- | Specialist Homelessness Services activity cluster |
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- | Service activity outcome | Number
[1]
| 1 | Needs identified (service neither provided nor referred) | 2 | Service provided | 3 | Service referral arranged |
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- | Type of service activity | String
[2]
| Housing/accommodation | | 1 | Short term or emergency accommodation | 2 | Medium term /Transitional housing | 3 | Long term housing | 4 | Assistance to sustain tenancy or prevent tenancy failure or eviction | 5 | Assistance to prevent foreclosures or for mortgage arrears | General assistance | | 6 | Assertive outreach | 7 | Assistance to obtain/maintain government allowance | 8 | Employment assistance | 9 | Training assistance | 10 | Educational assistance | 11 | Financial information | 12 | Material aid/brokerage | 13 | Assistance for incest/sexual assault | 14 | Assistance for domestic/family violence | 15 | Family/relationship assistance | 16 | Assistance for trauma | 17 | Assistance with challenging social/behavioural problems | 18 | Living skills/personal development | 19 | Legal information | 20 | Court support | 21 | Advice/information | 22 | Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings | 23 | Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client | 24 | School liaison | 25 | Child care | 26 | Structured play/skills development | 27 | Child contact and residence arrangements | 28 | Meals | 29 | Laundry/shower facilities | 30 | Recreation | 31 | Transport | 32 | Other basic assistance | Specialised services | | 33 | Child protection services | 34 | Parenting skills education | 35 | Child specific specialist counselling services | 36 | Psychological services | 37 | Psychiatric services | 38 | Mental health services | 39 | Pregnancy assistance | 40 | Family planning support | 41 | Physical disability services | 42 | Intellectual disability services | 43 | Health/medical services | 44 | Professional legal services | 45 | Financial advice and counselling | 46 | Counselling for problem gambling | 47 | Drug/alcohol counselling | 48 | Specialist counselling services | 49 | Interpreter services | 50 | Assistance with immigration services | 51 | Culturally specific services | 52 | Assistance to connect culturally | 53 | Other specialised service |
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- | Statistical linkage key 581 cluster |
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| DSS specific information: For the purposes of the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS the SLK of the Presenting Unit Head will be recorded on each their accompanying member’s client forms. |
1 | Letters of family name | String
[3]
| XXX A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
2 | Letters of given name | String
[2]
| XX A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
3 | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | |
4 | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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5 | Statistical linkage key 581 | String
[14]
| XXXXXDDMMYYYYN
A combination of the second, third and fifth alphanumeric characters of a person's family name, the second and third alphanumeric characters of a person's given name, a date in the format DDMMYYYY and a single digit number representing the sex of a person. | |
6 | Date accuracy indicator | String
[3]
| AAA | Day, month and year are accurate | AAE | Day and month are accurate, year is estimated | AAU | Day and month are accurate, year is unknown | AEA | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is accurate | AEE | Day is accurate, month and year are estimated | AEU | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is unknown | AUA | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is accurate | AUE | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is estimated | AUU | Day is accurate, month and year are unknown | EAA | Day is estimated, month and year are accurate | EAE | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is estimated | EAU | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is unknown | EEA | Day and month are estimated, year is accurate | EEE | Day, month and year are estimated | EEU | Day and month are estimated, year is unknown | EUA | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is accurate | EUE | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is estimated | EUU | Day is estimated, month and year are unknown | UAA | Day is unknown, month and year are accurate | UAE | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is estimated | UAU | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is unknown | UEA | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is accurate | UEE | Day is unknown, month and year are estimated | UEU | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is unknown | UUA | Day and month are unknown, year is accurate | UUE | Day and month are unknown, year is estimated | UUU | Day, month and year are unknown |
| Conditional obligation: Where a date of birth is estimated the date accuracy indicator should be used |
- | Care arrangements (care and protection order) | Number
[2]
| 1 | Residential care | 2 | Family group home | 3 | Relative(s)/kin who are reimbursed | 4 | Foster care | 5 | Other home-based care (reimbursed) | 6 | Relative(s)/kin who are not reimbursed | 7 | Independent living | 8 | Other living arrangements | 9 | Parents | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: 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. In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS this data element is collected for all clients aged 18 years and under. |
