Supported Accommodation Assistance Program client—homeless period
Metadata item type:
Data Element Concept
METeOR identifier:
269751
Registration status:
Housing assistance, Retired 10/02/2006
Definition:
The current period of unsafe, insecure or inadequate housing.
Context:
Long term homelessness is likely to have a significant effect on the outcomes resulting from Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) services. Working with clients who have been homeless for a long time may also have a negative impact on the resources of SAAP agencies.
A SAAP client should either be homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless, as defined by the SAAP Act. A person who requires the support of a SAAP worker to maintain their current housing situation is at imminent risk.
A person aged 18 years or older, or a person of any age not accompanied by a parent or guardian, who:
receives support or assistance from a Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) agency which entails generally 1 hour or more of a worker’s time, either with that client directly or on behalf of that client, on a given day; or
is accommodated by a SAAP agency; or
enters into an ongoing support relationship with a SAAP agency.
