Person—residential type, homelessness code N[N]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Residential type
METEOR identifier:	398935
Registration status:	Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010
Definition:	A person's type of residential arrangement, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—residential type
Value Domain:	Residential type homelessness code N[N]

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	N[N]
Maximum character length:	2
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	House/townhouse/flat
	2	Caravan
	3	Tent
	4	Cabin
	5	Boat
	6	Improvised building/dwelling
	7	No dwelling/street/park/in the open
	8	Motor vehicle
	9	Boarding/rooming house
	10	Emergency accommodation
	11	Hotel/motel/bed and breakfast
	12	Hospital (excluding psychiatric)
	13	Psychiatric hospital/unit
	14	Disability support
	15	Rehabilitation
	16	Adult correctional facility
	17	Youth/juvenile justice correctional centre
	18	Boarding school/residential college
	19	Aged care facility
	20	Immigration detention centre
	21	Other
Supplementary values:	99	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	CODE 1 House/townhouse/flat Includes bedsits, flats attached to houses or shops etc. CODE 7 No dwelling/street/park/in the open Includes those people who are sleeping in public transport, e.g. riding on trains/buses etc. because they have no other option. CODE 10 Emergency accommodation Includes night shelter/women's refuge/youth shelter. CODE 12 Hospital (excluding psychiatric) Includes hospitals and other health care facilities but not specialised prison health facilities. CODE 13 Psychiatric hospital/unit Includes mental health units and forensic health units of corrective services systems. CODE 14 Disability support Includes all units whose primary role is disability support. CODE 15 Rehabilitation facility Includes facilities that cater for drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Excludes rehabilitation in prisons and correctional facilities. CODE 16 Adult correctional facility Includes those facilities whose main role is to detain and rehabilitate adult prisoners. CODE 17 Youth/juvenile justice correctional centre Includes those facilities whose main role is to detain and rehabilitate youth or juveniles. Community custodial facilities are included in this category. CODE 19 Aged care facility Nursing home, aged care hostel or non-self contained accommodation for the aged.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1 House/townhouse/flat

Includes bedsits, flats attached to houses or shops etc.

CODE 7 No dwelling/street/park/in the open

Includes those people who are sleeping in public transport, e.g. riding on trains/buses etc. because they have no other option.

CODE 10 Emergency accommodation

Includes night shelter/women's refuge/youth shelter.

CODE 12 Hospital (excluding psychiatric)

Includes hospitals and other health care facilities but not specialised prison health facilities.

CODE 13 Psychiatric hospital/unit

Includes mental health units and forensic health units of corrective services systems.

CODE 14 Disability support

Includes all units whose primary role is disability support.

CODE 15 Rehabilitation facility

Includes facilities that cater for drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Excludes rehabilitation in prisons and correctional facilities.

CODE 16 Adult correctional facility

Includes those facilities whose main role is to detain and rehabilitate adult prisoners.

CODE 17 Youth/juvenile justice correctional centre

Includes those facilities whose main role is to detain and rehabilitate youth or juveniles. Community custodial facilities are included in this category.

CODE 19 Aged care facility

Nursing home, aged care hostel or non-self contained accommodation for the aged.

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	The question in 'Collection Methods' could be used for different contexts, ie before, during and immediately after assistance as the question can be adapted for past and present tenses. The context as to when the question is asked dictates the time period to which it relates, that being during or after assistance. By using the word 'did' instead of 'do' the question can be used for the period before assistance.
Collection methods:	The permissible values for this data element are used to form the response categories to the question: 'What category, from the list best describes the type of residence/dwelling did/do you live in?'
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Person—residential type, code N[N] Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 See also Person—conditions of occupancy, code N Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 See also Person—housing tenure type, homelessness code N Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2011 Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected four times, for the following points in time: one week before the start of the support period (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY); at the date of presentation; at the end of the reporting period (the Service event—last service provision date, DDMMYYYY); and at the end of the support period (the Service episode—episode end date, DDMMYYYY). Only one permissible value is selected in each case. Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2012-13 Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected four times, for the following points in time: one week before the start of the support period (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY); at the date of presentation; at the end of the reporting period (the Service event—last service provision date, DDMMYYYY); and at the end of the support period (the Service episode—episode end date, DDMMYYYY). Only one permissible value is selected in each case. Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2013-14 Homelessness, Superseded 26/08/2014 Housing assistance, Superseded 26/08/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected four times, for the following points in time: one week before the start of the support period (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY) at the date of presentation at the end of the reporting period (the Service event—last service provision date, DDMMYYYY) at the end of the support period (the Service episode—episode end date, DDMMYYYY). Only one permissible value is selected in each case. This collection records a response of Don't Know (CODE 99), which is equivalent to the code Not stated/Inadequately described (CODE 99) in the Standard. Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2014-15 Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 Housing assistance, Superseded 24/11/2016 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected four times, for the following points in time: one week before the start of the support period (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY) at the date of presentation at the end of the reporting period (the Service event—last service provision date, DDMMYYYY) at the end of the support period (the Service episode—episode end date, DDMMYYYY). Only one permissible value is selected in each case. This collection records a response of Don't Know (CODE 99), which is equivalent to the code Not stated/Inadequately described (CODE 99) in the Standard. Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2015-17 Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected four times, for the following points in time: one week before the start of the support period (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY) at the date of presentation at the end of the reporting period (the Service event—last service provision date, DDMMYYYY) at the end of the support period (the Service episode—episode end date, DDMMYYYY). Only one permissible value is selected in each case. This collection records a response of Don't Know (CODE 99), which is equivalent to the code Not stated/Inadequately described (CODE 99) in the Standard. Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2017-19 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected four times, for the following points in time: one week before the start of the support period (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY) at the date of presentation at the end of the reporting period (the Service event—last service provision date, DDMMYYYY) at the end of the support period (the Service episode—episode end date, DDMMYYYY). Only one permissible value is selected in each case. This collection records a response of Don't Know (Code 99), which is equivalent to the code Not stated/Inadequately described (Code 99) in the Standard.

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