Pathways to homelessness

Key findings: Characteristics of people accessing homelessness services

The linked dataset includes 6 years of homelessness services data between July 2011 and June 2017. This data provides important information about the pattern of presentations to homelessness services.

People accessing Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) have significantly higher use of other government services than the broader population, often over 10 times the rate.

Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) support is the most commonly required specialist support for people accessing SHS. Over 6 years to 2016/17:

23% of SHS clients required DFV support, followed by mental health support (14%), family support (12%) and legal support (10%).

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