This bulletin discusses the demand for Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) accommodation, with a focus on the groups that request accommodation – individuals on their own, individuals with children, couples with children and couples without children – because these groups have different patterns of accommodation use and varying degrees of difficulty in accessing SAAP accommodation.

In 2003–04, 1300 non-government, community and local government organisations were funded nationally under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP). This report provides information on the wide range of substantial support services provided by these agencies to people experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. An analysis of one-off or casual assistance provided by...

Many rural towns where mining is dominant industry are characterised by housing stress and lack of affordable housing. High demand for housing in prospering mining towns has driven up rates for rental housing. Although mining company employees earn high wages, other members of the community have difficulty in finding or paying for suitable accommodation. This...

This is the tenth annual report of the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection. It provides an overview of assistance given to clients and their children by the program in 2004-05. SAAP provides transitional supported accommodation and related support services to help homeless people – including women and children escaping domestic violence –...

Concepts of home and homelessness may vary across different communities in Australia. Homelessness in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities cannot be understood without reference to the legacy of colonisation and dispossession. A history of physical and cultural displacement places many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at increased risk of homelessness. Concepts of country...