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

Victoria
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 Victoria supplementary tables. SAAP NDC report series 13. Cat. no. HOU 194. Canberra: AIHW.
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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 Victoria 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 Victorian Department of Human Services, which provided administrative data.
Abbreviations and symbols
Abbreviations
ABS	Australian Bureau of Statistics	
AIHW	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	
CAP	Crisis Accommodation Program	
DV	domestic violence	
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 Victoria 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 Victoria. 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, Victoria, 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 region and primary target group, Victoria, 2007–08
	Agencies (number)	Agencies 
(%)	Funding allocation 
($)(a)	Funding allocation 
(%)(a)	Mean funding per agency 
($)	
Region(b)						
Eastern Metropolitan	45	8.7	11,269,000	12.5	250,400	
North & West Metropolitan	129	24.9	31,206,000	34.5	241,900	
Southern Metropolitan	107	20.6	20,234,000	22.4	189,100	
Barwon South Western	50	9.6	5,429,000	6.0	108,600	
Gippsland	42	8.1	4,794,000	5.3	114,100	
Grampians	39	7.5	4,315,000	4.8	110,600	
Hume	51	9.8	4,441,000	4.9	87,100	
Loddon Mallee	48	9.2	4,709,000	5.2	98,100	
Statewide	8	1.5	4,115,000	4.5	514,400	
Total	519	100.0	90,511,000	100.0	174,400	
Primary target group						
Young people	205	39.5	28,619,000	31.6	139,600	
Single men only	20	3.9	6,780,000	7.5	339,000	
Single women only	18	3.5	4,375,000	4.8	243,100	
Families	35	6.7	6,885,000	7.6	196,700	
Women escaping domestic violence	117	22.5	20,984,000	23.2	179,300	
Cross-target/multiple/general	124	23.9	22,870,000	25.3	184,400	
Total	519	100.0	90,511,000	100.0	174,400	
Funding allocations to agencies(a)	519	100.0	90,511,000	93.6	174,400	
Other funding allocations	. .	. .	6,234,000	6.4	. .	
Total	. .	. .	96,745,000 	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’).
(b)	For the definition of region, refer to Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
Notes
1.	At 30 June 2008, 518 agencies were funded.
2.	Not all funded agencies are required to participate in the Client Collection (refer to Appendix 2, 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, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 2007–08
Support periods	70,300	
With accommodation	12,000	
Without accommodation	58,300	
Clients	36,600	
Mean number of support periods per client	1.92	
Clients per 10,000 population aged 10+ years(a)	79	
(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 Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Victoria,
 2007–08
Accompanying child support periods	31,600	
With accommodation(a)	8,000	
Without accommodation(a)	23,700	
Accompanying children	21,400	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child	1.48	
Accompanying children per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years(b)	180	
(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 Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by month and region, Victoria, 2007–08
Date	Eastern Metro.	North
& West Metro.	Southern Metro	Barwon South Western	Gipps-land	Gram-pians	Hume	Loddon Malle	State-wide	Total	
July 2007	900	1,970	1,360	460	440	470	480	810	120	7,010	
August 2007	890	2,040	1,400	480	480	450	520	810	120	7,190	
September 2007	860	2,060	1,580	500	500	440	540	840	120	7,460	
October 2007	880	1,980	1,850	520	540	430	520	860	150	7,720	
November 2007	900	1,960	1,990	510	560	460	540	920	150	7,980	
December 2007	880	1,920	2,030	470	550	480	510	890	140	7,890	
January 2008	890	1,860	1,930	480	570	470	480	880	130	7,700	
February 2008	890	1,880	1,760	480	600	480	510	870	120	7,590	
March 2008	890	1,870	1,660	480	620	480	490	910	110	7,500	
April 2008	890	1,890	1,580	460	620	480	460	930	110	7,420	
May 2008	890	1,960	1,650	460	600	490	460	980	110	7,580	
June 2008	920	1,970	1,520	470	570	440	480	920	110	7,390	
Support periods: total number of days	325,640	712,860	619,170	176,030	202,320	170,340	182,390	323,710	45,920	2,758,360	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	Regions are explained in Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
4.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection. 

Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods active each night, average by month and region, Victoria, 2007–08
Date	Eastern Metro.	North
& West Metro.	Southern Metro	Barwon South Western	Gipps-land	Gram-pians	Hume	Loddon Malle	State-wide	Total	
July 2007	260	620	510	130	90	120	70	110	<5	1,910	
August 2007	250	620	490	120	100	110	80	100	<5	1,870	
September 2007	230	610	480	120	100	110	70	100	<5	1,840	
October 2007	230	600	480	120	100	110	70	100	<5	1,810	
November 2007	230	590	480	110	100	120	70	100	<5	1,810	
December 2007	220	600	470	110	100	120	50	100	<5	1,790	
January 2008	230	620	470	100	100	110	50	110	<5	1,800	
February 2008	230	590	450	90	110	110	60	100	<5	1,730	
March 2008	210	570	450	80	110	100	50	100	<5	1,680	
April 2008	200	540	460	90	100	100	40	100	<5	1,620	
May 2008	200	540	460	80	100	100	40	100	<5	1,610	
June 2008	180	490	430	80	80	90	30	90	<5	1,470	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	78,170	206,230	166,440	36,800	35,380	38,200	20,180	35,540	970	617,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 840.
2.	Regions are explained in Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
4.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection. 

4	Age, sex, country of birth and cultural and linguistic diversity
4.1	Key charts
Figure 4.1: SAAP clients, by age and sex, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 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.

