Sleeping rough: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients
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Topic: Homelessness services
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Sleeping rough: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 06 November 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Sleeping rough: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Sleeping rough: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients. AIHW, 2018.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Sleeping rough: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Sleeping rough: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients, AIHW, Canberra.
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Rough sleepers are the most visible population experiencing homelessness. This report explores the circumstances, experiences and housing outcomes of rough sleepers who sought assistance from specialist homelessness services between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2015.
Based on service use patterns across a 4-year period, this comprehensive analysis highlights the diversity and the complexities of the rough sleeper population.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-398-3
- Cat. no: HOU 297
- Pages: 96
Findings from this report:
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Rough sleepers most likely male, 35 or over, unemployed, live alone, with mental health and/or drug or alcohol issues
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Rough sleepers most frequently seek accommodation or financial services – more common for clients aged 15-24 years
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Short-term or emergency accommodation most commonly provided to rough sleepers (needed by 88%, provided to 86%)
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1 in 5 rough sleepers experienced repeat homelessness – higher for Indigenous clients and those aged 15-24