AIHW report - A profile of Specialist Homelessness Services homeless clients 2011-12 to 2014-15

A profile of Specialist Homelessness Services homeless clients 2011-12 to 2014-15

Clients who approach Specialist Homelessness Services for assistance do so for a variety of reasons. However, they all have in common a lack of suitable housing or are facing the prospect of losing their current housing.

This web report utilises data from specialist homelessness agencies and examines the key characteristics of SHS clients who present to services for assistance in one of three cohorts: rough sleeper, couch surfer, or resident of short-term or emergency accommodation.

Also examined are the service needs for clients in each of these cohorts as well as the services that have been provided by homelessness agencies. Housing outcomes for clients in these cohorts differs with rough sleepers the least likely to end their period of support housed.

AIHW catalogue number WEB 153

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The Private Rooming House Operators Act

Message from CHP - Update 21 April 2017

The new Rooming House Operators Act comes into effect on 26 April, requiring all existing operators to be licensed by 24 August.

Those applying for a rooming house license must now satisfy a ‘fit and proper test’, including a criminal history check, a financial history check, and checks against various offences. Operators who opt to close their rooming house rather than apply for a license have been advised to issue an appropriate notice to vacate by 26 April.