Homeless people
in SAAP
SAAP National Data Collection
annual report
2006–07
Australian Capital Territory
supplementary tables

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

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Suggested citation 
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2008. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report Australian Capital Territory supplementary tables. SAAP NDCA report series 12. Cat. no. HOU 180. Canberra: AIHW.

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

Director 
Penny Allbon

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

References
List of tables
List of figures

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

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

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

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

1	Introduction
This publication is one of eight state and territory supplements that accompany the Series 12 (2006–07) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2008). The annual report provides an overview of assistance given to clients of agencies funded through SAAP. 
The tables and charts included in this supplement are generally similar to those in the national report but relate to the Australian Capital Territory only. Information to aid readers in interpreting the tables is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2008). Included in that appendix are:
•	an overview of the Client Collection and its data
•	general notes to tables
•	an explanation of the weighting system used to adjust the data for agency non-participation and client non-consent
•	counting rules and glossary terms used in the tables
•	a guide to interpreting the tables. In particular, two example tables with explanatory notes demonstrate how to interpret data presented in the different types of tables in the report.
Appendix 2 to this supplementary report provides additional information relevant only to the interpretation of tables for the Australian Capital Territory. Appendix 3 contains a copy of the client form used to collect data in 2006–07.
Data presented here primarily relate to the financial year ending 30 June 2007. In addition, a number of tables contain data for the 11 years that the National Data Collection has been conducted (refer to Chapter 9). Note that the number of support periods in the Australian Capital Territory decreased in 2006–07. The main reason for this was a key agency partially participating and not submitting a full year’s worth of data for the 2006–07 reporting period. If this agency had submitted all its data, it is likely that support periods in the Australian Capital Territory would have increased slightly from 2005–06 to 2006–07. The Australian Capital Territory data for 2006-07 were also affected by extensive agency re-structuring. A number of agencies were consolidated and operated for only part of the year and/or did not return data. The principle for inclusion or exclusion of reporting agencies assumes that all agencies operate for a full 12 months. This assumption has a more significant impact on smaller jurisdictions. It affects the participation rate and weighting.
Estimates in this report are subject to revision. Revised tables, along with the reports themselves, are posted on the website of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare <www.aihw.gov.au>. Regional tables and counts for all data items collected are available in hard copy or electronic format on request from the National Data Collection Agency, which is managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (ndca@aihw.gov.au).

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

2.2	Tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by primary target group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
	Agencies (number)	Agencies (%)	Funding allocation ($)(a)	Funding allocation (%)(a)	Mean funding per agency ($)	
Primary target group						
Young people	20	35.7	4,100,000	29.4	205,000	
Single men only	6	10.7	1,610,000	11.6	268,400	
Single women only	1	1.8	359,000	2.6	359,000	
Families	9	16.1	3,180,000	22.8	353,300	
Women escaping domestic violence	9	16.1	3,442,000	24.7	382,500	
Cross-target/multiple/general	11	19.6	1,240,000	8.9	112,700	
Total	56	100.0	13,931,000	100.0	248,800	
						
Funding allocations to agencies(a)	56	100.0	13,931,000	94.8	248,800	
Other funding allocations	. .	. .	758,000	5.2	. .	
Total	. .	. .	14,689,000	100.0	. .	
(a)	‘Funding allocation’ includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations (refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2008). ‘Funding allocation’ by primary target group and ‘Funding allocations to agencies’ exclude funds not allocated to agencies, e.g. funds allocated for administration, training, research and evaluation (these are shown in ‘Other funding allocations’).
Notes
1.	At 30 June 2007, 45 agencies were funded.
2.	Total funding allocations include $2.7m provided by the Australian Capital Territory funding department in addition to the SAAP funding agreement between the Australian Capital Territory and the Australian Government.
3.	Not all funded agencies are required to participate in the Client Collection (refer to Table A2.1 and AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data Collection; FaHCSIA unpublished data. 

3	Level of support
3.1	Key chart
Figure 3.1: SAAP support periods active each day and accommodation periods active each night, average by month, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Vertical bar chart showing, for support and accommodation periods, number on y-axis and month on x-axis.
Sources: tables 3.3 and 3.4.
3.2	Tables
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Support periods	2,550	
With accommodation	1,450	
Without accommodation	1,150	
Clients	1,850	
Mean number of support periods per client	1.37	
Clients per 10,000 population aged 10+ years(a)	63	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population aged 10+ years’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 aged 10 years and over in the general population became SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP clients aged 10 years and over with the estimated resident population aged 10 years and over at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates). 
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Accompanying child support periods	1,550	
With accommodation(a)	850	
Without accommodation(a)	750	
Accompanying children	1,250	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child	1.21	
Accompanying children per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years(b)	166	
(a)	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of accompanying child support periods with and without a period of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to be accommodated if their parent or guardian was accommodated.
(b)	‘Per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 aged 17 years and under in the general population accompanied SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP accompanying children aged 17 years and under with the estimated resident population aged 17 years and under at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates). 
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by month, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Date	Total	
July 2006	580	
August 2006	590	
September 2006	600	
October 2006	590	
November 2006	580	
December 2006	560	
January 2007	540	
February 2007	550	
March 2007	550	
April 2007	560	
May 2007	570	
June 2007	580	
Support periods: total number of days	208,440	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
3.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods active each night, average by month, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Date	Total	
July 2006	240	
August 2006	240	
September 2006	240	
October 2006	230	
November 2006	220	
December 2006	210	
January 2007	210	
February 2007	210	
March 2007	200	
April 2007	190	
May 2007	190	
June 2007	200	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	76,350	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 13.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
3.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