Tables
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Victoria, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
Under 15 years	0.6	1.2	1.6	1.8	1.7	600	
15–19 years	5.2	9.8	15.0	15.0	15.0	5,500	
20–24 years	5.3	10.1	15.3	15.5	15.4	5,600	
25–29 years	4.0	9.0	11.6	13.9	13.1	4,800	
30–34 years	4.2	9.2	12.0	14.1	13.4	4,900	
35–39 years	4.4	9.1	12.8	13.9	13.5	4,900	
40–44 years	3.7	6.6	10.7	10.1	10.3	3,800	
45–49 years	2.7	4.3	7.7	6.5	7.0	2,500	
50–54 years	1.8	2.4	5.0	3.7	4.2	1,500	
55–59 years	1.1	1.5	3.0	2.4	2.6	1,000	
60–64 years	0.8	0.9	2.2	1.3	1.6	600	
65 years and over	1.0	1.2	2.9	1.8	2.2	800	
Total	34.8	65.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	12,700	23,900	12,700	23,900	. .	36,600	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	33.7	32.2	. .	32.7	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	32	31	. .	31	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Clients aged 0–17 years: 3,500 (1,200 males, 2,300 females).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Victoria, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–4 years	21.9	19.8	43.1	40.2	41.7	8,900	
5–9 years	13.8	14.3	27.2	29.1	28.1	6,000	
10–14 years	11.2	11.0	22.1	22.5	22.3	4,800	
15–17 years	3.9	4.0	7.6	8.2	7.9	1,700	
Total	50.9	49.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	10,900	10,500	10,900	10,500	. .	21,400	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	6.5	6.7	. .	6.5	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	6	6	. .	6	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted):0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Victoria, 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	89.4	71.0	72.0	64.5	65.0	74.5	67.4	8,600	
2	6.1	16.5	14.7	16.7	16.1	12.8	16.0	2,000	
3+	4.4	12.5	13.2	18.9	18.9	12.7	16.6	2,100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.6	15.0	15.3	47.1	18.0	2.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	1,900	1,900	6,000	2,300	400	. .	12,700	
Mean number of support periods 	1.31	1.69	1.82	2.31	2.44	2.11	. .	2.14	
Per 10,000 population(a)	3	106	102	80	36	12	. .	56	
	Female clients	
1	93.7	68.0	67.9	69.8	74.6	77.9	70.5	16,800	
2	4.9	17.7	17.2	14.9	13.8	12.4	15.3	3,700	
3+	1.5	14.3	15.0	15.2	11.5	9.6	14.2	3,400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.8	15.0	15.5	52.0	14.0	1.8	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	400	3,600	3,700	12,400	3,300	400	. .	23,900	
Mean number of support periods 	1.21	1.75	1.80	1.86	1.72	1.82	. .	1.80	
Per 10,000 population(a)	8	208	200	163	51	11	. .	102	
	All clients	
1	92.3	69.0	69.3	68.1	70.7	76.3	69.4	25,400	
2	5.3	17.3	16.3	15.5	14.8	12.6	15.5	5,700	
3+	2.5	13.7	14.4	16.4	14.5	11.1	15.0	5,500	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.7	15.0	15.4	50.3	15.4	2.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	600	5,500	5,600	18,400	5,600	800	. .	36,600	
Mean number of support periods 	1.25	1.73	1.81	2.01	2.01	1.95	. .	1.92	
Per 10,000 population(a)	5	156	150	122	44	11	. .	79	
(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 Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Victoria, 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	77.0	77.3	79.9	82.8	78.2	16,700	
2	15.7	16.0	14.4	12.3	15.2	3,300	
3+	7.3	6.8	5.8	4.9	6.6	1,400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	41.7	28.1	22.3	7.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	8,900	6,000	4,800	1,700	. .	21,400	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods	1.51	1.49	1.44	1.39	. .	1.48	
Per 10,000 population 
of applicable age group(a)	276	187	142	810	. .	180	
(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 Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Victoria, 2007–08 (per cent)
Country of birth	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	88.0	80.9	83.4	29,200	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	1.7	2.5	2.2	800	
Europe	3.3	4.1	3.8	1,300	
North Africa and the Middle East	2.7	4.0	3.5	1,200	
Asia	2.0	5.6	4.3	1,500	
Americas	0.4	0.7	0.6	200	
Sub-Saharan Africa	2.0	2.3	2.2	800	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	12,100	22,900	. .	35,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,532.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.	

Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Victoria, 2007–08
Country of birth	Per cent	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	92.8	19,000	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	1.5	300	
Europe	0.6	100	
North Africa and the Middle East	2.5	500	
Asia	1.4	300	
Americas	0.2	<50	
Sub-Saharan Africa	1.1	200	
Total	100.0	20,500	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 937.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, Victoria, 2007–08
	Male	Female	Total	
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Per cent	Per cent	Number	
Clients					
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	5.3	7.1	6.5	2,200	
Other Australian-born people	82.5	73.5	76.6	26,200	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	3.0	2.9	2.9	1,000	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	9.2	16.5	14.0	4,800	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	34.6	65.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	11,800	22,400	. .	34,200	
Support periods	Mean number per client	Total number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	1.84	1.83	1.83	3,900	
Other Australian-born people	2.14	1.81	1.93	51,300	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	2.63	1.80	2.09	1,900	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	1.76	1.74	1.75	8,200	
Total	2.10	1.80	1.90	. .	
Total support periods (row %)	38.3	61.7	100.0	. .	
Total support periods (number)	25,000	40,400	. .	65,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,400 clients; 4,917 support periods.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 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, Victoria, 2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	11.3	2,300	
Other Australian-born children	80.9	16,200	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.3	300	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	6.6	1,300	
Total	100.0	20,000	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,396.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 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, Victoria, 2007–08
Horizontal bar chart showing client group on the y-axis and per cent on the x-axis.
Source: Table 5.2.
Figure 5.2: Main reason for seeking assistance, Victoria, 2007–08 (per cent support periods)
Horizontal bar chart showing main reason for seeking assistance on y-axis and per cent on x-axis. 
Source: Table 5.3.

5.2	
Tables
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by region, Victoria, 2007–08 (per cent)
Client group	Eastern Metro.	North 
& West Metro.	South-ern Metro	Barwon South Western	Gipps-land	Gram-pians	Hume	Loddon Mallee	State-wide	Total	
										%	Number	
Male alone	26.9	30.8	48.7	21.5	24.8	21.6	21.3	19.3	0.3	34.6	21,700	
Female alone	24.8	27.6	40.5	33.6	33.3	35.9	41.2	36.3	44.4	35.4	22,200	
Couple no children	6.9	2.5	1.2	4.4	9.7	5.0	3.7	4.9	0.2	3.2	2,000	
Couple with children	6.5	4.0	1.6	5.5	4.4	4.8	4.5	6.0	0.3	3.4	2,200	
Male with children	2.6	1.7	0.4	2.6	1.7	1.9	1.7	2.4	—	1.3	800	
Female with children	31.0	31.2	7.3	31.6	24.3	30.7	27.2	30.5	53.4	21.3	13,400	
Other	1.3	2.3	0.3	0.8	1.9	—	0.3	0.7	1.3	0.9	600	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	12.5	17.3	42.3	4.1	5.1	4.3	4.1	6.9	3.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	7,800	10,800	26,600	2,600	3,200	2,700	2,600	4,300	2,200	. .	62,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 1,436.
2.	Region abbreviations are explained in Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
3.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.

Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Victoria, 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	31.1	7.6	—	1.7	0.5	7.0	8.5	5,900	
Male alone, 25+	1.0	81.0	0.1	6.9	0.3	42.8	26.2	18,200	
Female alone, under 25	40.9	0.2	10.9	3.4	8.4	7.2	11.8	8,200	
Female alone, 25+	1.2	5.3	48.8	9.5	34.8	25.9	23.6	16,400	
Couple no children	6.1	1.5	1.4	3.1	0.5	3.2	2.9	2,000	
Couple with children	3.1	0.6	1.5	19.0	0.4	3.4	3.4	2,400	
Male with children	0.7	2.5	0.1	7.2	0.1	1.3	1.3	900	
Female with children	14.0	1.3	36.2	47.9	54.2	8.5	21.4	14,800	
Other	1.7	—	1.0	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.8	600	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	13.8	3.2	3.3	5.1	20.7	54.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	9,600	2,200	2,300	3,500	14,300	37,400	. .	69,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 970.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.

Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, Victoria, 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	9.4	9.5	8.3	3.2	6.6	4.1	4.2	2.3	3.7	5.9	
Relationship/
family breakdown	18.2	3.7	19.5	3.8	11.5	6.9	19.5	7.1	12.1	8.2	
Interpersonal conflict	3.5	2.1	3.1	1.8	4.6	2.6	2.6	1.7	1.8	2.3	
Sexual/
physical/emotional abuse	0.8	0.4	1.7	1.8	1.2	1.2	1.4	2.1	2.6	1.4	
Domestic/family violence	2.6	1.0	18.2	32.5	5.2	4.5	2.7	57.5	31.0	23.2	
Financial difficulty(a)	14.5	32.9	12.3	24.8	14.5	16.2	14.8	6.6	8.7	19.9	
Overcrowding issues	3.0	1.3	4.1	1.7	6.1	9.5	7.3	3.5	5.2	2.9	
Eviction/asked to leave	12.7	6.4	9.4	6.5	17.4	24.0	15.3	7.5	15.9	8.7	
Emergency/previous accommodation ended	15.6	13.1	11.5	9.4	11.2	14.2	12.0	5.0	4.6	10.4	
Mental health issues/
psychiatric illness	2.5	4.4	1.5	2.5	0.6	0.4	1.1	0.4	0.8	2.3	
Problematic drug/ alcohol/substance use	1.9	4.3	0.7	1.2	1.3	0.4	2.1	0.4	0.9	1.8	
Other health issues	0.7	2.8	0.5	1.4	1.8	1.5	1.8	0.4	1.1	1.4	
Recent arrival to area 
with no means of support/itinerant	4.6	5.8	2.8	2.0	6.4	5.7	4.8	1.6	3.4	3.5	
Other reasons(b)	10.0	12.2	6.1	7.3	11.7	8.6	10.5	4.1	8.2	8.2	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	8.5	26.3	11.8	23.8	2.9	3.4	1.2	21.3	0.8	100.0	
Total (number)	5,800	17,900	8,000	16,200	2,000	2,300	800	14,500	600	68,000	
(a)	‘Financial difficulty’ includes the categories of ‘Gambling’, ‘Budgeting problems’, ‘Rent too high’ and ‘Other financial difficulty’.
(b)	‘Other reasons’ includes the categories of ‘Gay/lesbian/transgender issues’, ‘Recently left institution’ and ‘Other’.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,257.
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 Victoria 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, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 2007–08
Vertical bar chart showing days on y-axis and client group on x-axis.
Source: Table 6.2.

