1	100.0	700	
Transport	1.2	0.7	1.9	93.6	4.5	98.1	100.0	900	
Other	3.4	1.7	5.1	89.8	5.1	94.9	100.0	100	
 (continued)

Table 7.3 (continued):	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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	5.3	11.1	16.4	55.7	27.9	83.6	100.0	2,600	1,500	
Financial/
employment	3.5	8.6	12.1	55.3	32.6	87.9	100.0	1,500	900	
Personal support	2.2	2.9	5.1	67.0	27.9	94.9	100.0	2,200	1,300	
General support/
advocacy	1.8	2.0	3.8	71.3	25.0	96.3	100.0	3,700	1,500	
Specialist services	3.9	25.7	29.6	22.7	47.7	70.4	100.0	1,800	800	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	0.7	0.5	1.2	94.6	4.3	98.9	100.0	3,200	1,100	
Total (%)	2.7	7.0	9.6	65.2	25.1	90.4	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	400	1,100	1,500	9,800	3,800	13,600	. .	15,100	1,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 136 (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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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	2.0	12.8	14.8	81.1	4.1	85.2	100.0	500	
School liaison/child care									
School liaison/child care	2.4	27.4	29.8	46.2	24.1	70.3	100.0	200	
Personal support									
Help with behavioural problems	2.2	5.1	7.3	26.8	65.9	92.7	100.0	200	
Sexual/physical abuse counselling/support	—	23.1	23.1	7.7	69.2	76.9	100.0	<50	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	1.5	2.3	3.8	52.1	44.1	96.2	100.0	300	
General support/advocacy									
Access arrangements	3.6	44.6	48.2	19.3	32.5	51.8	100.0	100	
Advice/information	1.0	1.3	2.3	39.7	58.0	97.7	100.0	300	
Advocacy	1.2	0.3	1.5	57.9	40.6	98.5	100.0	400	
Specialist services									
Specialist counselling	—	85.0	85.0	5.0	10.0	15.0	100.0	<50	
Culturally specific services	—	43.6	43.6	23.6	32.7	56.3	100.0	100	
Health/medical services	—	34.4	34.4	4.9	60.7	65.6	100.0	200	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.									
Meals	—	—	—	84.8	15.2	100.0	100.0	200	
Showers/hygiene	—	—	—	99.1	0.9	100.0	100.0	200	
Recreation	—	1.3	1.3	85.4	13.3	98.7	100.0	300	
Transport	0.4	2.1	2.5	88.6	8.9	97.5	100.0	300	
Other	0.5	3.7	4.2	59.6	36.2	95.8	100.0	200	
 (continued)

Table 7.4 (continued):	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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	2.0	12.8	14.8	81.1	4.1	85.2	100.0	500	500	
School liaison/
child care	2.2	27.1	29.3	46.7	24.0	70.7	100.0	300	200	
Personal support	1.9	4.5	6.4	37.7	55.9	93.6	100.0	600	300	
General support/
advocacy	1.4	5.8	7.2	45.5	47.2	92.7	100.0	800	500	
Specialist services	—	42.3	42.3	8.2	49.5	57.7	100.0	300	300	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	0.2	1.4	1.6	84.5	13.9	98.4	100.0	1,200	500	
Total (%)	1.1	10.0	11.0	59.0	30.0	89.0	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	<50	400	400	2,200	1,100	3,300	. .	3,800	800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 480 (closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 478 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
	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	18.8	13.3	33.4	22.0	44.8	31.9	74.6	41.2	51.3	34.1	100	
Financial/ employment	—	5.3	20.5	10.4	15.1	14.2	25.4	12.1	—	13.8	100	
Personal support	19.1	7.4	16.4	23.1	10.0	9.9	—	8.9	—	12.0	<50	
General support/ advocacy	12.0	20.7	16.6	32.8	25.1	12.1	—	13.0	—	15.8	100	
Specialist services	23.0	49.2	9.5	11.6	5.0	23.9	—	20.3	—	18.7	100	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	27.1	4.1	3.6	—	—	8.0	—	4.4	48.7	5.7	<50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	400	
Summary totals												
Total unmet needs (%)	5.3	8.5	27.7	3.5	7.2	16.5	1.3	29.4	0.7	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	<50	<50	100	<50	<50	100	<50	100	<50	. .	400	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (%)	7.3	15.4	21.1	3.2	3.9	16.5	2.8	28.3	1.5	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (number)	<50	<50	<50	<50	<50	<50	<50	<50	<50	. .	200	
Total closed support periods (%)	15.0	18.1	17.7	4.1	2.1	12.5	2.9	26.5	1.0	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods (number)	300	300	300	100	<50	200	<50	500	<50	. .	1,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 4 identified unmet needs.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3 closed support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 152 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other with children	Total	
					%	Number	
Broad type of service	Per cent unmet needs			
Accommodation	25.0	—	27.3	—	27.0	<50	
School liaison/child care	—	—	15.2	—	13.5	<50	
Personal support	25.0	—	27.3	—	27.0	<50	
General support/advocacy	—	—	30.3	—	27.0	<50	
Specialist services	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	50.0	—	—	—	5.4	<50	