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

Tables
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
Under 15 years	0.7	1.5	1.7	2.6	2.2	50	
15–19 years	9.5	18.0	22.4	31.2	27.5	500	
20–24 years	5.7	10.7	13.5	18.6	16.4	300	
25–29 years	4.4	7.8	10.5	13.5	12.2	250	
30–34 years	5.7	7.0	13.5	12.0	12.7	250	
35–39 years	4.3	5.5	10.1	9.6	9.8	200	
40–44 years	4.9	3.8	11.5	6.5	8.6	150	
45–49 years	3.3	1.7	7.9	3.0	5.1	100	
50–54 years	1.5	1.1	3.6	1.9	2.6	50	
55–59 years	1.3	0.5	3.0	0.8	1.7	50	
60–64 years	0.1	—	0.3	—	0.1	<25	
65 years and over	0.9	0.1	2.1	0.2	1.0	<25	
Total	42.3	57.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	800	1,050	800	1,050	. .	1,850	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	31.6	26.3	. .	28.6	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	30	24	. .	26	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Clients aged 0–17 years: 350 (100 males, 200 females).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–4 years	23.4	24.4	47.4	48.1	47.7	600	
5–9 years	14.3	12.5	29.0	24.7	26.8	350	
10–14 years	8.9	10.3	18.0	20.3	19.2	250	
15–17 years	2.7	3.5	5.5	6.9	6.3	100	
Total	49.3	50.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	600	650	600	650	. .	1,250	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	5.8	5.9	. .	5.8	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	5	5	. .	5	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this relates to the first visit for that child in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Number of support periods	Under 15 years	15–19 years	20–24 years	25–44 years	45–64 years	65+ 
years		Total	
							%	Number	
	Male clients	
1	100.0	78.6	85.8	80.0	82.1	92.9	81.4	650	
2	—	14.2	13.0	15.4	16.8	—	14.4	100	
3+	—	7.2	1.1	4.5	1.0	7.1	4.1	50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.7	22.4	13.5	45.6	14.7	2.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<25	200	100	350	100	<25	. .	800	
Mean number of support periods 	1.03	1.36	1.19	1.30	1.27	1.19	. .	1.29	
Per 10,000 population(a)	7	139	69	69	29	12	. .	54	
	Female clients	
1	66.0	73.0	76.0	81.5	82.1	100.0	77.5	850	
2	25.6	15.9	15.4	11.7	13.9	—	14.2	150	
3+	8.4	11.1	8.7	6.8	4.0	—	8.3	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	2.6	31.2	18.6	41.6	5.7	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	50	350	200	450	50	<25	. .	1,050	
Mean number of support periods 	1.73	1.54	1.42	1.34	1.30	1.07	. .	1.43	
Per 10,000 population(a)	19	282	138	85	15	1	. .	72	
	All clients	
1	76.9	74.9	79.4	80.8	82.1	93.8	79.2	1,450	
2	17.4	15.3	14.6	13.4	15.8	—	14.3	250	
3+	5.7	9.7	6.0	5.8	2.1	6.2	6.6	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	2.2	27.5	16.4	43.3	9.5	1.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	50	500	300	800	200	<25	. .	1,850	
Mean number of support periods 	1.51	1.48	1.34	1.32	1.28	1.17	. .	1.37	
Per 10,000 population(a)	13	208	103	77	22	6	. .	63	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 in the population of that sex and age group became SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP clients with the estimated resident population in the designated sex and age group as at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates). For the age group ‘Under 15 years’, only those aged 10–14 are included in the calculations.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Number of accompanying child support periods	0–4
years	5–9
years	10–14
years	15–17
years	Total	
					%	Number	
1	87.3	86.5	88.6	88.2	87.4	1,100	
2	11.2	10.7	10.2	9.8	10.8	150	
3+	1.5	2.8	1.2	2.0	1.8	<25	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	47.7	26.8	19.2	6.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	600	350	250	100	. .	1,250	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods	1.22	1.22	1.18	1.19	. .	1.21	
Per 10,000 population 
of applicable age group(a)	295	165	113	57	. .	166	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population of applicable age group’ shows how many children out of every 10,000 children in the relevant age group in the general population accompanied SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP accompanying children with the estimated resident population in the designated age group as at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates).
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Country of birth	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	84.9	83.5	84.1	1,550	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	1.7	1.5	1.6	50	
Europe	4.6	2.5	3.4	50	
North Africa and the Middle East	3.1	3.5	3.3	50	
Asia	3.0	5.6	4.5	100	
Americas	1.0	1.2	1.1	<25	
Sub-Saharan Africa	1.8	2.2	2.0	50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	42.3	57.7	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	750	1,050	. .	1,850	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 30.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Country of birth	Per cent	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	90.3	1,100	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	1.4	<25	
Europe	0.1	<25	
North Africa and the Middle East	5.4	50	
Asia	1.0	<25	
Americas	0.3	<25	
Sub-Saharan Africa	1.5	<25	
Total	100.0	1,200	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 50.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
	Male	Female	Total	
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Per cent	Per cent	Number	
Clients					
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	11.3	14.5	13.1	250	
Other Australian-born people	74.1	68.8	71.0	1,300	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	3.8	2.3	2.9	50	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	10.7	14.4	12.9	250	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	42.6	57.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	750	1,050	. .	1,800	
Support periods	Mean number per client	Total number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	1.23	1.39	1.33	300	
Other Australian-born people	1.31	1.45	1.39	1,750	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.32	1.30	1.31	50	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	1.17	1.37	1.30	300	
Total	1.29	1.42	1.37	. .	
Total support periods (%)	39.9	60.1	100.0	. .	
Total support periods (number)	1,000	1,500	. .	2,450	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 56 clients; 82 support periods.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2. 
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	17.1	200	
Other Australian-born children	72.4	850	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.3	<25	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	9.2	100	
Total	100.0	1,200	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 64.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

5	Client groups and reasons for seeking assistance
5.1	Key charts
Figure 5.1: SAAP support periods, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Horizontal bar chart showing client group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 5.2.
Figure 5.2: Main reason for seeking assistance, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent support periods)
Horizontal bar chart showing main reason for seeking assistance on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 5.2.
5.2	Tables
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Client group	Young
people	Single
men
only	Single
women
only	Families	Women
escaping
DV	Cross-target/
multiple/
general		Total	
							%	Number	
Male alone, under 25	31.9	15.2	—	1.8	1.5	3.4	12.9	300	
Male alone, 25+	—	82.9	—	2.8	—	33.5	18.3	450	
Female alone, under 25	56.5	—	25.6	7.4	7.9	—	20.7	500	
Female alone, 25+	—	1.2	70.2	2.8	21.5	12.2	7.5	200	
Couple no children	2.4	—	—	2.4	1.4	13.3	3.0	50	
Couple with children	1.5	—	—	25.7	0.4	15.8	8.9	200	
Male with children	0.3	—	—	14.6	—	—	4.1	100	
Female with children	7.3	—	—	41.4	67.3	16.9	24.0	600	
Other	—	—	—	1.1	—	2.3	0.5	<25	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	29.1	17.2	3.5	26.7	13.5	10.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	700	400	100.0	650	350	250	. .	2,450	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 64.
2.	To ensure confidentiality, some cells in this table have been removed. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.

Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Main reason for 
seeking assistance	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Time out from family/
other situation	7.9	8.1	14.9	3.4	*	3.8	*	2.7	—	7.0	
Relationship/
family breakdown	20.6	16.4	24.7	11.0	*	6.7	31.3	8.8	*	16.2	
Interpersonal conflict	7.5	2.5	6.0	2.7	—	2.9	6.4	3.0	—	4.2	
Sexual/
physical/emotional abuse	2.3	3.3	3.7	*	—	*	—	3.1	—	3.1	
Domestic/family violence	3.7	1.3	9.9	39.7	21.4	3.3	*	39.4	*	16.2	
Financial difficulty(a)	4.4	6.7	3.1	4.0	9.3	21.0	10.3	6.9	—	7.0	
Overcrowding issues	3.6	2.9	4.3	*	*	23.5	8.8	6.1	32.9	6.2	
Eviction/asked to leave	9.5	4.0	10.5	2.7	5.3	13.1	14.8	10.3	—	8.9	
Emergency/previous accommodation ended	9.3	6.1	10.1	7.2	10.0	2.8	5.9	4.2	—	6.8	
Mental health issues/psychiatric illness	2.6	11.7	1.7	6.9	*	4.5	*	1.7	—	4.3	
Problematic drug/ alcohol/substance use	4.1	8.5	1.9	2.9	*	3.4	—	3.0	*	3.9	
Other health issues	—	4.2	*	*	*	*	—	1.7	—	1.5	
Recent arrival to area with no means of support/itinerant	6.3	9.1	4.2	5.0	5.1	7.7	10.0	6.6	—	6.6	
Other reasons(b)	18.2	15.3	4.6	4.9	15.6	4.0	5.0	2.5	—	8.1	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	12.9	18.6	20.9	7.3	3.0	8.9	4.0	23.9	0.5	100.0	
Total (number)	300	450	500	200	50	200	100	600	<25	2,400	
(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): 125.
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some main reason categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