Tables
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Victoria, 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	47.2	76.1	44.8	64.3	49.7	36.5	30.1	40.2	54.1	57.4	35,800	
>1–13 weeks	36.7	18.6	37.8	26.8	35.5	37.1	43.0	39.0	26.3	29.8	18,500	
>13–26 weeks	9.0	3.1	8.9	5.1	7.7	11.5	13.1	10.9	11.0	6.9	4,300	
>26 weeks	7.1	2.2	8.4	3.7	7.1	14.8	13.8	10.0	8.6	5.9	3,700	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	8.3	27.9	11.4	24.8	2.9	3.1	1.1	19.8	0.7	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	5,200	17,400	7,100	15,400	1,800	1,900	700	12,300	500	. .	62,200	
Mean length (days)	57	20	66	35	49	89	91	67	76	. .	45	
Median length (days)	11	<1	14	1	8	27	32	21	4	. .	2	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 693.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.	
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation by client group, Victoria, 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)	21.0	22.9	25.4	41.0	19.3	7.0	7.0	29.6	26.9	26.7	2,200	
>1–13 weeks	56.0	62.9	51.5	43.4	53.4	36.6	38.8	44.4	45.1	50.2	4,200	
>13–26 weeks	10.7	8.2	10.2	7.4	12.5	25.0	23.3	11.1	12.2	10.6	900	
>26 weeks	12.3	6.0	13.0	8.1	14.8	31.4	30.9	14.9	15.8	12.5	1,000	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	13.2	19.4	14.5	15.7	2.4	4.3	1.6	28.1	0.8	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	1,100	1,600	1,200	1,300	200	400	100	2,400	100	. .	8,400	
Mean length (days)	89	64	87	70	89	182	162	90	92	. .	86	
Median length (days)	33	25	32	14	37	99	96	30	30	. .	29	
Accommodation starting and ending on the same date (number)	100	100	100	100	100	100	<50	200	<50	. .	800	
Total closed support periods with accommodation	1,200	1,700	1,300	1,500	300	400	100	2,600	100	. .	9,200	
(a)	Excludes accommodation starting and ending on the same date.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 894.
2.	Clients were able to be accommodated on more than one occasion in a support period.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Victoria, 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	53.3	25.8	48.9	26.1	58.5	64.6	60.4	47.6	45.3	38.2	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	27.7	12.1	22.5	11.4	17.0	28.9	26.7	24.9	24.0	18.1	
Assistance to obtain/maintain short-term accommodation	18.0	10.0	12.9	8.3	18.8	12.8	14.3	10.7	10.6	11.2	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	15.3	6.8	13.1	3.8	12.2	14.1	14.5	8.2	11.9	8.4	
Assistance to obtain/maintain independent housing	20.7	10.6	21.2	11.4	31.7	36.3	34.0	24.1	26.6	17.5	
Financial/employment	45.9	45.8	42.1	43.6	36.8	41.7	37.5	36.8	30.4	42.4	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	12.5	5.4	11.1	6.1	7.0	4.4	4.2	7.1	10.9	7.2	
Employment/training assistance	10.2	2.5	7.4	0.7	2.3	3.4	2.6	2.0	7.8	3.2	
Financial assistance/material aid	34.3	41.3	30.1	38.0	30.8	36.7	32.8	32.0	23.7	36.0	
Financial counselling and support	11.9	8.6	11.7	11.2	7.6	8.7	7.8	6.0	7.2	9.3	
Personal support	39.2	28.2	52.6	52.6	37.0	40.1	43.6	71.7	51.7	47.9	
Incest/sexual assault	0.1	—	1.3	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.3	1.7	0.7	0.8	
Domestic/family violence	2.8	0.4	15.8	26.6	5.5	5.4	2.3	52.9	23.5	20.0	
Family/relationship	17.0	8.2	20.6	15.6	10.1	13.8	14.8	17.2	14.8	14.4	
Emotional support	35.9	27.5	47.3	46.8	33.8	36.7	41.4	62.6	43.8	43.2	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.1	
General support/advocacy	80.9	83.1	78.4	84.2	80.1	75.4	79.5	80.3	72.8	81.6	
Living skills/personal development	24.9	17.8	20.6	10.9	11.6	8.5	9.9	8.0	15.1	14.5	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	7.4	3.1	5.9	6.9	4.5	5.9	7.1	17.2	7.0	7.8	
Advice/information	72.2	76.9	70.5	77.0	74.5	69.1	71.5	74.9	69.3	74.9	
Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings	12.6	5.1	9.7	4.4	8.1	6.8	6.2	6.7	13.4	6.7	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	41.5	33.2	44.7	42.7	45.2	46.7	51.9	52.6	43.9	42.6	
Specialist services	14.8	16.6	14.0	13.2	14.1	11.0	11.0	17.5	21.2	15.2	
Psychological/psychiatric services	4.7	12.3	2.2	4.5	3.3	0.9	2.6	1.6	2.0	5.6	
Specialist counselling	3.3	2.0	2.7	1.4	1.7	1.1	2.2	3.9	2.2	2.4	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.8	0.1	2.9	0.5	3.2	2.4	0.9	2.7	5.3	1.3	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	5.7	4.0	2.4	1.5	1.8	2.1	2.8	1.6	2.2	2.7	
Physical/intellectual disability services	1.0	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.3	
Culturally specific services	3.0	0.4	3.2	3.3	2.2	2.8	2.9	7.8	11.8	3.4	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	1.4	0.2	1.8	2.6	1.7	2.5	1.7	5.1	6.7	2.3	
Health/medical services	6.9	5.0	5.2	4.3	5.1	3.7	3.2	4.7	6.0	4.9	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	31.5	27.6	30.3	22.6	28.7	22.1	24.8	33.6	28.3	28.1	
Meals	15.5	7.3	13.3	8.1	9.2	5.5	4.9	10.5	13.4	9.6	
Laundry/shower facilities	13.0	8.8	10.8	7.8	6.9	2.8	2.8	8.9	7.8	8.9	
Recreation	11.4	4.8	8.1	4.5	3.8	2.8	2.8	5.5	6.4	5.7	
Transport	21.0	7.3	21.6	10.3	14.5	13.3	14.0	17.4	17.5	13.5	
Other	6.3	15.9	7.3	9.1	11.7	7.7	10.1	14.3	9.5	11.6	
No services provided directly	3.6	1.8	4.4	2.4	4.1	4.3	3.7	3.3	8.3	2.9	
Total (number)	5,600	17,800	7,800	15,800	1,900	2,100	800	13,500	500	65,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 4,465 (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 Victoria 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, Victoria, 2007–08 (per cent)
Type of service	Couple with children	Male 
with children	Female with children	Other 
with children	Total	
Accommodation	44.3	35.0	45.1	22.7	44.5	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	44.3	35.0	45.1	22.7	44.5	
School liaison/child care	7.8	14.2	15.0	—	14.2	
School liaison/child care	7.8	14.2	15.0	—	14.2	
Personal support	6.4	10.3	10.7	4.5	10.2	
Help with behavioural problems	2.4	4.7	5.2	—	4.8	
Sexual/physical abuse support	0.2	2.1	1.8	—	1.6	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	4.4	6.2	6.6	4.5	6.4	
General support/advocacy	36.4	39.5	47.7	59.1	46.1	
Access arrangements	0.5	2.8	4.3	4.5	3.8	
Advice/information	20.8	22.7	27.3	45.5	26.4	
Advocacy	22.8	28.8	32.3	22.7	31.1	
Specialist services	7.6	6.7	12.0	27.3	11.3	
Specialist counselling	0.9	2.6	3.0	—	2.7	
Culturally specific services	2.8	2.8	5.5	18.2	5.1	
Health/medical services	4.1	1.7	5.2	9.1	4.9	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	23.6	33.0	42.0	36.4	39.6	
Meals	3.8	7.5	20.5	13.6	18.1	
Showers/hygiene	2.5	3.9	18.7	4.5	16.3	
Recreation	4.0	9.0	15.1	9.1	13.6	
Transport	8.6	13.5	24.8	27.3	22.6	
Other	12.3	16.5	11.3	18.2	11.6	
No services provided directly by agency	11.3	11.8	9.2	27.3	9.6	
Total (number)	1,300	500	9,900	<50	11,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 19,912 (including accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 19,514 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 Victoria 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, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 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.
Tables
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Victoria, 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	61.6	29.8	56.6	34.2	66.3	71.8	66.8	58.6	57.3	44.9	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	32.0	13.6	28.1	16.6	21.4	33.5	30.0	32.6	28.1	22.2	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	22.7	12.0	16.2	11.0	22.0	16.1	16.4	14.0	19.0	14.0	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	19.5	7.9	15.8	5.0	13.7	16.1	16.6	9.9	19.4	10.0	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	25.6	12.6	25.0	14.3	36.6	43.4	41.1	29.9	36.0	20.9	
Financial/employment	51.3	49.8	46.7	48.0	41.3	48.2	44.0	42.8	38.3	47.3	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	14.7	5.7	12.6	7.2	8.6	5.3	5.9	9.1	13.5	8.4	
Employment and training assistance	14.7	2.6	10.6	1.5	6.1	5.3	5.0	3.9	13.4	4.8	
Financial assistance/material aid	37.2	45.3	32.7	42.0	34.9	41.6	36.5	36.9	31.4	40.2	
Financial counselling and support	13.8	9.2	13.4	13.0	11.8	15.5	13.0	11.0	12.3	11.7	
Personal support	40.2	28.1	54.2	54.0	36.9	39.5	45.8	74.5	56.3	48.4	
Incest/sexual assault	0.2	0.1	2.1	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.7	2.8	1.3	1.2	
Domestic/family violence	3.8	0.8	18.0	28.8	7.5	6.3	4.4	58.0	27.7	21.6	
Family/relationship	19.6	8.8	23.3	16.8	11.4	16.3	18.6	20.3	18.9	16.0	
Emotional support	35.9	27.0	47.8	46.9	33.0	35.5	41.1	64.3	45.8	42.9	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	
General support/advocacy	82.0	84.2	80.5	85.2	78.2	76.6	81.2	82.0	79.3	83.0	
Living skills/personal development	26.3	18.6	21.9	11.6	13.4	10.5	11.3	9.2	18.0	15.6	
Assistance with legal issues/court support	8.2	3.5	7.1	8.5	6.0	7.7	10.6	21.6	10.2	9.3	
Advice/information	73.5	77.8	72.1	77.7	72.3	69.9	73.0	76.5	74.6	76.1	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	12.1	4.7	10.0	5.0	7.9	8.0	6.7	8.4	16.2	7.0	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	42.2	33.6	46.0	43.4	45.0	47.1	52.3	54.4	45.8	43.2	
Specialist services	20.7	20.9	19.9	18.6	20.9	19.0	19.2	25.9	27.4	21.1	
Psychological/psychiatric services	7.1	14.6	4.7	8.0	6.2	2.6	5.1	5.5	7.6	8.7	
Specialist counselling	5.2	2.5	5.4	3.5	4.0	4.5	6.2	9.0	3.5	4.7	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.8	0.1	3.8	0.7	5.1	4.1	1.3	3.7	8.2	1.7	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	7.8	5.3	3.7	3.1	3.8	4.8	7.1	3.3	3.4	4.3	
Physical/intellectual disability services	1.4	0.3	0.6	0.5	1.3	0.7	1.3	0.6	1.3	0.6	
Culturally specific services	3.2	0.4	3.7	3.5	2.6	3.5	3.4	9.6	11.7	3.8	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	1.2	0.3	1.8	2.7	1.9	2.7	2.4	6.1	7.5	2.5	
Health/medical services	9.9	7.1	9.0	7.6	8.8	8.7	7.8	9.7	12.2	8.3	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	32.0	27.9	30.6	22.9	29.5	23.7	26.9	36.3	33.2	28.8	
Meals	16.9	7.5	14.4	8.3	10.2	6.1	5.7	11.9	14.8	10.2	
Laundry/shower facilities	13.9	8.9	11.5	8.0	8.2	3.4	3.1	9.9	9.9	9.3	
Recreation	12.1	4.8	8.8	4.8	5.1	3.4	3.7	6.3	8.7	6.1	
Transport	20.6	7.1	21.3	10.1	14.6	13.6	14.4	18.4	19.4	13.3	
Other	6.4	16.2	7.6	9.6	12.1	8.0	10.8	15.6	10.3	12.2	
No needs recorded	1.5	0.2	1.9	0.4	4.1	1.7	2.9	1.6	1.0	1.0	
Total (number)	5,000	17,100	6,800	15,000	1,700	1,800	700	11,500	400	59,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,079 (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 Victoria 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, Victoria, 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	56.3	44.4	51.0	27.3	51.2	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	56.3	44.4	51.0	27.3	51.2	
School liaison/child care	12.8	19.3	20.3	—	19.5	
School liaison/child care	12.8	19.3	20.3	—	19.5	
Personal support	11.3	15.0	15.9	18.2	15.5	
Help with behavioural problems	5.8	6.4	8.0	9.1	7.7	
Sexual/physical abuse support	1.1	1.6	3.3	9.1	3.0	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	7.3	9.9	9.5	18.2	9.3	
General support/advocacy	38.5	39.6	50.2	90.9	48.6	
Access arrangements	0.9	4.8	8.9	9.1	8.0	
Advice/information	24.4	22.7	28.6	63.6	28.0	
Advocacy	23.0	27.5	33.6	45.5	32.3	
Specialist services	13.2	10.4	18.5	45.5	17.6	
Specialist counselling	2.0	4.8	7.6	9.1	7.0	
Culturally specific services	4.0	2.7	6.5	27.3	6.2	
Health/medical services	8.6	4.5	9.1	27.3	8.9	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	26.3	35.3	45.4	54.5	43.1	
Meals	5.5	7.0	23.1	18.2	20.7	
Showers/hygiene	4.0	3.5	20.7	9.1	18.4	
Recreation	6.8	9.4	16.8	18.2	15.6	
Transport	10.6	13.1	27.0	36.4	24.9	
Other	11.3	18.2	11.4	27.3	11.7	
No needs recorded	0.6	1.1	1.6	—	1.4	
Total (number)	900	400	8,200	<50	9,600	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 16,963 (including closed accompanying child support with no information on service requirements or provision). In 16,645 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 Victoria 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, Victoria, 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	5.8	17.9	23.7	63.4	12.9	76.3	100.0	13,400	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	8.4	13.0	21.4	64.0	14.7	78.7	100.0	8,500	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	9.8	15.0	24.8	58.7	16.5	75.2	100.0	5,900	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	9.9	11.7	21.6	66.7	11.7	78.4	100.0	12,900	
Financial/employment									
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	6.6	10.9	17.5	69.6	12.9	82.5	100.0	4,900	
Employment and training assistance	13.3	26.5	39.8	45.6	14.6	60.2	100.0	2,900	
Financial assistance/material aid	3.6	5.6	9.2	78.8	12.1	90.9	100.0	23,600	
Financial counselling and support	6.1	15.1	21.2	70.1	8.7	78.8	100.0	6,600	
Personal support									
Incest/sexual assault	19.0	22.7	41.7	36.4	21.9	58.3	100.0	800	
Domestic/family violence	4.7	5.4	10.1	79.9	10.0	89.9	100.0	12,800	
Family/relationship	6.6	5.7	12.3	80.9	6.7	87.6	100.0	9,400	
Emotional support	2.1	0.9	3.0	93.6	3.4	97.0	100.0	25,200	
Assistance with problem gambling	25.8	34.8	60.6	20.2	19.1	39.3	100.0	200	
General support/advocacy									
Living skills/personal development	4.8	3.4	8.2	87.3	4.5	91.8	100.0	9,100	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	7.7	14.7	22.4	56.4	21.2	77.6	100.0	5,500	
Advice/information	0.8	0.4	1.2	95.6	3.2	98.8	100.0	45,400	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	7.0	4.4	11.4	82.9	5.7	88.6	100.0	4,200	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	1.4	1.5	2.9	90.9	6.2	97.1	100.0	25,800	
Specialist services									
Psychological/psychiatric services	8.7	26.8	35.5	51.9	12.6	64.5	100.0	5,100	
Specialist counselling	15.1	37.3	52.4	19.9	27.7	47.6	100.0	2,900	
Pregnancy/family planning support	10.5	21.8	32.3	43.8	23.9	67.7	100.0	1,000	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	16.9	25.6	42.5	29.8	27.7	57.5	100.0	2,700	
Physical/intellectual disability services	18.2	40.9	59.1	26.8	14.1	40.9	100.0	300	
Culturally specific services	4.8	10.1	14.9	71.1	14.0	85.1	100.0	2,300	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	3.2	8.4	11.6	68.5	20.0	88.5	100.0	1,400	
Health/medical services	8.6	33.4	42.0	38.1	20.0	58.1	100.0	5,000	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.									
Meals	1.9	3.4	5.3	90.5	4.2	94.7	100.0	6,100	
Laundry/shower facilities	1.8	1.2	3.0	95.1	1.9	97.0	100.0	5,500	
Recreation	4.7	3.7	8.4	86.3	5.3	91.6	100.0	3,700	
Transport	2.8	1.5	4.3	92.6	3.1	95.7	100.0	7,900	
Other	1.1	2.3	3.4	91.5	5.1	96.6	100.0	6,600	
 (continued)