Total	100.0	—	100.0	—	100.0	<50	
Summary totals							
Total unmet needs (%)	10.8	—	89.2	—	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	<50	—	<50	—	. .	<50	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (%)	11.5	—	88.5	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (number)	<50	—	<50	—	. .	<50	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (%)	21.9	6.8	71.3	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (number)	200	100	600	—	. .	800	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (%)	18.8	—	81.3	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (number)	<50	—	<50	—	. .	<50	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (%)	20.8	6.3	72.8	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (number)	100	<50	300	—	. .	500	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 identified unmet needs for accompanying children.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 closed accompanying child support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 481 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): 0 closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs.
5.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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	27.2	9.1	11.8	6.7	
Government payments	52.8	77.3	75.6	79.0	
Other	20.1	13.6	12.6	14.3	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	300	200	1,800	1,700	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information'	. .	<50	. .	100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<50	<50	100	100	
Number with missing data	—	<50	<50	<50	
Total (number)	300	300	1,900	1,900	
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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	11.6	16.9	16.1	19.8	
Unemployed (looking for work)	25.3	19.5	21.5	19.4	
Not in labour force	63.2	63.6	62.3	60.7	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	300	200	1,800	1,700	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	<50	. .	100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	—	<50	100	100	
Number with missing data	—	—	<50	<50	
Total (number)	300	300	1,900	1,900	
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent) 
After support	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26
weeks	>26 
weeks	Total	
					Per cent	Number	
Main source of income							
No income	10.4	8.3	3.5	2.0	6.7	100	
Government payments	79.3	76.5	81.5	82.8	79.0	1,300	
Other	10.3	15.2	15.0	15.3	14.3	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	18.7	46.8	12.4	22.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	300	800	200	400	. .	1,700	
Employment status							
Employed full time/part time	14.2	21.2	20.6	21.2	19.8	300	
Unemployed (looking for work)	32.9	19.6	12.2	11.7	19.4	300	
Not in labour force	52.9	59.2	67.1	67.1	60.7	1,000	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	18.4	47.3	12.5	21.7	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	300	800	200	400	. .	1,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 197 (main source of income, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 243 (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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent) 
	5–17 years	18+ years	Total	
Student status	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	
Not a student	45.8	52.1	89.1	87.7	81.8	81.8	
Primary/secondary student	46.1	39.3	4.8	3.9	11.7	9.8	
Post-secondary student/employment training	8.1	8.6	6.1	8.4	6.4	8.4	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	300	300	1,500	1,400	1,800	1,600	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	<50	. .	100	. .	100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<50	<50	100	100	100	100	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	<50	<50	<50	<50	
Total (number)	300	300	1,600	1,600	1,900	1,900	
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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)	4.8	1.1	6.8	1.3	
House/flat	77.5	86.5	75.3	82.2	
Other house/dwelling(b)	12.2	8.8	10.9	11.1	
Institutional setting(c)	5.5	3.6	7.0	5.4	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	900	800	1,800	1,600	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	100	. .	200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<50	100	100	100	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	<50	<50	
Total (number)	1,000	1,000	1,900	1,900	
(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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (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	14.8	9.7	12.6	9.9	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	5.6	9.2	5.3	9.8	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	0.8	0.1	0.8	0.7	