- | Hours of service | Number
[4]
| NNNN Total number of hours and minutes. | DSS specific information: This data element provides a building block to enable Specialist Homelessness Agencies to report on the total amount of funded assistance received by clients during a reporting period. It enables more detailed analysis of the quantity of outputs/services received by a client (output-based reporting), and provides more detailed data to support cost modelling and economic evaluations. This is particularly valuable in relation to exploring costs and benefits for early intervention versus crisis intervention. It also allows more detailed analysis of the intensity of service provision required for complex versus non-complex clients. Information is recorded for this data item for each reporting period, ie each calendar month. |
- | Case management goal status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Not at all | 2 | Up to half | 3 | Half or more | 4 | All |
| Conditional obligation: Information is recorded for this data item for each reporting period, ie each calendar month. |
- | Case management plan indicator | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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- | Consent obtained indicator | Boolean
[1]
| | DSS specific information: The data collected in the Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) NMDS will be used for policy development and agency activity reporting in a non-identifiable form. This information will enable better placement of agency services and enhance service provision to clients of homelessness agencies. |
- | Reason case management plan does not exist | Number
[1]
| 1 | Client did not agree to one | 2 | Service episode too short | 3 | Part of another person's case management plan | 8 | Other | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: Response conditional on if a case management plan doesn't exist. |
- | Date accuracy indicator | String
[3]
| AAA | Day, month and year are accurate | AAE | Day and month are accurate, year is estimated | AAU | Day and month are accurate, year is unknown | AEA | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is accurate | AEE | Day is accurate, month and year are estimated | AEU | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is unknown | AUA | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is accurate | AUE | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is estimated | AUU | Day is accurate, month and year are unknown | EAA | Day is estimated, month and year are accurate | EAE | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is estimated | EAU | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is unknown | EEA | Day and month are estimated, year is accurate | EEE | Day, month and year are estimated | EEU | Day and month are estimated, year is unknown | EUA | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is accurate | EUE | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is estimated | EUU | Day is estimated, month and year are unknown | UAA | Day is unknown, month and year are accurate | UAE | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is estimated | UAU | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is unknown | UEA | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is accurate | UEE | Day is unknown, month and year are estimated | UEU | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is unknown | UUA | Day and month are unknown, year is accurate | UUE | Day and month are unknown, year is estimated | UUU | Day, month and year are unknown |
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- | Postcode—Australian (person) | Number
[4]
| {NNNN} The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post. | DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is reported twice, for: - where the person lived one week before the first service contact (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY); and
- where the person lived the last time they had a permanent place to live.
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- | Suburb/town/locality name (person) | String
[50]
| A[A(49)] A combination of alphabetic characters. | DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is reported twice, for: - where the person lived one week before the first service contact (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY); and
- where the person lived the last time they had a permanent place to live.
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- | Full-time/part-time status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Full-time | 2 | Part-time | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| 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. |
- | Australian state/territory identifier (person) | Number
[1]
| 1 | New South Wales | 2 | Victoria | 3 | Queensland | 4 | South Australia | 5 | Western Australia | 6 | Tasmania | 7 | Northern Territory | 8 | Australian Capital Territory | 9 | Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is reported twice, for: - where the person lived one week before the first service contact (the Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY); and
- where the person lived the last time they had a permanent place to live.