Table 7.3 (continued):	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 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	8.2	14.5	22.7	63.9	13.4	77.3	100.0	40,600	27,500	
Financial/
employment	5.1	9.5	14.6	73.6	11.8	85.4	100.0	37,900	27,800	
Personal support	4.0	3.5	7.5	86.3	6.1	92.4	100.0	48,300	28,900	
General support/
advocacy	2.1	2.1	4.2	90.4	5.4	95.8	100.0	90,000	49,700	
Specialist services	10.2	26.5	36.7	43.9	19.4	63.3	100.0	21,900	12,600	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	2.3	2.3	4.6	91.6	3.8	95.4	100.0	29,800	16,600	
Total (%)	4.5	7.3	11.8	79.6	8.6	88.2	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	12,000	19,500	31,500	213,800	23,100	236,900	. .	268,500	59,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,770 (closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	In groups of service types, a client may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 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	9.4	11.4	74.1	14.5	88.6	100.0	4,900	
School liaison/child care									
School liaison/child care	10.3	18.4	28.7	56.1	15.2	71.3	100.0	1,900	
Personal support									
Help with behavioural problems	14.9	23.2	38.1	42.4	19.6	62.0	100.0	700	
Sexual/physical abuse counselling/support	22.2	22.6	44.8	35.3	19.9	55.2	100.0	300	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	14.4	15.6	30.0	57.0	13.0	70.0	100.0	900	
General support/advocacy									
Access arrangements	7.6	41.7	49.3	39.2	11.6	50.8	100.0	800	
Advice/information	2.3	1.4	3.7	85.2	11.1	96.3	100.0	2,700	
Advocacy	2.4	1.3	3.7	85.9	10.4	96.3	100.0	3,100	
Specialist services									
Specialist counselling	13.8	46.0	59.8	17.5	22.7	40.2	100.0	700	
Culturally specific services	2.8	9.6	12.4	82.0	5.6	87.6	100.0	600	
Health/medical services	7.8	34.8	42.6	41.6	15.7	57.3	100.0	900	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.									
Meals	2.1	2.3	4.4	91.1	4.5	95.6	100.0	2,000	
Showers/hygiene	2.1	1.1	3.2	94.2	2.5	96.7	100.0	1,800	
Recreation	5.5	3.8	9.3	85.4	5.3	90.7	100.0	1,500	
Transport	2.2	1.3	3.5	93.1	3.3	96.4	100.0	2,400	
Other	1.4	8.9	10.3	79.6	10.1	89.7	100.0	1,100	
(continued)

