SAAP Report - Appropriate Responses for Homeless people Whose Needs Require a High level and Complexity of Service Provision 

November 1999 

This report looks at a more structured approach to providing appropriate responses to people who are homeless and have a high level and complex needs (including people suffering from family violence) from services funded by SAAP and other programs from which they receive support.

The Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) funds organisations to provide transitional supported accommodation and related support services to people who are homeless. It aims to achieve the maximum possible degree of self- reliance and independence.


Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • Executive summary
  1. Background to the high need project
  2. The supported accomodation assistance program
  3. A conceptual framework for understanding high need amongst homeless people
  4. The nature and extent of the high need amongst SAAP clients
  5. Service provision for homelessness people with high needs
  6. The role of SAAP in relation to people with high and complex needs
  7. New strategic directions for SAAP
  • Appendices

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