Institutional setting	4.6	2.0	6.1	4.3	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	5.2	1.4	6.6	1.4	
Other, no tenure	—	—	—	0.1	
Purchasing/purchased own home	1.7	0.6	2.1	1.4	
Private rental	14.4	12.0	15.4	12.4	
Public housing rental	18.0	40.3	18.9	34.2	
Community housing rental	2.2	6.5	2.1	5.1	
Rent-free accommodation	14.0	7.0	15.8	10.3	
Boarding	18.6	11.1	14.2	10.6	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	900	800	1,700	1,500	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	100	. .	200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<50	100	100	200	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	<50	<50	
Total (number)	1,000	1,000	1,900	1,900	
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Type of house/dwelling	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					Per cent	Number	
	All closed support periods	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	4.3	1.0	0.6	—	1.3	<50	
House/flat	70.8	78.4	88.6	94.6	82.2	1,300	
Other house/dwelling(b)	14.9	14.7	7.2	3.2	11.1	200	
Institutional setting(c)	9.9	5.9	3.6	2.2	5.4	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	16.9	46.8	12.8	23.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	300	700	200	400	. .	1,600	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	3.8	0.3	—	—	0.7	<50	
House/flat	69.9	68.2	87.6	95.5	77.4	600	
Other house/dwelling(b)	17.0	23.1	8.0	3.9	15.7	100	
Institutional setting(c)	9.2	8.4	4.3	0.7	6.2	<50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	15.0	49.1	10.8	25.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100.0	400	100	200	. .	700	
(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): 319 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 156 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Type of tenure	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					Per cent	Number	
	All closed support periods	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	11.0	14.2	7.1	2.0	9.9	200	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	8.5	10.5	14.1	7.2	9.8	200	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	0.5	1.3	—	—	0.7	<50	
Institutional setting 	8.7	4.8	1.2	1.6	4.3	100	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	3.5	1.4	0.6	—	1.4	<50	
Other, no tenure	—	0.2	—	—	0.1	<50	
Purchasing/purchased own home	1.0	1.9	1.2	0.7	1.4	<50	
Private rental	13.6	12.3	12.2	11.8	12.4	200	
Public housing rental	22.0	22.0	43.6	62.0	34.2	500	
Community housing rental	2.5	8.1	3.5	1.9	5.1	100	
Rent-free accommodation	15.6	13.1	5.0	3.7	10.3	200	
Boarding	13.2	10.1	11.5	9.1	10.6	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	17.1	46.6	12.7	23.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	300	700	200	400	. .	1,500	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	15.1	19.4	7.5	3.3	13.3	100	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	7.6	11.5	15.8	6.5	10.1	100	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	—	2.7	—	—	1.3	<50	
Institutional setting 	7.1	7.7	3.0	0.7	5.3	<50	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	2.8	0.7	—	—	0.8	<50	
Other, no tenure	—	0.4	—	—	0.2	<50	
Purchasing/purchased own home	2.5	0.7	—	0.6	0.9	<50	
Private rental	13.7	9.8	12.7	13.2	11.5	100	
Public housing rental	9.5	12.1	37.4	64.6	28.0	200	
Community housing rental	3.9	13.4	5.1	3.2	8.5	100	
Rent-free accommodation	21.1	12.5	6.0	1.9	10.4	100	
Boarding	16.9	9.2	12.5	6.0	9.9	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	15.0	48.5	10.8	25.7	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100	300	100	200	. .	700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 372 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 180 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Living situation	Before	After	
With parent(s)	12.0	9.0	
With foster family	0.4	0.2	
With relatives/friends temporary	18.6	10.9	
With relatives/friends long-term	2.3	3.6	
With spouse/partner	6.3	4.5	
With spouse/partner and child(ren)	13.3	12.9	
Alone	12.6	14.1	
Alone with child(ren)	10.0	19.8	
With other unrelated persons	22.8	23.6	
Other(a)	1.8	1.4	
Total	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,800	1,600	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	100	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	
Total (number)	1,900	1,900	
(a)	‘Other’ includes the category of ‘With foster family’.
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Case management plan	Per cent	Number	
Yes	70.1	1,300	
No, client did not agree to one	12.2	200	
No, support period too short	17.5	300	
No, other reason	0.2	<50	
Total	100.0	1,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 104.