Table 7.4 (continued):	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 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	9.4	11.4	74.1	14.5	88.6	100.0	4,900	4,900	
School liaison/
child care	10.7	18.6	29.3	56.9	13.8	70.7	100.0	2,000	1,900	
Personal support	17.4	18.7	36.1	48.4	15.5	63.9	100.0	2,200	1,500	
General support/
advocacy	3.0	6.0	9.0	80.2	10.8	91.0	100.0	6,600	4,700	
Specialist services	8.3	31.4	39.7	45.2	15.1	60.3	100.0	2,100	1,700	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	2.6	2.9	5.5	89.8	4.7	94.5	100.0	8,800	4,200	
Total (%)	4.8	9.6	14.4	75.2	10.4	85.6	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	1,300	2,500	3,800	20,000	2,800	22,800	. .	26,600	9,600	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 16,859 (closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 16,645 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	In groups of service types, an accompanying child may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to accompanying child support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Victoria, 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	37.0	34.2	30.1	27.2	24.6	29.3	27.1	23.0	17.9	28.6	3,200	
Financial/ employment	17.7	21.9	17.1	17.0	18.1	13.0	11.9	14.6	12.3	17.1	1,900	
Personal support	10.4	7.9	16.9	16.5	15.8	11.9	13.6	17.8	31.9	14.6	1,600	
General support/ advocacy	15.0	13.2	15.1	12.5	12.7	18.5	12.7	18.2	19.4	15.1	1,700	
Specialist services	14.2	17.8	15.6	22.0	19.9	20.5	23.8	19.4	10.6	18.7	2,100	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	5.7	4.9	5.3	4.7	8.8	6.8	11.0	7.0	8.0	5.9	700	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11,200	
Summary totals												
Total unmet needs (%)	10.6	17.6	13.1	21.2	4.3	4.0	1.5	26.8	0.8	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	1,200	2,000	1,500	2,400	500	500	200	3,000	100	. .	11,200	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (%)	10.1	22.5	13.2	22.9	3.3	3.8	1.4	22.2	0.7	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (number)	500	1,100	700	1,100	200	200	100	1,100	<50	. .	5,000	
Total closed support periods (%)	8.3	28.6	11.3	25.1	2.8	2.9	1.1	19.2	0.7	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods (number)	5,000	17,100	6,800	15,000	1,700	1,800	700	11,500	400	. .	59,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 122 identified unmet needs.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 55 closed support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,079 closed support periods (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Victoria, 2007–08
	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other with children	Total	
					%	Number	
Broad type of service	% unmet needs			
Accommodation	9.0	4.2	7.6	—	7.6	100	
School liaison/child care	14.4	25.0	16.3	—	16.2	200	
Personal support	24.3	25.0	29.6	40.0	29.1	400	
General support/advocacy	9.0	16.7	16.0	20.0	15.4	200	
Specialist services	12.6	20.8	13.5	40.0	13.7	200	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	30.6	8.3	17.0	—	18.0	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1,300	
Summary totals							
Total unmet needs (%)	9.4	2.0	88.1	0.4	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	100	<50	1,100	<50	. .	1,300	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (%)	10.9	3.4	85.5	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (number)	100	<50	500	<50	. .	600	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (%)	9.7	4.3	85.9	0.1	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (number)	900	400	8,200	<50	. .	9,600	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (%)	9.9	3.0	86.8	0.3	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (number)	<50	<50	300	<50	. .	300	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (%)	9.0	5.1	85.7	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (number)	400	200	4,200	<50	. .	4,900	
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): 16,963 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): 39 closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance.
6.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
8	Circumstances of clients before and after support
8.1	Key chart
Figure 8.1: Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 
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, Victoria, 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	19.0	8.5	7.1	5.0	
Government payments	74.4	85.4	85.1	87.1	
Other	6.7	6.0	7.8	7.9	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	4,900	4,700	58,000	55,300	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information'	. .	100	. .	1,700	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	200	4,600	5,500	
Number with missing data	<50	100	300	400	
Total (number)	5,100	5,100	62,900	62,900	
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, Victoria, 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	8.3	19.0	9.0	10.1	
Unemployed (looking for work)	35.8	32.1	18.0	17.4	
Not in labour force	55.8	48.9	73.0	72.5	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	2,900	2,700	58,000	54,800	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	100	. .	2,100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<50	100	4,500	5,500	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	400	600	
Total (number)	2,900	2,900	62,9000	62,900	
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, Victoria, 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	5.6	4.4	3.7	3.1	5.0	2,700	
Government payments	87.7	86.4	85.1	86.7	87.1	48,200	
Other	6.6	9.2	11.2	10.2	7.9	4,400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	56.9	30.0	7.0	6.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	31,400	16,600	3,900	3,400	. .	55,300	
Employment status							
Employed full time/part time	6.9	13.0	17.5	18.2	10.1	5,500	
Unemployed (looking for work)	17.7	18.5	14.5	13.1	17.4	9,500	
Not in labour force	75.4	68.5	68.0	68.6	72.5	39,700	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	57.3	29.7	6.9	6.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	31,400	16,200	3,800	3,300	. .	54,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 7,644 (main source of income, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 8,165 (employment status, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Victoria, 2007–08 (per cent) 
	5–17 years	18+ years	Total	
Student status	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	
Not a student	57.9	55.7	96.3	96.0	93.7	93.4	
Primary/secondary student	31.9	30.6	0.8	0.7	2.9	2.6	
Post-secondary student/employment training	10.2	13.7	2.9	3.4	3.4	4.0	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	3,800	3,500	54,100	51,500	58,000	54,900	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	300	. .	1,600	. .	1,900	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	200	300	4,100	4,800	4,300	5,100	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	300	700	300	700	
Total (number)	4,000	4,000	58,500	58,500	62,600	62,600	
Notes
1.	Table excludes closed support periods for clients aged 4 years and under.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 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)	6.4	1.9	9.8	6.3	
House/flat	73.0	81.2	64.8	65.5	
Other house/dwelling(b)	16.2	14.8	22.0	25.6	
Institutional setting(c)	4.4	2.1	3.4	2.6	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	12,400	10,900	58,000	52,000	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	900	. .	3,000	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	200	700	4,600	7,500	
Number with missing data	<50	100	300	500	
Total (number)	12,600	12,600	62,900	62,900	
(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, Victoria, 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	10.0	7.4	8.2	11.2	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	4.4	5.4	2.3	4.2	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	2.5	2.3	2.8	4.2	
Institutional setting	2.8	1.3	2.2	1.5	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	5.3	1.5	8.9	5.6	
Other, no tenure	2.0	0.8	3.1	2.3	
Purchasing/purchased own home	3.4	1.8	5.6	4.1	
Private rental	30.1	36.5	28.8	28.5	
Public housing rental	8.2	18.0	10.5	12.9	
Community housing rental	2.3	4.9	4.0	5.3	
Rent-free accommodation	8.8	5.3	6.8	4.9	
Boarding	20.1	14.8	16.9	15.3	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	11,900	10,500	54,000	49,000	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	900	. .	3,100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	700	1,100	8,400	10,100	
Number with missing data	100	100	500	700	
Total (number)	12,600	12,600	62,900	62,900	
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, Victoria, 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)	9.7	2.5	0.7	1.0	6.3	3,300	
House/flat	51.8	79.7	87.4	91.9	65.5	34,100	
Other house/dwelling(b)	35.8	15.0	9.6	5.8	25.6	13,300	
Institutional setting(c)	2.7	2.8	2.3	1.2	2.6	1,400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	55.9	30.4	7.3	6.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	29,100	15,800	3,800	3,300	. .	52,000	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	2.9	2.4	0.7	1.2	2.2	200	
House/flat	57.8	71.9	80.1	93.6	72.1	6,000	
Other house/dwelling(b)	33.8	20.3	14.5	3.9	21.0	1,800	
Institutional setting(c)	5.5	5.5	4.7	1.4	4.8	400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	28.4	45.2	11.2	15.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,400	3,800	900	1,300	. .	8,400	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 10,924 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 1,750 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’). 
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, Victoria, 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	13.8	8.6	7.2	5.9	11.2	5,500	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	2.2	6.5	6.3	6.7	4.2	2,000	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	5.8	2.8	1.1	0.6	4.2	2,100	
Institutional setting 	1.4	1.7	1.4	1.0	1.5	700	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	8.9	2.1	0.6	0.4	5.6	2,800	
Other, no tenure	3.4	1.3	0.5	0.6	2.3	1,200	
Purchasing/purchased own home	3.3	5.0	6.9	3.8	4.1	2,000	
Private rental	24.2	35.4	32.9	27.0	28.5	14,000	
Public housing rental	9.5	12.4	19.9	35.8	12.9	6,300	
Community housing rental	5.9	4.3	5.4	5.5	5.3	2,600	
Rent-free accommodation	4.2	6.2	5.3	4.0	4.9	2,400	
Boarding	17.4	13.5	12.6	8.6	15.3	7,500	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	55.4	30.6	7.4	6.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	27,200	15,000	3,600	3,200	. .	49,000	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	39.7	16.5	14.4	8.4	21.7	1,800	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	7.4	16.5	11.3	8.7	12.1	1,000	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	10.1	5.4	1.9	0.7	5.6	500	
Institutional setting 	1.8	3.4	2.5	1.2	2.5	200	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	1.3	1.8	0.5	0.6	1.3	100	
Other, no tenure	2.2	1.6	1.0	0.4	1.5	100	
Purchasing/purchased own home	1.6	1.7	2.3	1.3	1.7	100	
Private rental	11.1	16.7	20.6	20.6	16.1	1,300	
Public housing rental	4.7	7.8	19.5	39.3	13.1	1,100	