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

6.2	Tables
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Length of support	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
1 week or less	19.3	32.6	27.3	13.5	10.4	26.3	6.6	17.1	45.2	22.6	450	
>1–13 weeks	51.8	44.3	47.0	59.1	51.4	37.9	55.2	42.2	—	46.6	900	
>13–26 weeks	11.8	12.0	10.4	17.4	18.8	13.4	17.2	15.6	—	13.3	250	
>26 weeks	17.1	11.1	15.3	9.9	19.4	22.3	21.0	25.2	54.8	17.5	350	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	13.4	19.9	22.0	7.5	2.8	6.9	4.0	23.2	0.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	250	400	450	150	50	150	100	450	<25	. .	1,950	
Mean length (days)	134	64	99	80	130	122	131	145	185	. .	110	
Median length (days)	30	19	27	41	73	39	78	69	307	. .	39	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 41.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Length of accommodation	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
1 week or less(a)	23.3	46.2	32.3	14.1	9.2	7.6	6.7	15.3	29.2	27.0	300	
>1–13 weeks	62.5	50.7	51.9	63.9	68.5	31.2	6.7	46.5	—	51.6	600	
>13–26 weeks	8.3	2.6	5.8	14.4	18.0	26.6	33.3	11.2	—	8.8	100	
>26 weeks	5.9	0.5	9.9	7.6	4.3	34.6	53.3	27.0	70.8	12.6	150	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	17.0	20.8	26.8	5.8	2.4	4.6	1.4	20.9	0.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	250	300	50	50	50	<25	250	<25	. .	1,150	
Mean length (days)	58	20	68	73	58	164	250	124	203	. .	76	
Median length (days)	21	8	16	36	21	136	222	61	258	. .	21	
Accommodation starting and ending on the same date (number)	—	<25	<25	<25	<25	—	<25	<25	—	. .	<25	
Total closed support periods with accommodation	200	250	300	50	50	50	<25	250	<25	. .	1,150	
(a)	Excludes accommodation starting and ending on the same date.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 27.
2.	Clients were able to be accommodated on more than one occasion in a support period.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Type of service	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Housing/accommodation	89.2	88.2	86.4	84.3	83.0	82.0	62.3	83.0	100.0	84.7	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	74.0	54.4	70.0	43.7	46.2	46.0	35.6	56.9	65.3	58.4	
Assistance to obtain/maintain short-term accommodation	5.6	2.8	20.5	30.7	18.4	22.3	6.3	21.5	44.1	16.0	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	12.3	6.2	22.0	20.4	24.9	28.9	7.4	25.6	41.9	18.8	
Assistance to obtain/maintain independent housing	53.1	66.9	39.4	34.6	29.7	61.3	45.0	54.6	60.8	51.5	
Financial/employment	65.9	39.9	66.8	39.3	35.3	58.6	32.1	53.5	9.5	53.2	
Assistance to obtain/maintain government allowance	19.1	2.4	23.0	10.1	11.8	13.7	9.7	16.6	—	14.4	
Employment/training assistance	16.8	5.1	16.9	8.1	*	17.5	*	12.9	—	12.3	
Financial assistance/material aid	56.1	32.7	58.8	27.3	28.5	47.9	27.1	43.7	—	44.3	
Financial counselling and support	8.5	3.9	7.2	13.2	5.2	37.2	5.0	22.4	—	13.3	
Personal support	65.1	70.4	73.0	70.8	47.1	71.7	60.4	74.6	63.0	70.3	
Incest/sexual assault	—	*	4.6	4.0	—	*	*	4.6	—	2.6	
Domestic/family violence	3.4	*	19.3	36.3	10.2	24.0	11.5	35.9	*	18.8	
Family/relationship	17.6	3.9	29.0	26.1	19.0	46.8	35.7	41.7	—	27.2	
Emotional support	63.2	69.8	69.5	68.1	45.5	67.3	48.7	72.5	63.0	67.6	
Assistance with problem gambling	*	*	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	0.2	
General support/advocacy	85.0	68.8	91.2	79.9	50.6	80.8	83.1	77.1	72.5	79.5	
Living skills/personal development	67.7	35.5	60.1	28.0	12.0	34.4	*	32.8	*	41.5	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	10.0	5.9	8.9	19.6	4.9	7.9	6.2	18.5	—	11.3	
Advice/information	75.7	65.1	78.9	67.1	45.5	77.9	81.9	71.3	72.5	72.2	
Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings	30.4	4.6	41.5	32.0	14.8	12.0	*	24.7	*	23.5	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	49.5	39.6	53.9	45.4	33.3	59.5	49.5	57.4	60.8	50.6	
Specialist services	31.9	18.9	49.6	42.2	32.9	33.3	11.2	32.2	18.9	33.3	
Psychological/psychiatric services	12.3	3.1	11.5	2.6	*	—	*	2.2	—	5.4	
Specialist counselling	6.6	6.3	5.8	8.7	*	4.9	*	5.9	—	5.9	
Pregnancy/family planning support	*	*	17.2	9.6	26.2	23.7	*	19.8	—	12.1	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	4.1	4.2	14.0	13.0	—	6.0	5.0	7.9	—	7.8	
Physical/intellectual disability services	*	—	—	*	—	*	—	1.4	—	0.6	
Culturally specific services	*	—	8.5	4.4	7.1	8.1	*	7.6	—	4.9	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	*	*	1.0	4.0	—	5.6	*	2.4	*	1.9	
Health/medical services	17.4	10.0	27.7	28.9	16.3	23.2	—	20.8	—	19.6	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	79.2	69.1	76.6	49.8	28.7	50.9	43.9	52.6	28.4	62.6	
Meals	67.2	57.1	63.8	25.5	10.5	17.7	28.9	22.9	—	43.1	
Laundry/shower facilities	66.7	53.7	62.2	34.8	13.2	25.9	23.7	32.8	—	45.8	
Recreation	61.0	52.2	49.8	21.3	6.9	32.2	11.1	30.0	—	40.3	
Transport	46.1	30.9	60.7	39.7	22.3	41.5	30.2	41.2	—	42.9	
Other	2.8	2.1	4.3	*	—	*	*	0.4	—	2.2	
No services provided directly	0.8	3.9	1.2	4.8	1.6	1.3	5.4	0.9	—	2.0	
Total (number)	300	450	500	200	50	200	100	600	<25	2,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 142 (including support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	Clients were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying children, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
Type of service	Couple with children	Male 
with children	Female with children	Other 
with children	Total	
Accommodation	60.5	72.1	74.8	—	72.4	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	60.5	72.1	74.8	—	72.4	
School liaison/child care	25.9	7.4	25.1	—	23.9	
School liaison/child care	25.9	7.4	25.1	—	23.9	
Personal support	34.7	13.2	36.1	—	34.3	
Help with behavioural problems	*	*	13.0	—	13.6	
Sexual/physical abuse support	*	*	3.2	—	2.8	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	34.0	10.3	33.2	—	31.7	
General support/advocacy	61.2	55.9	48.6	—	51.1	
Access arrangements	11.6	8.8	7.6	—	8.3	
Advice/information	50.3	29.4	32.5	—	35.1	
Advocacy	51.7	23.5	36.6	—	38.0	
Specialist services	36.7	2.9	16.9	—	19.0	
Specialist counselling	*	—	*	—	1.4	
Culturally specific services	10.2	—	4.2	—	4.8	
Health/medical services	32.0	—	13.9	—	15.9	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	56.5	64.7	59.8	—	59.7	
Meals	27.2	35.3	24.9	—	26.0	
Showers/hygiene	19.0	25.0	39.5	—	35.2	
Recreation	32.0	29.4	36.6	—	35.3	
Transport	33.3	42.6	37.4	—	37.1	
Other	24.5	20.6	23.4	—	23.4	
No services provided directly by agency	2.0	—	2.5	—	2.2	
Total (number)	150	50	750	—	1,000	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 588 (including accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 566 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	Accompanying children were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

