Authors, contact and acknowledgments
Final Report
Report for the SAAP National Coordination and Development Committee, commissioned through the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Social Policy Research Centre
University of New South Wales
January 2008
Authors
Dr Tony Eardley, Dr Denise Thompson, Professor Bettina Cass and Dr Ann Dadich (Social Policy Research Centre), with Megan Neale (Four Sectors Consulting)
Contact
Tony Eardley, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052
Ph: 02 9385 7826
Email: t.eardley@unsw.edu.au
Acknowledgements
This research was commissioned by the SAAP National Coordination and Development Committee, through the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA). The authors would like to thank our liaison person in FaHCSIA, Saovarose Lai, and the other members of the project steering group, Paul Moss (Department for Community Development, WA) and Kerrily Jeffery (Department of Human Services, Victoria) for their support and guidance. We would also like to thank all those who have informed the study, especially the participating clients of SAAP services, staff members from peak homelessness organisations and from many SAAP services, as well as previous researchers in the area of self-reliance.
The case study interviews for this report were carried out on behalf of the SPRC by Megan Neale of Four Sectors Consulting Pty Ltd. Bruce Bradbury provided statistical advice and Killian Mullan helped with data recoding.
Abbreviations and Glossary
AIHW Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
CAD SAAP National Coordination and Development Committee
FaHCSIA Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
SAAP Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
NDCA National Data Collection Agency
SPRC Social Policy Research Centre
UNSW University of New South Wales