Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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METEOR identifier: | 269821 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 |
Definition: | The type(s) of assistance that a person or persons requests from a community service agency. The type of assistance may or may not be provided by the agency. |
Context: | Service planning: Useful in the analysis of unmet demand where a person asks for assistance but it is not provided. This information can be used by agencies to plan appropriate services for their target group, and by funding departments to help them make better decisions about services. |