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

Tables
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent closed support periods)
Type of service	Male 
alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Housing/accommodation	90.6	93.8	92.4	91.5	88.9	85.6	67.8	87.0	100.0	89.7	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	77.5	64.6	79.2	53.9	61.8	62.1	30.4	70.7	77.4	68.7	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	5.9	3.3	23.8	35.0	14.9	24.6	10.2	21.7	—	17.0	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	19.3	6.0	31.3	22.6	21.1	36.7	11.8	27.4	—	22.4	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	60.0	70.0	51.5	41.7	34.3	60.5	48.7	59.8	—	57.5	
Financial/employment	70.4	43.3	72.9	44.1	32.4	50.6	29.5	54.7	36.6	55.9	
Assistance to obtain/maintain government allowance	23.7	1.5	32.3	11.4	8.5	15.7	9.6	15.4	—	16.8	
Employment and training assistance	24.8	4.4	24.1	11.0	8.6	23.8	6.2	15.8	—	16.2	
Financial assistance/material aid	57.2	38.2	61.2	31.2	28.1	43.0	28.0	45.2	—	46.6	
Financial counselling and support	7.8	2.9	10.1	13.9	*	26.5	*	24.7	*	12.8	
Personal support	68.7	74.4	78.7	78.5	48.2	67.1	62.0	73.3	59.1	72.9	
Incest/sexual assault	*	2.2	6.6	5.1	*	—	*	4.3	—	3.5	
Domestic/family violence	4.2	*	26.7	39.5	13.2	22.2	15.3	43.8	*	22.4	
Family/relationship	20.3	5.4	38.3	28.5	18.0	35.1	34.4	41.3	—	28.3	
Emotional support	66.0	72.9	73.2	75.0	46.1	61.9	50.0	70.8	59.1	69.3	
Assistance with problem gambling	*	*	—	—	—	*	—	*	—	0.3	
General support/advocacy	86.5	72.7	92.5	86.3	50.4	77.6	86.0	75.7	77.4	80.9	
Living skills/personal development	69.2	38.4	67.1	29.8	10.9	25.5	6.5	32.2	—	43.9	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	11.9	7.4	11.7	26.7	6.5	13.2	8.2	19.9	—	13.7	
Advice/information	75.4	67.3	78.3	70.9	43.5	73.8	84.5	68.9	—	71.9	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	30.6	4.8	44.3	33.8	15.0	14.6	—	22.9	—	24.4	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	49.1	42.4	58.2	47.9	27.5	58.1	53.2	55.4	—	51.3	
Specialist services	55.3	47.2	58.1	57.1	38.7	46.0	18.3	43.1	54.8	49.1	
Psychological/psychiatric services	17.0	8.8	18.0	8.4	*	7.4	5.1	10.4	*	11.9	
Specialist counselling	13.7	10.6	13.8	14.2	9.0	12.8	*	11.9	*	12.2	
Pregnancy/family planning support	*	*	18.0	9.5	29.9	21.7	*	17.8	—	11.4	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	12.3	8.5	20.9	14.3	—	6.5	8.2	12.1	—	12.7	
Physical/intellectual disability services	*	*	*	3.8	—	*	—	2.2	*	1.2	
Culturally specific services	5.4	1.9	8.0	3.8	6.9	13.9	—	9.2	—	6.5	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	1.8	1.2	1.2	4.2	—	6.5	—	2.9	—	2.2	
Health/medical services	35.1	39.4	36.1	41.4	18.4	42.1	*	32.8	*	35.0	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	83.9	75.1	78.8	51.3	23.9	42.3	36.2	55.1	—	65.5	
Meals	74.1	66.2	67.9	29.9	8.4	18.3	24.2	24.1	—	48.6	
Laundry/shower facilities	70.8	63.4	66.6	39.2	12.9	20.5	15.8	35.3	—	50.6	
Recreation	67.5	62.2	55.3	22.3	*	28.9	11.4	29.8	*	44.9	
Transport	45.4	31.0	60.7	41.8	17.5	29.8	19.1	42.2	—	42.1	
Other	2.9	2.5	4.8	*	—	*	*	*	—	2.6	
No needs recorded	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	—	—	0.1	
Total (number)	250	350	400	150	50	150	50	450	<25	1,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 91 (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	Clients were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	A client may require more than one type of service within a broad type of assistance. 
4.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
5.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection. 

Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for accompanying children, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
Type of service	Couple 
with children	Male
with children	Female 
with children	Other 
with children	Total	
						
Accommodation	64.0	73.9	81.9	—	79.3	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	64.0	73.9	81.9	—	79.3	
School liaison/child care	28.0	6.5	28.3	—	26.7	
School liaison/child care	28.0	6.5	28.3	—	26.7	
Personal support	46.7	15.2	38.4	—	37.7	
Help with behavioural problems	29.3	—	13.2	—	14.3	
Sexual/physical abuse support	*	*	4.8	—	4.6	
Skills education/
structured play/skill development	44.0	13.0	34.1	—	33.7	
General support/advocacy	72.0	56.5	47.1	—	50.6	
Access arrangements	13.3	13.0	12.8	—	12.9	
Advice/information	65.3	19.6	31.7	—	34.7	
Advocacy	56.0	32.6	32.6	—	35.3	
Specialist services	58.7	10.9	27.9	—	30.2	
Specialist counselling	13.3	—	5.2	—	5.8	
Culturally specific services	14.7	—	6.1	—	6.7	
Health/medical services	56.0	10.9	22.0	—	25.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	62.7	63.0	60.5	—	60.9	
Meals	33.3	43.5	25.1	—	27.4	
Showers/hygiene	25.3	30.4	38.4	—	36.3	
Recreation	38.7	32.6	37.1	—	36.9	
Transport	33.3	39.1	35.0	—	35.1	
Other	29.3	15.2	22.7	—	22.9	
No needs recorded	—	—	—	—	0.3	
Total (number)	100	50	550	—	700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 455 (closed accompanying child support with no information on service requirements or provision). In 442 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	Accompanying children were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	An accompanying child may require more than one type of service within a broad type of assistance. 
4.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Australian Capital Territory level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
5.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Part a:	Individual types of services required in closed support periods, by provision (per cent closed support periods)
	Not provided	Provided		Closed support periods (number)	
Type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Sub-total	Provided only	Provided and referred	Sub-total	Total		
Housing/accommodation									
SAAP/CAP accommodation	2.1	7.4	9.5	82.4	8.1	90.5	100.0	1,300	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	2.3	10.3	12.6	50.8	36.5	87.3	100.0	300	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	10.3	11.9	22.2	45.7	32.0	77.7	100.0	400	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	6.4	7.5	13.9	60.3	25.8	86.1	100.0	1,050	
Financial/employment									
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	7.3	11.1	18.4	46.0	35.5	81.5	100.0	300	
Employment and training assistance	7.9	23.1	31.0	38.6	30.3	68.9	100.0	300	
Financial assistance/material aid	2.1	4.7	6.8	78.1	15.1	93.2	100.0	850	
Financial counselling and support	7.9	16.4	24.3	40.7	35.0	75.7	100.0	250	
Personal support									
Incest/sexual assault	6.2	26.2	32.4	33.8	33.8	67.6	100.0	50	
Domestic/family violence	6.3	9.7	16.0	52.5	31.5	84.0	100.0	400	
Family/relationship	6.4	6.4	12.8	60.4	26.7	87.1	100.0	500	
Emotional support	0.9	0.3	1.2	87.5	11.3	98.8	100.0	1,300	
Assistance with problem gambling	—	20.0	20.0	40.0	40.0	80.0	100.0	<25	
General support/advocacy									
Living skills/personal development	3.7	1.7	5.4	82.5	12.2	94.7	100.0	800	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	2.9	16.0	18.9	43.2	37.9	81.1	100.0	250	
Advice/information	0.6	0.2	0.8	82.7	16.5	99.2	100.0	1,350	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	1.4	2.6	4.0	85.8	10.2	96.0	100.0	450	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	2.0	0.6	2.6	78.9	18.5	97.4	100.0	950	
Specialist services									
Psychological/psychiatric services	12.7	39.2	51.9	36.3	11.8	48.1	100.0	200	
Specialist counselling	19.0	27.1	46.1	21.9	31.9	53.8	100.0	200	
Pregnancy/family planning support	4.4	7.4	11.8	30.4	57.8	88.2	100.0	200	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	13.1	22.4	35.5	41.1	23.4	64.5	100.0	250	
Physical/intellectual disability services	28.0	28.0	56.0	16.0	28.0	44.0	100.0	50	
Culturally specific services	9.2	24.8	34.0	40.4	25.7	66.1	100.0	100	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	—	31.6	31.6	26.3	42.1	68.4	100.0	50	
Health/medical services	5.1	42.1	47.2	19.9	32.9	52.8	100.0	650	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.									
Meals	1.2	0.9	2.1	94.7	3.2	97.9	100.0	900	
Laundry/shower facilities	1.0	0.8	1.8	97.5	0.8	98.3	100.0	950	
Recreation	2.4	1.5	3.9	92.5	3.6	96.1	100.0	850	
Transport	2.7	2.0	4.7	94.2	1.1	95.3	100.0	800	
Other	2.2	6.7	8.9	73.3	17.8	91.1	100.0	50	
 (continued)

Table 7.3 (continued):	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Part b:	Broad types of SAAP services required in closed support periods, by provision (per cent distinct services required)
	Not provided	Provided		Distinct services required
(number)	Assoc. closed support periods
(number)	
Broad type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Subtotal	Provided only	Provided and referred	Subtotal	Total			
Housing/
accommodation	4.6	8.3	12.9	66.9	20.1	87.0	100.0	3,050	1,700	
Financial/
employment	4.8	10.6	15.4	60.4	24.1	84.5	100.0	1,650	1,000	
Personal support	3.3	4.2	7.5	73.4	19.1	92.5	100.0	2,300	1,350	
General support/
advocacy	1.9	2.0	3.9	79.4	16.8	96.2	100.0	3,800	1,500	
Specialist services	9.9	31.1	41.0	27.8	31.3	59.1	100.0	1,800	900	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	1.8	1.3	3.1	94.5	2.4	96.9	100.0	3,550	1,200	
Total (%)	3.8	7.5	11.3	71.7	17.0	88.7	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	600	1,200	1,800	11,600	2,750	14,350	. .	16,200	1,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 80 (closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	In groups of service types, a client may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Part a:	Individual types of SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
	Not provided	Provided		Closed accompany-ing child support periods (number)	
Type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Subtotal	Provided only	Provided and referred	Subtotal	Total		
Accommodation									
SAAP/CAP accommodation	1.0	9.4	10.4	87.2	2.5	89.7	100.0	550	
School liaison/child care									
School liaison/child care	9.7	10.8	20.5	56.3	23.3	79.6	100.0	200	
Personal support									
Help with behavioural problems	7.4	11.7	19.1	25.5	55.3	80.8	100.0	100	
Sexual/physical abuse counselling/support	6.7	30.0	36.7	10.0	53.3	63.3	100.0	50	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	5.4	5.0	10.4	62.2	27.5	89.7	100.0	250	
General support/advocacy									
Access arrangements	8.2	25.9	34.1	24.7	41.2	65.9	100.0	100	
Advice/information	3.1	2.2	5.3	57.9	36.8	94.7	100.0	250	
Advocacy	1.3	0.4	1.7	65.9	32.3	98.2	100.0	250	
Specialist services									
Specialist counselling	15.8	57.9	73.7	7.9	18.4	26.3	100.0	50	
Culturally specific services	6.8	29.5	36.3	40.9	22.7	63.6	100.0	50	
Health/medical services	3.0	41.8	44.8	13.3	41.8	55.1	100.0	150	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.									
Meals	2.8	0.6	3.4	87.2	9.4	96.6	100.0	200	
Showers/hygiene	1.3	0.8	2.1	95.4	2.5	97.9	100.0	250	
Recreation	2.5	2.1	4.6	85.2	10.3	95.5	100.0	250	
Transport	1.7	2.2	3.9	90.5	5.6	96.1	100.0	250	
Other	2.6	4.0	6.6	64.9	28.5	93.4	100.0	150	
(continued)