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- | Conditions of occupancy | Number
[1]
| 1 | Leased tenure–nominated on lease | 2 | Lease in place–not nominated on lease | 3 | Couch surfer | 4 | Boarder | 5 | Living with relative fee free | 6 | Other | 8 | Not applicable | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Please note that codes 1 - Leased tenure - nominated on lease and Code 2 - Lease in place - not nominated on lease - are only selected if a lease is in place. Codes 3 to 6 only apply if the person's name is not on a lease. Information specific to this data set: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected for clients. 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. |
- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN
The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2011) code set representing a country. | |
- | Financial assistance amount | Currency
[5]
| N[NNNN] Total number of Australian dollars. | DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected for clients in each reporting period. |
- | Financial assistance type (homelessness) | Number | 1 | Payment for short term or emergency accommodation | 2 | Payment for establishing/maintaining a tenancy | 3 | Payment for training/education/employment | 4 | Payment for accessing external specialist services | 5 | Other payment |
| DSS specific information: This data element relates specifically to assistance provided by the specialist homelessness agency and not assistance provided by any other source. In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected for the current service episode only. |
- | First service request indicator | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 3 | Unknown | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected only for persons who have not received any services requested or assessment, that is, it is collected only for persons known as 'turnaways'. In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is applied to an individual 24-hour reporting period. |
- | Formally diagnosed mental health condition indicator | Number | 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 3 | Don't know/can't remember | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Evidence suggests that the longer persons with mental health problems are supported by specialist homelessness services, the more likely they are to move into public, or community housing or rental housing rather than return to rough sleeping. Access to a range of longer-term supports and community-based services will increase the early intervention and recovery support options for people who are homeless with a mental illness and substance abuse disorders. |
- | Centrelink customer reference number | String
[10]
| N(9)A A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identifies a Centrelink customer, organisation or other entity. | Conditional obligation: Please note that in the SHS NMDS this item is dependent on the consent of the client. |
- | Tenure type | Number
[2]
| Renter | | 1 | Renter - private housing | 2 | Renter - public housing | 3 | Renter - community housing | 4 | Renter - transitional housing | 5 | Renter - caravan park | 6 | Renter - boarding/rooming house | 7 | Renter - emergency accommodation/night shelter/women's refuge/youth shelter where rent is charged | 8 | Other renter | Rent free | | 9 | Rent free - private housing | 10 | Rent free - public housing | 11 | Rent free - community housing | 12 | Rent free- transitional housing | 13 | Rent free - caravan park | 14 | Rent free - boarding/rooming house | 15 | Rent free - emergency accommodation/night shelter/women's refuge/youth shelter where rent is not charged | 16 | Other rent free | Life tenure | | 17 | Life tenure scheme | Owner | | 18 | Owner - shared equity or rent/buy scheme | 19 | Owner - being purchased/with mortgage | 20 | Owner - fully owned | Other | | 21 | Other tenure type not elsewhere specified | 22 | No tenure | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| 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. |
- | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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- | Labour force status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Employed | 2 | Unemployed | 3 | Not in the labour force | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| 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. Note that this data element is designed specifically to reference the ABS Labour force status standard variable. Consequently, the value domain definitions explicitly exclude anyone aged under 15; effectively this reflects the scope of ABS collections. If information on illegal workers aged under 15 is sought for the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, these persons may also be asked the labour force questions. However, they should be filtered using the Age data element from any returns intended to retain compatibility with ABS data. |
- | Living arrangement (homelessness) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Lone person | 2 | One parent with child(ren) | 3 | Couple with child(ren) | 4 | Couple without child(ren) | 5 | Other family | 6 | Group | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| 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. |
- | Mental health services received timeframe | Number
[1]
| 1 | Currently receiving services | 2 | Received services in the last 12 months | 3 | Received services more than 12 months ago | 4 | Received services no timeframe reported | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is captured from the perspective of the Agency worker. Therefore, it relates to the agency worker's knowledge of whether or when the client has received mental health services. |
- | New client indicator | Number | 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 3 | Not sure | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| 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. |
- | Number of people in presenting unit | Number
[2]
| N[N] Total number of people. | |
- | Previously homeless indicator | Number
[1]
| 1 | Sleeping rough or in non-conventional accommodation | 2 | Short-term or emergency accommodation | 3 | Not homeless | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected a minimum of twice (for the client): - within the previous month
- within the previous year.
