Person—new client indicator, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	New client indicator
Synonymous names:	Client; New; Indicator
METEOR identifier:	400548
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 17/11/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010
Definition:	Whether the person has been a client of this Agency before.
Data Element Concept:	Person—new client indicator

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Permissible values:

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
9	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection methods:

Permissible values for this data element are captured using the following question:

"Have you ever accessed or tried to access any services from this agency before?"

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *DSS specific information:* In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is used to gain an idea of the 'trend of homelessness'. It does this by collecting data as to whether or not the presenting person has accessed a specialist homelessness agency before.

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 used to gain an idea of the 'trend of homelessness'. It does this by collecting data as to whether or not the presenting person has accessed a specialist homelessness agency before.

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific attributes +
*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 used to gain an idea of the 'trend of homelessness'. It does this by collecting data as to whether or not the presenting person has accessed a specialist homelessness agency before.