Page 4998 - Week 13 - Thursday, 2 November 2017

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(2) The number of clients that can receive non-accommodation support services at any one time from the ACT Specialist Homelessness Service Sector (2017-18) is 624. Clients accessing accommodation (321 places) also receive support services, for a total of 945 support places at any one time.

At present, this support is provided under the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) and the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH).

(3) Prior to 2015-16, ACT Government contracts with the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector did not specify the number of accommodation places within the sector at any one time.

In 2015-16, 309 accommodation places were available in the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector at any one time.

In 2015-16, a co-design process with the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector separated accommodation from support services. For the first time, this captured total outputs across the sector in a consistent way.

(4) (a) In 2015-16, the number of clients supported by the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector was 4,652. Of these, 1,851 individuals and families were provided with accommodation and the remaining 2,801 received non-accommodation support from the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector.

(b) In 2014-15, the number of clients supported by the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector was 4,987. Of these, 1,912 individuals and families were provided with accommodation and the remaining 3,075 received non-accommodation support from the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector.

(c) In 2013-14, the number of clients supported by the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector was 5,338. Of these, 2,122 individuals and families were provided with accommodation and the remaining 3,216 received non-accommodation support from the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector.

(d) In 2012-13, the number of clients supported by the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector was 5,367. Of these, 2,097 individuals and families were provided with accommodation and the remaining 3,270 received non-accommodation support from the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector.

(e) In 2011-12, the number of clients supported by the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector was 6,318. Of these, 2,797 individuals and families were provided with accommodation and the remaining 3,521 received non-accommodation support from the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector.

(f) Data in 2010-11, was captured under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program and as such is not compatible or comparable with the data sets from 2011-12 onwards.

(5) Since 2011-12, a new national homelessness data collection system called the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) replaced the previous data collection systems the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP).


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