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Changes in Australia

Changes in Australia. Justin Griffin AIHW. What Currently Exists. Income combined with deprivation measures Income based measures - Social Policy Research Centre Administrative data from social programs, especially homelessness Homelessness count - population census NB: No poverty line.

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Changes in Australia

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  1. Changes in Australia Justin Griffin AIHW

  2. What Currently Exists • Income combined with deprivation measures • Income based measures - Social Policy Research Centre • Administrative data from social programs, especially homelessness • Homelessness count - population census • NB: No poverty line

  3. New or impending work • New administrative data sets • Developments with existing work • New directions • Improvements in quality

  4. Implementation of new data sets • Problem gambling • Community mental health support • Indigenous housing • Juvenile justice

  5. Existing Work Developments • Final safety net program (for people homeless or at risk) until 2010 (SAAP) • Data collection to support the program • Turnaways data collected • Better data on homeless (or at risk) children

  6. ‘Typical’ SAAP experience of 12-15 year olds DURING SUPPORT • Support:11 days • Accommodation:7 days • General support/ advocacy • Counselling Referral for: • Specialist services Unmet need for: • Assistance to obtain non-SAAP accommodation BEFORE SUPPORT AFTER SUPPORT • Living with parent/s • School student • No income • Living with parent/s • School student • No income

  7. ‘Typical’ SAAP experience of 16-19 year olds • Living short-term with relatives or friends • Living rent-free in a house or flat • Not a student • Youth allowance DURING SUPPORT AFTER SUPPORT BEFORE SUPPORT • Support: 17 days • Accommodation : 10 days • Financial or employment assistance • Counselling Referral for: • Assistance to obtain non-SAAP accommodation • Financial or employment assistance • Unmet need for: • Assistance to obtain non-SAAP accommodation • Living with unrelated persons • SAAP or other emergency housing • Not a student • Youth allowance

  8. ‘Typical’ SAAP experience of 20-24 year olds • Support: 6 days • Accommodation:5 days • General support or advocacy • Counselling Referral for: • Assistance to obtain non-SAAP accommodation Unmet need for: • Assistance to obtain non-SAAP accommodation DURING SUPPORT AFTER SUPPORT BEFORE SUPPORT • Living alone • Renting independently in the private market or SAAP/CAP • Not a student • Newstart allowance or Parenting payment • Living with spouse, with or without child(ren) • Boarding in a private home or SAAP/CAP accommodation • Not a student • Newstart allowance or Parenting payment

  9. Existing Work Developments (cont) • New count of the total homeless population • More integrated data, especially Indigenous and thematic data • Co-ordinating related data

  10. New Directions • More integrated and thematic data (eg child health and welfare reporting) • Data linkage -setup of a data linkage Unit and protocols • Better meta-data and data standards (METeOR) • Design and rollout of electronic information management tools to NGOs

  11. Improvements in quality • Implementation of information agreements • Protocols development • Use of electronic data collection and information management • Imputation and weighting techniques to account for missing data • Equiping NGOs to manage information • Training

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