Person—previously homeless status, code N
Data Element Attributes
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Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Previously homeless indicator |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 400338 |
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Definition:![]() | Whether a person has been homeless prior to the current service episode, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Person—previously homeless status |
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Representation class:![]() | Code | ||||||||
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Data type:![]() | Number | ||||||||
Format:![]() | N | ||||||||
Maximum character length:![]() | 1 | ||||||||
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Guide for use:![]() | CODE 1 Sleeping rough or in non-conventional accommodation. CODE 2 Short-term or emergency accommodation, due to a lack of other options. This may include refuges; crisis shelters; couch surfing; living temporarily with friends and relatives; insecure accommodation on a short term basis; emergency accommodation arranged in hotels, motels etc by a specialist homelessness agency. CODE 3 Not homeless.
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Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Person—previously homeless status, code N
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected a minimum of twice (for the client):
In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element may be used to capture multiple responses. Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS,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 a minimum of twice (for the client):
In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element may be used to capture multiple responses. Homelessness, Superseded 26/08/2014 Housing assistance, Superseded 26/08/2014 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this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 a minimum of twice (for the client):
If a client has indicated that they were homeless in the last month, then by default they should be recorded as homeless in the last 12 months. This question allows the client to check all responses that apply, and therefore the client may have up to 3 valid responses for each instance of this question. This collection records a response of Don't Know (CODE 99), which is equivalent to the code Not stated/Inadequately described (CODE 9) in the Standard.
Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 Housing assistance, Superseded 24/11/2016 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 a minimum of twice (for the client):
If a client has indicated that they were homeless in the last month, then by default they should be recorded as homeless in the last 12 months. This question allows the client to check all responses that apply, and therefore the client may have up to 3 valid responses for each instance of this question. This collection records a response of Don't Know (CODE 99), which is equivalent to the code Not stated/Inadequately described (CODE 9) in the Standard.
Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 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 a minimum of twice (for the client):
If a client has indicated that they were homeless in the last month, then by default they should be recorded as homeless in the last 12 months. This question allows the client to check all responses that apply, and therefore the client may have up to 3 valid responses for each instance of this question. This collection records a response of Don't Know (CODE 99), which is equivalent to the code Not stated/Inadequately described (CODE 9) in the Standard.
Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 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 a minimum of twice (for the client):
If a client has indicated that they were homeless in the last month, then by default they should be recorded as homeless in the last 12 months. This question allows the client to check all responses that apply, and therefore the client may have up to 3 valid responses for each instance of this question. This collection records a response of Don't Know (Code 99), which is equivalent to the code Not stated/Inadequately described (Code 9) in the Standard.
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