Table 7.4 (continued):	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Part b:	Broad types of SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision (per cent distinct services required)
	Not provided	Provided		Distinct services required
(number)	Assoc. closed accompany-ing child support periods
(number)	
Broad type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Sub-total	Provided only	Provided and referred	Sub-
total	Total			
Accommodation	1.0	9.4	10.4	87.2	2.5	89.7	100.0	550	550	
School liaison/
child care	12.5	11.5	24.0	54.2	21.9	76.1	100.0	200	200	
Personal support	5.2	9.3	14.5	45.8	39.7	85.5	100.0	450	250	
General support/
advocacy	3.1	5.1	8.2	56.1	35.6	91.7	100.0	550	350	
Specialist services	5.7	42.1	47.8	17.4	34.8	52.2	100.0	250	200	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	2.1	1.8	3.9	86.1	10.0	96.1	100.0	1,100	400	
Total (%)	3.5	8.8	12.3	67.3	20.4	87.7	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	100	250	350	2,100	650	2,750	. .	3,100	700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 455 (closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 442 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	In groups of service types, an accompanying child may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to accompanying child support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
Broad type of service	% unmet needs			
Housing/ accommodation	27.9	15.5	23.3	17.0	16.8	37.5	68.2	17.5	—	22.6	150	
Financial/ employment	24.8	5.0	16.8	11.6	—	2.9	—	11.1	—	13.5	100	
Personal support	7.5	3.3	14.0	13.9	34.5	2.9	—	11.0	—	11.6	50	
General support/ advocacy	9.4	6.5	15.5	13.1	8.6	2.9	17.0	12.5	—	12.4	100	
Specialist services	26.7	47.5	27.6	40.4	33.0	33.2	14.8	24.8	—	29.0	200	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	3.7	22.2	2.8	3.9	7.1	20.5	—	23.1	—	10.9	50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	650	
Summary totals												
Total unmet needs (%)	9.6	5.3	40.1	6.8	2.4	6.8	1.2	27.8	—	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	50	50	250	50	<25	50	<25	200	—	. .	650	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (%)	13.2	9.9	36.6	5.9	1.9	8.4	2.9	21.2	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (number)	50	50	100	<25	<25	<25	<25	50	—	. .	250	
Total closed support periods (%)	13.3	19.9	22.3	7.5	2.9	6.7	3.8	23.4	0.3	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods (number)	250	350	400	150	50	150	50	450	<25	. .	1,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1 identified unmet needs.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1 closed support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 91 closed support periods (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other with children	Total	
					%	Number	
Broad type of service	% unmet needs			
Accommodation	—	—	5.4	—	4.8	<25	
School liaison/child care	18.2	—	23.7	—	23.1	50	
Personal support	9.1	—	22.6	—	21.2	<25	
General support/advocacy	9.1	—	17.2	—	16.3	<25	
Specialist services	27.3	—	11.8	—	13.5	<25	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	36.4	—	19.4	—	21.2	<25	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100	
Summary totals							
Total unmet needs (%)	10.6	—	89.4	—	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	<25	—	100	—	. .	100	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (%)	14.0	—	86.0	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (number)	<25	—	50	—	. .	50	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (%)	11.4	7.0	81.6	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (number)	100	50	550	—	. .	700	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (%)	9.7	—	90.3	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (number)	<25	—	50	—	. .	50	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (%)	12.1	6.5	81.5	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (number)	50	<25	300	—	. .	350	
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): 455 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): 0 closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance.
6.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
8	Circumstances of clients before and after support
8.1	Key chart
Figure 8.1: Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent closed support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for before and after, per cent on y-axis and type of house/dwelling on x-axis.
Source: Table 8.5.