Community housing rental	2.5	8.7	8.8	5.8	6.5	500	
Rent-free accommodation	7.6	7.0	3.9	3.4	6.2	500	
Boarding	10.0	12.9	13.3	9.7	11.6	900	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	28.5	45.1	11.1	15.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,300	3,600	900	1,200	. .	8,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 13,948 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 2,043 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Living situation	Before	After	
With parent(s)	6.2	4.3	
With foster family	0.2	0.1	
With relatives/friends temporary	13.4	9.5	
With relatives/friends long-term	2.3	3.1	
With spouse/partner	8.9	6.4	
With spouse/partner and child(ren)	11.5	7.4	
Alone	30.7	34.4	
Alone with child(ren)	14.5	19.3	
With other unrelated persons	11.3	14.0	
Other	0.9	1.4	
Total	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	58,500	53,300	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	2,800	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	4,000	6,300	
Number with missing data	400	600	
Total (number)	62,900	62,900	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some living situation categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Victoria, 2007–08
Case management plan	Per cent	Number	
Yes	57.2	33,500	
No, client did not agree to one	5.2	3,100	
No, support period too short	36.6	21,400	
No, other reason	0.9	500	
Total	100.0	58,500	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 4,516.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, Victoria, 2007–08
Achievement of goals	Per cent	Number	
All goals achieved	44.0	14,500	
Most or some goals achieved	50.2	16,500	
No goals achieved	5.8	1,900	
Total	100.0	32,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 608.
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, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 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	48,401,000	44,466,000	1,210	1,870	
1997–98	49,265,000	46,237,000	1,110	1,650	
1998–99	48,028,000	46,991,000	1,060	1,620	
1999–00	51,247,000	46,730,000	1,090	1,640	
2000–01	55,970,000	52,964,000	1,220	1,880	
2001–02	65,435,000	62,843,000	1,390	2,150	
2002–03	72,163,000	67,833,000	1,390	2,220	
2003–04	74,398,000	71,847,000	1,070	2,060	
2004–05	78,474,000	75,484,000	1,220	2,090	
2005–06	83,324,000	78,887,000	1,100	2,090	
2006–07(d)	94,379,000	88,859,000	1,170	2,340	
2007–08(d	96,745,000	90,511,000	1,290	2,470	
	Constant 2007–08 $	
1996–97	71,989,000	66,136,000	1,800	2,790	
1997–98	77,132,000	72,391,000	1,730	2,580	
1998–99	71,708,000	70,160,000	1,590	2,410	
1999–00	70,027,000	63,855,000	1,500	2,240	
2000–01	72,459,000	68,567,000	1,580	2,440	
2001–02	78,850,000	75,727,000	1,670	2,590	
2002–03	86,284,000	81,107,000	1,660	2,660	
2003–04	89,355,000	86,292,000	1,280	2,470	
2004–05	87,464,000	84,132,000	1,360	2,330	
2005–06	89,226,000	84,474,000	1,180	2,240	
2006–07(d)	98,050,000	92,314,000	1,220	2,440	
2007–08(d)	96,745,000	90,511,000	1,290	2,470	
(a)	‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 1999–00, 2000–01 and 2002–03 includes relatively small amounts provided through the Partnerships Against Domestic Violence program (AIHW 2001a:Table 21, 2001b:Table 2.1, 2003:Table 2.1). ‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 includes state allocations in addition to the SAAP agreement between this government and the Australian Government (Table 2.1; AIHW 2005:Table 2.1, 2006a:Table 2.1, 2007:Table 2.1, 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, Victoria, 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	36,800	41,800	44,200	42,700	43,400	45,200	48,800	67,200	62,000	71,800	75,800	70,300	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Clients	23,700	28,000	29,100	28,500	28,200	29,200	30,500	34,900	36,100	37,700	37,900	36,600	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average support periods with accommodation	1,200	1,900	1,800	1,400	1,400	2,000	2,200	2,200	2,400	2,200	2,200	1,900	
Errors and omissions	1,179	1,236	1,917	1,613	977	1,146	1,067	1,783	1,306	1,523	1,145	920	
Daily average support periods	5,000	5,400	6,300	6,200	6,100	6,800	7,600	7,500	8,300	7,600	8,500	8,300	
Errors and omissions	1,576	1,305	55	63	175	281	79	30	—	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Victoria. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Refer to AIHW 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, Victoria, 2001–02 to 2007–08 (number)
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Accompanying child support periods	23,900	25,700	25,700	29,700	29,400	32,300	31,600	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Accompanying children	18,300	19,900	19,700	20,400	18,500	20,500	21,400	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average accompanying child support periods with accommodation	1,400	1,500	1,400	1,700	1,700	1,700	1,500	
Errors and omissions	755	681	874	934	832	493	359	
Daily average accompanying child support periods	4,600	5,000	4,800	5,300	5,600	6,100	5,800	
Errors and omissions	167	36	25	—	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of an accompanying child support period, the definition of an accompanying child and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of days of support and the number of nights of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to have the same periods of support and accommodation as their parent(s) or guardian(s).
3.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Victoria. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	In 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2004–05, data that enabled the number of accompanying children to be estimated were not collected by agencies using the high-volume collection form. The reporting year 2004–05 was the first year that the number of accompanying children could be reported for all participating agencies.
5.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Chapter 9 for further information.
6.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
7.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 to 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)	292	322	321	311	310	348	337	349	349	354	503	461	
Agency participation rate (%)	96.9	92.9	96.0	93.6	95.2	96.0	94.1	92.3	89.4	90.4	78.1	91.3	
Records returned (number)	34,916	39,630	42,477	39,948	41,280	43,133	45,662	62,172	55,443	64,893	68,563	64,197	
Records returned with consent (%)	66.1	79.9	78.5	83.0	82.4	88.0	88.3	92.6	91.3	87.9	85.9	89.0	
Records returned with valid consent(b) (%)	57.3	74.7	75.4	81.0	80.9	86.5	86.5	91.3	89.2	82.9	80.1	84.0	
(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 records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2 and AIHW 2006: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 Victoria. 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, 
Victoria, 2007–08 (number)
Support periods	500	
With accommodation	100	
Without accommodation	400	
Clients	400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Victoria, 2007–08 (number)
Accompanying child support periods	100	
With accommodation(a)	<50	
Without accommodation(a)	100	
Accompanying children	100	
(a)	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of accompanying child support periods with and without a period of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to be accommodated if their parent or guardian was accommodated.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that child at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Victoria, 
2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–24 years	35.8	62.2	99.2	97.3	98.0	300	
25–44 years	0.3	1.4	0.8	2.2	1.7	<50	
45–64 years	—	0.3	—	0.4	0.3	<50	
65 years and over	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Total	36.1	63.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100	200	100	200	. .	400	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	19.1	19.0	. .	19.1	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	19.0	19.0	. .	19.0	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, by sex, Victoria, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–9 years	54.7	41.5	100	91.7	96.2	100	
10–17 years	—	3.8	—	8.3	3.8	<50	
Total	54.7	45.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<50	<50	<50	<50	. .	100	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	1.6	2.2	. .	1.8	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	1	1	. .	1	
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 Victoria. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Victoria, 2007–08 (per cent)
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Male	Female	Total	
			Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	4.1	4.6	4.4	<50	
Other Australian-born people	80.5	88.1	85.4	300	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	3.3	1.4	2.0	<50	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	12.2	5.9	8.2	<50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	36.0	64.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100	200	. .	300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 10.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Victoria. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 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, Victoria, 2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	21.2	<50	
Other Australian-born children	78.8	<50	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	—	—	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	—	—	
Total	100.0	100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 1.
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 Victoria. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 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 Victoria follows.
A2.1	Agency participation
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary target group, Victoria, 2007–08
	Agencies(a)	Records returned	
	Total	Participation rate	Total	Consent	Valid consent(b)	
Region	Number	%	Number	%	%	
Eastern Metropolitan	34	100.0	8,072	94.6	89.8	
North & West Metropolitan	120	94.2	11,286	86.3	79.6	
Southern Metropolitan	85	98.8	26,797	89.6	87.8	
Barwon South Western	47	80.9	2,634	79.7	75.6	
Gippsland	38	89.5	3,231	89.8	61.4	
Grampians	35	94.3	2,800	94.6	89.3	
Hume	50	84.0	2,679	86.6	81.9	
Loddon Mallee	48	81.3	4,470	83.1	78.7	
Statewide	4	100.0	2,228	93.9	87.8	
Total	461	91.3	64,197	89.0	84.0	
Primary target group						
Young people	188	87.2	8,980	90.0	86.6	
Single men only	19	84.2	2,038	85.6	83.8	
Single women only	17	100.0	2,182	88.5	84.1	
Families	30	93.3	3,221	90.6	87.0	
Women escaping domestic violence	102	96.1	13,231	84.2	76.2	
Cross-target/multiple/general	105	93.3	34,545	90.7	86.0	
Total	461	91.3	64,197	89.0	84.0	
(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).
Note: Table based on records returned from agencies in scope for the Client Collection during the reference period. Not all agencies funded under SAAP are required to participate in the Client Collection. Consequently, some agencies funded under SAAP (refer to Table 2.1) are not included in this table.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.