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Achievement of goals	Per cent	Number	
All goals achieved	25.9	300	
Most or some goals achieved	70.1	900	
No goals achieved	4.0	100	
Total	100.0	1,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

9	Support from 1996–97 to 2007–08
9.1	Key charts
Figure 9.1: Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2007–08
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, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2007–08
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 2007–08 dollars, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2007–08
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	6,941,000	6,517,000	2,020	2,940	
1997–98	7,066,000	6,705,000	2,000	2,960	
1998–99	7,070,000	6,705,000	2,210	3,230	
1999–00	7,326,000	6,948,000	2,180	3,210	
2000–01	9,636,000	8,751,000	2,980	4,120	
2001–02	9,916,000	7,942,000	2,980	4,130	
2002–03	10,230,000	9,835,000	3,900	5,530	
2003–04	12,825,000	12,600,000	4,140	7,570	
2004–05	14,561,000	14,349,000	6,150	9,150	
2005–06	14,928,000	14,556,000	5,160	7,450	
2006–07(d)	14,689,000	13,931,000	5,430	7,500	
2007–08(d	15,100,000	14,417,000	4,900	7,320	
	Constant 2007–08 $	
1996–97	9,273,000	8,707,000	2,700	3,930	
1997–98	9,349,000	8,871,000	2,650	3,920	
1998–99	9,579,000	9,085,000	3,000	4,370	
1999–00	9,160,000	8,686,000	2,720	4,020	
2000–01	11,683,000	10,609,000	3,620	4,990	
2001–02	11,984,000	9,598,000	3,600	5,000	
2002–03	11,126,000	10,696,000	4,240	6,020	
2003–04	13,817,000	13,575,000	4,460	8,150	
2004–05	15,276,000	15,054,000	6,460	9,600	
2005–06	15,130,000	14,753,000	5,230	7,550	
2006–07(d)	14,745,000	13,984,000	5,450	7,530	
2007–08(d)	15,100,000	14,417,000	4,900	7,320	
(a)	‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 include territory 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, 2008: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 and 2007–08 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 2009: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 2008; FaHCSIA unpublished data. 
Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2007–08 (number)
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Support periods	3,200	3,300	3,000	3,200	2,900	2,700	2,500	3,000	2,300	2,800	2,600	2,900	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Clients	2,200	2,300	2,100	2,200	2,100	1,900	1,800	1,700	1,600	2,000	1,900	2,000	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average support periods with accommodation	200	300	300	300	300	200	200	200	200	200	200	300	
Errors and omissions	49	52	138	186	58	40	60	57	54	30	14	2	
Daily average support periods	500	500	500	500	500	400	400	500	500	600	600	900	
Errors and omissions	54	63	15	2	13	13	3	1	—	—	—	—	
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 Australian Capital Territory. 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 2009: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, Australian Capital Territory, 2001–02 to 
2007–08 (number)
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Accompanying child support periods	1,000	1,000	1,100	900	1,600	1,600	1,900	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Accompanying children	800	800	700	800	1,000	1,300	1,500	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average accompanying child support periods with accommodation	100	100	100	200	200	200	200	
Errors and omissions	15	42	43	12	16	11	—	
Daily average accompanying child support periods	200	300	300	300	400	400	600	
Errors and omissions	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	
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 Australian Capital Territory. 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.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Chapter 9 for further information.
5.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
6.	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, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2007–08
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Agencies(a) (number)	34	31	30	30	30	31	31	43	40	41	50	34	
Agency participation rate (%)	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.8	93.5	72.1	92.5	95.1	76.0(b)	91.2	
Records returned (number)	3,050	3,178	3,028	3,188	2,934	2,583	2,361	2,194	2,103	2,685	2,442	2,683	
Records returned with consent (%)	72.4	76.7	73.6	80.9	85.3	86.4	87.3	87.4	86.1	82.1	89.8	87.6	
Records returned with valid consent(c) (%)	70.9	74.5	72.2	79.7	84.2	84.3	86.8	86.5	84.5	78.6	84.4	83.7	
(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 2009:Appendix 2.
(b)	The 2006–07 participation rate for the Australian Capital Territory was affected by extensive agency re-structuring. A number of agencies were consolidated and operated for only part of the year and/or did not return data. The principle for inclusion or exclusion of reporting agencies assumes that all agencies operate for a full twelve months (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
(c)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009: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 2009: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 Australian Capital Territory. Refer to Chapter 2 and Appendix 1 of the national report (AIHW 2009) for details of the I & I Fund.