8.2	Tables
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain a pension or benefit	All closed support periods	
Main source of income	Before	After	Before	After	
No income	32.2	19.3	13.0	9.8	
Government payments	56.8	71.3	75.6	77.1	
Other	11.0	9.5	11.3	13.1	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	300	300	1,900	1,700	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	<25	. .	150	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<25	<25	100	50	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	<25	50	
Total (number)	300	300	2,000	2,000	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance in employment and training	All closed support periods	
Employment status	Before	After	Before	After	
Employed full time/part time	16.4	29.3	17.1	21.5	
Unemployed (looking for work)	27.5	17.7	21.9	19.3	
Not in labour force	56.0	53.0	61.1	59.2	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	300	300	1,850	1,650	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	<25	. .	200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<25	<25	100	100	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	<25	50	
Total (number)	300	300	2,000	2,000	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some employment status categories in this table have been combined. 
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
After support	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26
weeks	>26 
weeks	Total	
					%	Number	
Main source of income							
No income	18.5	10.3	6.0	1.5	9.8	150	
Government payments	69.6	77.7	78.6	82.8	77.1	1,300	
Other	11.9	12.0	15.4	15.7	13.1	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	20.9	48.1	13.1	18.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	350	800	200	300	. .	1,700	
Employment status							
Employed full time/part time	15.9	21.4	23.6	26.6	21.5	350	
Unemployed (looking for work)	25.7	20.0	15.9	12.6	19.3	300	
Not in labour force	58.4	58.6	60.5	60.8	59.2	950	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	20.0	48.9	13.4	17.7	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	350	800	200	300	. .	1,650	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 273 (main source of income, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 351 (employment status, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent) 
	5–17 years	18+ years	Total	
Student status	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	
Not a student	49.5	55.1	90.5	88.9	81.3	80.9	
Primary/secondary student	47.1	41.5	3.5	2.5	13.2	11.7	
Post-secondary student/employment training	3.4	3.4	6.0	8.6	5.4	7.4	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	400	400	1,400	1,250	1,850	1,600	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	<25	. .	150	. .	200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<25	<25	100	100	100	100	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	50	50	50	50	
Total (number)	400	400	1,550	1,550	1,950	1,950	
Notes
1.	Table excludes closed support periods for clients aged 4 years and under.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent) 
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain 
independent housing	All closed support periods	
Type of house/dwelling	Before	After	Before	After	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	7.3	2.3	7.7	1.7	
House/flat	71.2	82.0	72.4	82.0	
Other house/dwelling(b)	14.5	11.7	12.5	11.8	
Institutional setting(c)	6.9	4.0	7.4	4.5	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,100	900	1,850	1,500	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	100	. .	250	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<25	100	100	200	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	<25	<25	
Total (number)	1,100	1,100	2,000	2,000	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain 
independent housing	All closed support periods	
Type of tenure	Before	After	Before	After	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	14.7	7.7	14.4	9.5	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	4.0	9.2	4.8	10.4	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	2.1	2.0	1.8	1.9	
Institutional setting	6.1	2.8	6.3	3.4	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	7.2	1.9	7.3	1.6	
Other, no tenure	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	
Purchasing/purchased own home	1.2	0.5	2.2	1.5	
Private rental	17.0	10.6	16.7	11.9	
Public housing rental	14.9	36.8	16.3	33.2	
Community housing rental	3.3	8.8	2.2	6.3	
Rent-free accommodation	12.7	8.7	14.5	10.8	
Boarding	16.3	10.8	13.0	9.1	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,050	900	1,750	1,450	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	100	. .	300	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	50	100	200	200	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	50	50	
Total (number)	1,100	1,100	2,000	2,000	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by length of support, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Type of house/dwelling	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					%	Number	
	All closed support periods	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	3.8	1.8	—	1.0	1.7	50	
House/flat	72.8	79.2	90.5	91.2	82.0	1,250	
Other house/dwelling(b)	14.8	14.1	8.5	5.9	11.8	200	
Institutional setting(c)	8.6	4.9	1.0	2.0	4.5	50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	18.2	47.5	14.6	19.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	300	700	200	300	. .	1,500	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	4.5	1.1	—	—	1.5	<25	
House/flat	67.3	72.8	91.3	96.4	77.6	700	
Other house/dwelling(b)	16.4	19.5	7.4	2.9	14.6	150	
Institutional setting(c)	11.9	6.6	1.3	0.7	6.2	50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	22.7	49.5	9.8	18.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	450	100.0	150	. .	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.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 469 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 304 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’). 
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Type of tenure	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					%	Number	
	All closed support periods	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	19.8	11.4	3.4	0.4	9.5	150	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	6.2	13.8	11.7	5.2	10.4	150	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	3.4	2.3	0.6	0.4	1.9	50	
Institutional setting 	8.1	3.7	—	1.2	3.4	50	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	3.5	2.0	—	0.4	1.6	<25	
Other, no tenure	0.5	—	—	0.8	0.2	<25	
Purchasing/purchased own home	2.8	1.0	2.7	0.8	1.5	<25	
Private rental	12.4	11.7	13.3	11.1	11.9	150	
Public housing rental	12.6	25.9	43.2	61.3	33.2	500	
Community housing rental	2.8	8.2	7.4	3.8	6.3	100	
Rent-free accommodation	16.8	10.4	8.7	8.2	10.8	150	
Boarding	11.0	9.6	9.1	6.4	9.1	150	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	17.6	47.5	15.0	20.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	250	700	200	300	. .	1,450	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	21.9	15.0	1.3	0.7	12.4	100	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	7.0	15.6	13.9	3.7	11.3	100	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	3.2	2.4	—	—	1.9	<25	
Institutional setting 	10.5	5.2	—	0.7	5.0	50	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	4.8	0.9	—	—	1.5	<25	
Other, no tenure	—	—	—	1.4	0.3	<25	
Purchasing/purchased own home	3.9	—	3.9	0.7	1.4	<25	
Private rental	11.3	9.7	14.1	12.0	10.9	100	
Public housing rental	7.9	18.2	36.1	64.3	26.3	200	
Community housing rental	2.4	11.3	3.5	2.2	6.9	50	
Rent-free accommodation	21.1	12.4	13.2	8.4	13.6	100	
Boarding	6.0	9.3	14.1	5.8	8.4	50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	21.9	49.2	10.3	18.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	400	100.0	150	. .	850	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 529 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 344 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Living situation	Before	After	
With parent(s)	12.8	9.0	
With relatives/friends temporary	17.6	11.1	
With relatives/friends long-term	2.5	3.7	
With spouse/partner	7.9	5.9	
With spouse/partner and child(ren)	8.5	8.4	
Alone	15.8	20.9	
Alone with child(ren)	9.1	17.2	
With other unrelated persons	24.1	21.6	
Other(a)	1.6	2.3	
Total	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,900	1,550	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	250	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	150	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	
Total (number)	2,000	2,000	
(a)	‘Other’ includes the category of ‘With foster family’.
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some living situation categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Case management plan	Per cent	Number	
Yes	68.2	1,250	
No, client did not agree to one	8.4	150	
No, support period too short	22.6	400	
No, other reason	0.9	<25	
Total	100.0	1,850	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 154.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Achievement of goals	Per cent	Number	
All goals achieved	24.6	300	
Most or some goals achieved	69.3	850	
No goals achieved	6.1	100	
Total	100.0	1,250	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 13.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

9	Support from 1996–97 to 2006–07
9.1	Key charts

Figure 9.1: Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Stacked line chart showing, for support periods and clients, number on y-axis and reporting period on x-axis.
Source: Table 9.2.

Figure 9.2: Agency participation rate and valid consent, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Stacked line chart showing, for participation rate and valid consent, per cent on y-axis and reporting period on x-axis.
Source: Table 9.4.

9.2	
Tables
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current and constant 2006–07 dollars, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Reporting period	Total 
funding(a)(b)	Funding to 
agencies(a)(b)	Funding per
 support period(b)(c)	Funding per 
client(b)(c)	
	Current $	
1996–97	6,941,000	6,517,000	2,020	2,940	
1997–98	7,066,000	6,705,000	2,000	2,960	
1998–99	7,070,000	6,705,000	2,210	3,230	
1999–00	7,326,000	6,948,000	2,180	3,210	
2000–01	9,636,000	8,751,000	2,980	4,120	
2001–02	9,916,000	7,942,000	2,980	4,130	
2002–03	10,230,000	9,835,000	3,900	5,530	
2003–04	12,825,000	12,600,000	4,140	7,570	
2004–05	14,561,000	14,349,000	6,150	9,150	
2005–06	14,928,000	14,556,000	5,160	7,450	
2006–07(d)	14,689,000	13,931,000	5,430	7,500	
	Constant 2006–07 $	
1996–97	9,773,000	9,176,000	2,840	4,140	
1997–98	9,879,000	9,374,000	2,800	4,140	
1998–99	10,097,000	9,576,000	3,160	4,610	
1999–00	9,683,000	9,183,000	2,880	4,250	
2000–01	12,384,000	11,247,000	3,830	5,290	
2001–02	12,668,000	10,146,000	3,800	5,280	
2002–03	11,811,000	11,354,000	4,500	6,390	
2003–04	14,342,000	14,090,000	4,630	8,460	
2004–05	15,812,000	15,583,000	6,680	9,930	
2005–06	16,109,000	15,708,000	5,560	8,040	
2006–07(d)	14,689,000	13,931,000	5,430	7,500	
(a)	‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2006–07 include territory allocations in addition to the SAAP agreement between this government and the Australian Government (Table 2.1; AIHW 2005:Table 2.1, 2006a:Table 2.1, 2007:Table 2.1).
(b)	SAAP agencies may receive funding from sources other than SAAP. This is not included.
(c)	‘Funding per support period’ and ‘Funding per client’ are based on funding allocations to agencies.
(d)	Funding for 2006–07 includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations. Refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2008.
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 for further information.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections; ABS 2007b; FaHCSIA unpublished data. 

Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2006–07 (number)
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	
Support periods	3,250	3,350	3,050	3,200	2,950	2,650	2,550	3,050	2,350	2,800	2,550	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Clients	2,200	2,250	2,100	2,150	2,150	1,900	1,800	1,650	1,550	1,950	1,850	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly 
average support periods with accommodation	150	350	300	250	300	200	200	250	200	200	200	
Errors and omissions	49	52	138	186	58	40	60	57	54	30	14	
Daily average support periods	450	500	450	450	500	400	450	550	500	550	600	
Errors and omissions	54	63	15	2	13	13	3	1	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 for further information.
4.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
5.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 2001–02 to 2006–07 (number)
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	
Accompanying child support periods	950	1,000	1,150	950	1,550	1,550	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Accompanying children	800	850	750	800	1,000	1,250	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average accompanying child support periods with accommodation	100	100	150	150	200	200	
Errors and omissions	15	42	43	12	16	11	
Daily average accompanying child support periods	250	250	350	300	450	450	
Errors and omissions	3	3	1	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of an accompanying child support period, the definition of an accompanying child and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of days of support and the number of nights of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to have the same periods of support and accommodation as their parent(s) or guardian(s).
3.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in the Australian Capital Territory. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 for further information.
5.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
6.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2006–07
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	
Agencies(a) (number)	34	31	30	30	30	31	31	43	40	41	50	
Agency participation rate (%)	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.8	93.5	72.1	92.5	95.1	76.0(b)	
Records returned (number)	3,050	3,178	3,028	3,188	2,934	2,583	2,361	2,194	2,103	2,685	2,442	
Records returned with consent (%)	72.4	76.7	73.6	80.9	85.3	86.4	87.3	87.4	86.1	82.1	89.8	
Records returned with valid consent(c) (%)	70.9	74.5	72.2	79.7	84.2	84.3	86.8	86.5	84.5	78.6	84.4	
(a)	‘Agencies’ refers to the number of agencies that were ‘in scope’—that is, that should have been participating in the reference period. Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2.
(b)	The 2006–07 participation rate for the Australian Capital Territory was affected by extensive agency re-structuring. A number of agencies were consolidated and operated for only part of the year and/or did not return data. The principle for inclusion or exclusion of reporting agencies assumes that all agencies operate for a full twelve months (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
(c)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2 and AIHW 2006b:Glossary). Note that in 2005–06 the statistical linkage key was changed and therefore data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
Notes
1.	Table based on records returned from agencies in scope for the Client Collection during the reference period. Not all agencies funded under SAAP are required to participate in the Client Collection. Consequently, some agencies funded under SAAP (refer to Table 2.1) are not included in this table.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 and Appendix 2 for further information.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.
Appendix 1	Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Projects: additional tables
There were no funded Innovation and Investment Fund (I & I) Pilot Project agencies that supplied data in the Australian Capital Territory in 2006–07. Refer to Chapter 2 and Appendix 1 of the national report (AIHW 2008) for details of the Innovation and Investment Fund.

Appendix 2	The data
General information to help readers interpret the tables presented in this report is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2008). Additional information relevant only to the tables for the Australian Capital Territory follows.
A2.1	Agency participation
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary target group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
	Agencies(a)	Records returned	
	Total	Participation rate	Total	Consent	Valid consent(b)	
Primary target group	Number	Per cent	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Young people	20	70.0	698	93.1	89.0	
Single men only	6	83.3	419	97.9	84.5	
Single women only	1	100.0	86	91.9	87.2	
Families	9	77.8	645	89.3	85.9	
Women escaping domestic violence	9	100.0	329	81.2	79.0	
Cross-target/multiple/general	5	40.0	265	79.2	74.3	
Total	50	76.0	2,442	89.8	84.4	
(a)	‘Agencies’ refers to the number of agencies that were ‘in scope’—that is, that should have been participating in the reference period. Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
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.	The participation rate for the Australian Capital Territory was affected by extensive agency re-structuring. A number of agencies were consolidated and operated for only part of the year and/or did not return data. The principle for inclusion or exclusion of reporting agencies assumes that all agencies operate for a full 12 months (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.

Table A2.2:	SAAP Client Collection: records returned with informed consent and valid consent for accompanying children, by state and territory and primary target group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
	Records returned	
	Total	Consent	Valid consent(a)	
Primary target group	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Young people	59	96.6	55.9	
Single men only	—	—	—	
Single women only	1	100.0	—	
Families	852	90.6	71.4	
Women escaping domestic violence	437	90.6	70.0	
Cross-target/multiple/general	147	82.3	51.0	
Total	1,496	90.0	68.3	
(a)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.
A2.2	Additional counting rules
In the tables in this report, when counting clients or support periods in particular groups, the following rules have been used in addition to those outlined in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2008).
Note that the number of support periods in the Australian Capital Territory decreased in 2006–07. The main reason for this was a key agency partially participating and not submitting a full year’s worth of data for the 2006–07 reporting period. If this agency had submitted all its data, it is likely that support periods in the Australian Capital Territory would have increased slightly from 2005–06 to 2006–07. The Australian Capital Territory data for 2006-07 were also affected by extensive agency re-structuring. A number of agencies were consolidated and operated for only part of the year and/or did not return data. The principle for inclusion or exclusion of reporting agencies assumes that all agencies operate for a full 12 months. This assumption has a more significant impact on smaller jurisdictions. It affects the participation rate and weighting.

Rounding	Note that numbers of support periods and clients are generally rounded to the nearest 50 in the state and territory supplementary tables and to the nearest 100 in the national report.	

Appendix 3	SAAP NDCA Client Collection form
This form has been excluded from this document. Please contact feedback@aihw.gov.au for more information.

References
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2007a. Australian demographic statistics, March quarter 2007. ABS cat. no. 3101.0. Canberra: ABS.
ABS 2007b. National income, expenditure and product: Australian national accounts, June quarter 2007. ABS cat. no. 5206.0. Canberra: ABS.
AIHW(Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2005. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2003–04 Australian Capital Territory supplementary tables. SAAP NDCA report series 9. Cat. no. HOU 117. Canberra: AIHW.
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2004–05 Australian Capital Territory supplementary tables. SAAP NDCA report series 10. Cat. no. HOU 139. Canberra: AIHW.
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List of tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by 
primary target group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by 
month, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods 
active each night, average by month, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Australian 
Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Australian 
Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying 
children, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for 
accompanying children, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither 
provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Australian Capital 
Territory, 2006–07
Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that 
were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after 
a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a 
support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after 
a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by 
length of support, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a 
support period, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Australian 
Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the 
end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current 
and constant 2006–07 dollars, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 
1996–97 to 2006–07
Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by 
reporting period, Australian Capital Territory, 2001–02 to 2006–07
Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with 
informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, Australian Capital 
Territory, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with 
informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary 
target group, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07
Table A2.2:	SAAP Client Collection: records returned with informed consent and valid consent 
for accompanying children, by state and territory and primary target group, 
Australian Capital Territory, 2006–07

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