❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the availability and occupancy rates of family and domestic violence refuge services in the Perth metropolitan region between 2009 and 2013, revealing high occupancy and unmet demand.
AnsweredQoN 734Legislative Council
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(1) I refer to the Summary Report Review of the Family and Domestic Violence Refuge Service System in Western Australia where it states "The Department’s non-identifying unpublished agency statistical summaries record file data and the crisis accommodation vacancy register for metropolitan family and domestic violence accommodation services indicates that there are limited places available for women and children escaping violence on any given night. Further, it is not unusual for these to be no vacancies across the metropolitan area", and I ask what was the total number of accommodation places available for women and children escaping violence in the Perth metropolitan region for the following periods: (a) 2009-2010; (b) 2010-2011; (c) 2011-2012; (d) 2012-2013; and (e) 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013? (2) What was the average occupancy rate of accommodation places by location available to women and child escaping violence in the Perth metropolitan region for the following periods: (a) 2009-2010; (b) 2010-2011; (c) 2011-2012; (d) 2012-2013; and (e) 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013? (3) Have there been any instances in the following periods that no accommodation places have been available to women and children escaping violence in the Perth metropolitan region: (a) 2009-2010; (b) 2010-2011; (c) 2011-2012; (d) 2012-2013; and (e) 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013? (4) If yes to (3), what dates and at which centres? (5) In the situation that no places are available for women and children escaping violence in the Perth metropolitan region, what advice is presented to victims?
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Answered
19 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
29 days
1. Total number of accommodation places available for women and children escaping violence in the Perth metropolitan region for the following periods:
(a) 2009-2010: 109 places
(b) 2010-2011: 111 places
(c) 2011-2012: 111 places
(d) 2012-2013: 114 places
(e) 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013: 114 places
Note:
Accommodation places are made up of a combination of single rooms and rooms that accommodate women and children.
2. (a-d)
For the periods requested; analysis of Department for Child Protection and Family Support (the Department) information and data from the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program National Data Collection (SAAP-NDC) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Specialist Homelessness Service Collection (SHSC), indicate 100 per cent occupancy rate across the metropolitan area.
Occupancy rate is estimated using the average length of accommodation multiplied by the number of adult clients, as a proportion of the total places available for the 12 month period.
(e) 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 SHSC data will not be available until June 2014.
3. (a-b)
For the periods 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 the SAAP-NDC, Demand for Accommodation Collection was not provided in a format that enables extraction of metropolitan only data.
(c-d)
The Specialist Homelessness Service Collection (SHSC) commenced on 1 July 2011 and collects information on unassisted requests for a 12 month period.
· 2011-12 - SHSC shows there were 3,536 requests for accommodation where there was no accommodation available at the time of the request.
2012-13 - SHSC shows there were 4,751 requests for accommodation where there was no accommodation available at the time of the request.
· The total number of unassisted requests is not representative of the total number of individuals requesting accommodation, as an individual make multiple requests to different accommodation providers and all of these requests are captured by the data.
(e) 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 SHSC data will not be available until June 2014.
4. The data is provided on an aggregated basis and cannot be broken down into dates and centres.
5. Women and children not able to be accommodated in women's refuges in the metropolitan area are referred to the Crisis Care Unit or the new Entrypoint (a homeless assessment and referral service). Direct financial assistance can be provided so that assist victims can leave harmful situations including overnight accommodation costs, and transport. Women accommodated overnight are offered follow up support.
(a) 2009-2010: 109 places
(b) 2010-2011: 111 places
(c) 2011-2012: 111 places
(d) 2012-2013: 114 places
(e) 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013: 114 places
Note:
Accommodation places are made up of a combination of single rooms and rooms that accommodate women and children.
2. (a-d)
For the periods requested; analysis of Department for Child Protection and Family Support (the Department) information and data from the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program National Data Collection (SAAP-NDC) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Specialist Homelessness Service Collection (SHSC), indicate 100 per cent occupancy rate across the metropolitan area.
Occupancy rate is estimated using the average length of accommodation multiplied by the number of adult clients, as a proportion of the total places available for the 12 month period.
(e) 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 SHSC data will not be available until June 2014.
3. (a-b)
For the periods 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 the SAAP-NDC, Demand for Accommodation Collection was not provided in a format that enables extraction of metropolitan only data.
(c-d)
The Specialist Homelessness Service Collection (SHSC) commenced on 1 July 2011 and collects information on unassisted requests for a 12 month period.
· 2011-12 - SHSC shows there were 3,536 requests for accommodation where there was no accommodation available at the time of the request.
2012-13 - SHSC shows there were 4,751 requests for accommodation where there was no accommodation available at the time of the request.
· The total number of unassisted requests is not representative of the total number of individuals requesting accommodation, as an individual make multiple requests to different accommodation providers and all of these requests are captured by the data.
(e) 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 SHSC data will not be available until June 2014.
4. The data is provided on an aggregated basis and cannot be broken down into dates and centres.
5. Women and children not able to be accommodated in women's refuges in the metropolitan area are referred to the Crisis Care Unit or the new Entrypoint (a homeless assessment and referral service). Direct financial assistance can be provided so that assist victims can leave harmful situations including overnight accommodation costs, and transport. Women accommodated overnight are offered follow up support.
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