A1.1	Tables
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (number)
Support periods	<50	
With accommodation	<50	
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 Australian Capital Territory. 
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (number)
Accompanying child support periods	—	
With accommodation(a)	—	
Without accommodation(a)	—	
Accompanying children	—	
(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 Australian Capital Territory. 
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–24 years	63.6	36.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	<50	
25–44 years	—	—	—	—	—	—	
45–64 years	—	—	—	—	—	—	
65 years and over	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Total	63.6	36.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<50	<50	<50	<50	. .	<50	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	16.7	16.8	. .	16.7	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	17	17	. .	17	
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 Australian Capital Territory. 
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–9 years	—	—	—	—	—	—	
10–17 years	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Total	—	—	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	—	—	—	—	. .	—	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	—	—	. .	—	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	—	—	. .	—	
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 accompanying child at a Pilot Project agency in Australian Capital Territory. 
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08 (per cent)
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Male	Female	Total	
			Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	16.7	—	11.1	<50	
Other Australian-born people	83.3	100.0	88.9	<50	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	—	—	—	—	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	—	—	—	—	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	66.7	33.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<50	<50	. .	<50	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 2.
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 Australian Capital Territory. 
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 2009: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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	—	—	
Other Australian-born children	—	—	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	—	—	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	—	—	
Total	100.0	—	
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 accompanying child at a Pilot Project agency in Australian Capital Territory. 
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 2009: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 2009). Additional information relevant only to the tables for Australian Capital Territory 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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
	Agencies(a)	Records returned	
	Total	Participation rate	Total	Consent	Valid consent(b)	
Primary target group	Number	Per cent	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Young people	15	93.3	666	89.9	86.8	
Single men only	3	100.0	409	98.5	89.0	
Single women only	1	100.0	78.0	91.0	89.7	
Families	8	75.0	796	90.5	87.4	
Women escaping domestic violence	4	100.0	157	95.5	94.3	
Cross-target/multiple/general	3	100.0	577	70.7	67.8	
Total	34	91.2	2,683	87.6	83.7	
(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 2009:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2).
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.	In 2007–08, the Australian Capital Territory reclassified the primary target group of some agencies.
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
	Records returned	
	Total	Consent	Valid consent(a)	
Primary target group	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Young people	128	86.7	56.3	
Single men only	—	—	—	
Single women only	—	—	—	
Families	1,102	93.2	81.1	
Women escaping domestic violence	301	93.0	84.4	
Cross-target/multiple/general	245	74.7	54.7	
Total	1,776	90.1	76.2	
(a)	 ‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009: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 2009).

Rounding	Refer to AIHW 2009:Section A2.4.	

Appendix 3	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 
primary target group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by 
month, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods 
active each night, average by month, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Australian 
Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Australian Capital Territory, 
2007–08
Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Australian 
Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Australian 
Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying 
children, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for 
accompanying children, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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, Australian Capital 
Territory, 2007–08
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, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after 
a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a 
support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after 
a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by 
length of support, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a 
support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Australian 
Capital Territory, 2007–08
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current 
and constant 2007–08 dollars, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 
1996–97 to 2007–08
Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 
1996–97 to 2007–08
Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by 
reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 2001–02 to  2007–08
Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with 
informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, Australian Capital 
Territory, 1996–97 to 2007–08
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support 
periods and accompanying children, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, 
by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: 
cultural and linguistic diversity, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
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, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08

List of figures
Figure 2.1:	Funding allocations to agencies, by primary target group, Australian Capital 
Territory, 2007–08
Figure 3.1:	SAAP support periods active each day and accommodation periods active each 
night, average by month, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 4.1:	SAAP clients, by age and sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children, by age and sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 5.1:	SAAP support periods, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 5.2:	Main reason for seeking assistance, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 6.1:	Median length of support, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 6.2:	Median length of accommodation for clients who were accommodated for at least 
1 day, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 7.1:	Provision of SAAP services required by clients, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 7.2:	Provision of SAAP services required for accompanying children, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 8.1:	Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2007–08
Figure 9.1:	Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2007–08
Figure 9.2:	Agency participation rate and valid consent, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2007–08