Listed below are the data definitions for many SHS collection data items. These definitions have been taken from the SHS Collection Manual.
‘Last month’ refers to the last 30 days
Yes
No
Don’t Know
The question is not asked of a child under 18 years.
After this introduction, ask the question:
‘For each of the following everyday activities do you:
Please refer to the information on in the collection manual for response definitions for ‘Everyday activities in a life area’ (including self-care, mobility and communication) and ‘Degree of help/supervision needed’.
This is collected because:
How to complete
Note: Not all clients identified as having a disability in the SHSC are eligible for the NDIS.
Response definitions
Don’t know
Currently receiving services
Agency worker
Health professional
There is no consent for information to be provided to the AIHW.
This information is recorded about the client’s circumstances:
Lone person
One parent with child(ren)
Couple with child(ren)
Couple without child(ren)
Other family
Group
This information recorded relates to where the client was living:
The following three questions are asked to gain detailed information about a client’s housing status and their tenure—their legal right to occupy a dwelling. It also identifies clients who are in stable accommodation.
As well as describing the type of dwelling or residence in which the client lived, this question can provide useful information about the client’s tenure and level of homelessness. For example, if it indicates that clients have been sleeping rough, living in an institution or in emergency accommodation, it is also possible to determine their tenure and level of homelessness.
When the client is living in a house/townhouse/flat, the type of tenure question collects information on whether a dwelling is owned or rented, and whether the client was living there rent free. It also provides more detailed information on emergency accommodation—whether a client is paying a fee or living rent free.
This question provides more detailed information about a client’s tenure. For example:
Caravan
Tent
Cabin
Boat
House/townhouse/flat
Improvised building/dwelling
No dwelling/street/park/in the open
Motor vehicle
Boarding/rooming house
Emergency accommodation
Hotel/motel/bed and breakfast
Hospital (excluding psychiatric)
Psychiatric hospital/unit
Disability support
Rehabilitation
Adult correctional facility (prison)
Youth/juvenile justice correctional centre
Boarding school/residential college
Aged care facility
Immigration detention centre
Other
This information recorded relates to the tenure of the dwelling where the client was living:
Renter—private housing
Renter—public housing
Renter—community housing
Renter—transitional housing
Renter—caravan park
Renter—boarding/rooming house
Renter—emergency accommodation/night shelter/women’s refuge/youth shelter
Other renter
Rent free—private housing
Rent free—public housing
Rent free—community housing
Rent free—transitional housing
Rent free—Caravan Park
Rent free—boarding/rooming house
Rent free—emergency accommodation/night shelter/women’s refuge/youth shelter
Other rent free
Life tenure scheme
Owner—shared equity or rent/buy scheme
Owner—being purchased/with mortgage
Owner—fully owned
Other tenure type not elsewhere specified
No tenure
Leased tenure—nominated on lease
Lease in place—not nominated on lease
Couch surfer
Boarder
Living with relative fee free
Not applicable (conditions of occupancy)
This information recorded relates to the client’s circumstances:
Employed
Unemployed
Refers to clients aged 15 and over, who were not employed, and:
Note: Actively looking for work includes writing, telephoning or applying in person to an employer for work. It also includes answering a newspaper advertisement for a job, checking factory or job placement agency notice boards, being registered with a job placement agency, checking or registering with any other employment agency, advertising or tendering for work or contacting friends or relatives.
Not in the labour force
Not applicable (labour force status)
Newstart allowance
Parenting payment
Disability support pension (Centrelink)
Youth allowance
Age pension
Austudy/ABSTUDY
DVA pension or payment
Sickness allowance
Carer allowance
Carer payment
Other government pensions and allowances (not elsewhere classified)
Employee income
Unincorporated business income
Other income (not elsewhere classified)
Nil income
Residential care
Family group home
Relatives/kin/friends who are reimbursed
Foster care
Other home-based care (reimbursed)
Relatives/kin/friends who are not reimbursed
Independent living
Other living arrangements
Parents
Not applicable (protection order care arrangements)
Provided
Referral arranged
Tip: Only record accommodation as ‘Provided’ if your agency has:
provided the client with accommodation at your agency
paid for the client to be accommodated, for example, at a motel.
If accommodation has been provided, you need to record the dates on which the accommodation was provided.
Short-term or emergency accommodation (services and assistance)
Medium-term/transitional housing
Long-term housing
Assistance to sustain tenancy or prevent tenancy failure or eviction
Assistance to prevent foreclosures or for mortgage arrears
Assistance to access housing
‘Assistance to access housing or accommodation’ is not available to record under ‘Services and assistance’ in the SHSC. This is because general assistance to obtain housing or accommodation is the fundamental role of specialist homelessness services agencies, so all agencies will be providing this service to all clients. Therefore, it does not require a specific category on the list of services and assistance.
When contacting a housing department or real estate agent; for example, to see how an application is progressing or preparing a reference for a client:
Record the type of accommodation or housing as ‘Needs identified’.
Record Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client as ‘Needs identified’ and ‘Provided’.
When assisting a client to fill in housing application forms:
Record Advice/information as ‘Needs identified’ and ‘Provided’.
Response selection definitions
Needs identified
Family/Domestic Violence
Assistance for family/domestic violence — victim support services
Assistance for family/domestic violence — perpetrator support services
Assertive outreach for rough sleepers
Assistance to obtain/maintain government allowance
Employment assistance
Training assistance
Educational assistance
Financial information
Material aid/brokerage
Assistance for incest/sexual assault
Family/relationship assistance
Assistance for trauma
Assistance with challenging social/behavioural problems
Living skills/personal development
Legal information
Court support
Advice/information
Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client
School liaison
Child care
Structured play/skills development
Child contact and residence arrangements
Meals
Laundry/shower facilities
Recreation
Transport
Other basic assistance
Specialised services refer to those services that require knowledge or skills and are usually undertaken by someone with qualifications to provide the particular service.
Child protection services
Parenting skills education
Child-specific specialist counselling services
Psychological services
Psychiatric services
Mental health services
Pregnancy assistance
Family planning assistance
Physical disability services
Intellectual disability services
Health/medical services
Professional legal services
Financial advice and counselling
Counselling for problem gambling
Drug/alcohol counselling
Specialist counselling services
Interpreter services
Assistance with immigration services
Culturally specific services
Assistance to connect culturally
Other specialised services
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