Table A2.2:	SAAP Client Collection: records returned with informed consent and valid consent for accompanying children, by state and territory and primary target group, Victoria, 2007–08
	Records returned	
	Total	Consent	Valid consent(a)	
Region	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Eastern Metropolitan	5,285	93.8	62.8	
North & West Metropolitan	7,233	91.2	62.7	
Southern Metropolitan	4,286	95.0	78.5	
Barwon South Western	1,734	76.5	59.2	
Gippsland	1,527	94.6	63.9	
Grampians	1,985	95.4	69.4	
Hume	1,550	88.1	58.9	
Loddon Mallee	2,931	89.0	70.2	
Statewide	2,365	94.3	23.5	
Total	28,896	91.7	62.7	
Primary target group				
Young people	1,750	94.9	70.8	
Single men only	89	86.5	62.9	
Single women only	1,564	96.5	80.1	
Families	4,440	93.9	83.2	
Women escaping domestic violence	13,659	89.4	52.8	
Cross-target/multiple/general	7,394	92.8	63.1	
Total	28,896	91.7	62.7	
(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).

Region	Administrative regional classifications developed by the Victorian Department of Human Services are used in the report. The state’s administrative regions, which consist of three metropolitan regions, five rural regions and one statewide classification, are as follows:
•	Eastern Metropolitan
•	North and West Metropolitan
•	Southern Metropolitan
•	Barwon South Western
•	Gippsland
•	Grampians
•	Hume
•	Loddon Mallee
•	Statewide.	
Rounding	Refer to AIHW 2009:Section A2.4.	

Appendix 3	Client Collection form
This form has not been included in this format. Please contact feeback@aihw.gov.au

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List of tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by 
region and primary target group, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by 
month and region, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods 
active each night, average by month and region, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, 
Victoria, 2007–08
Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by region, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation by client group, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying 
children, by client group, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for 
accompanying children, by client group, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 
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, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after 
a support period, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a 
support period, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after 
a support period, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by 
length of support, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, 
Victoria, 2007–08
Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a 
support period, Victoria, 2007–08
Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Victoria, 
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, 
Victoria, 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, Victoria, 1996–97 to 
2007–08
Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Victoria, 1996–97 
to 2007–08
Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by 
reporting period, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 1996–97  to 
2007–08
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients,  
Victoria, 2007–08
Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support 
periods and accompanying children, Victoria, 2007–08
Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Victoria, 
2007–08
Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, 
by sex, Victoria, 2007–08
Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Victoria, 2007–08
Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: 
cultural and linguistic diversity, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 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, Victoria, 2007–08

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