In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element may be used to capture multiple responses. |
- | Reason for seeking assistance (homelessness) | Number
[2]
| 1 | Financial difficulties | 2 | Housing affordability stress | 3 | Housing crises | 4 | Inadequate or inappropriate dwelling conditions | 5 | Previous accommodation ended | 6 | Time out from family/other situation | 7 | Relationship/family breakdown | 8 | Sexual abuse | 9 | Domestic and family violence | 10 | Non-family violence | 11 | Mental health issues | 12 | Medical issues | 13 | Problematic drug or substance use | 14 | Problematic alcohol use | 15 | Employment difficulties | 16 | Unemployment | 17 | Problematic gambling | 18 | Transition from custodial arrangements | 19 | Transition from foster care and child safety residential placements | 20 | Transition from other care arrangements | 21 | Discrimination including racial discrimination | 22 | Itinerant | 23 | Unable to return home due to environmental reasons | 24 | Disengagement with school or other education and training | 25 | Lack of family and/or community support | 26 | Other | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected twice (for the client): - for all the presenting reasons for seeking assistance; and subsequently
- for the main presenting reason for seeking assistance
In both cases the reasons are those nominated by the client. |
- | Reason(s) services not provided | Number
[2]
| 1 | Person did not accept service | 2 | Person wanted different services | 3 | Agency was in the wrong area | 4 | Agency had no accommodation available | 5 | Agency had no other services available | 6 | Agency had insufficient staff | 7 | Agency was inappropriate, wrong target group | 8 | Agency's facilities were not appropriate for a person with special needs | 9 | Person was refused service/ person did not meet criteria | 10 | No fee-free services, available at the time of request | 11 | Other |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected only for persons who have not received any services requested or assessment, that is, it is collected only for persons known as 'turnaways'. |
- | Registered/awaiting government payment indicator | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected only for those clients who have no income when that client has applied for a government benefit, pension or allowance, but is still awaiting their first payment before the support period starts. 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. |
- | Relationship to presenting unit head | String
[2]
| 1 | Self | 2 | Spouse/partner | 3 | Parent/Guardian | 4 | Child | 5 | Step child | 6 | Foster child | 7 | Sibling | 8 | Aunt or uncle | 9 | Niece or nephew | 10 | Grandparent | 11 | Grandchild | 12 | Other relative | 13 | Unrelated person | 14 | Unrelated flatmate or co-tenant | 15 | Other relationship | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: The presenting unit head is identified via the relationships within the presenting unit. If there is a child(ren) present (under 18 years old), the presenting unit head is the spokesperson which is: - The parent/guardian representing any child(ren) (under 18 years old), or
- If there is no parent/guardian, present the most direct relationship representing any child(ren) (under 18 years old). If two siblings presented to an agency the presenting unit head would be the one that was regarded as the spokesperson for the two.
If there are no child(ren) present (under 18 years old), the presenting unit head is the spokesperson who is: - The spouse/partner of another person within the presenting unit, or
- Is related in some way to another person within the presenting unit.
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- | Residential type | Number
[2]
| 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 | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| 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. |
- | Education at presentation | Number
[1]
| 1 | Enrolled and attending school | 2 | Enrolled in school but not always attending | 3 | Enrolled in school but not attending | 4 | Enrolled in school but waiting to commence | 5 | Home schooled | 6 | Neither enrolled nor home schooled | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS this data element is collected for all clients aged 18 years and under. |
- | Service requested | Number
[1]
| 1 | Short-term or emergency accommodation | 2 | Other housing/accommodation | 3 | General assistance and support | 4 | Specialised services | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this Data Element is collected only for persons who have not received the services requested, that is, it is collected only for persons known as 'turnaways'. |
- | Sources of income | Number
[4]
| NNNN A code set representing a person's sources of income. | DSS specific information: Note that this data element is designed specifically to reference the ABS Sources of income standard variable. Consequently, the value domain definitions explicitly exclude anyone aged under 15; effectively this reflects the scope of ABS collections. If information on children under 15 years old who present, is sought for the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, these persons may also be asked the sources of income questions. However, they should be filtered using the Age data element from any returns intended to retain compatibility with ABS data. For the purposes of the SHS collection the following list is used which aggregates to the ABS Sources of Income Classification. Government pensions and allowances Newstart Allowance Parenting Payment Disability support pension (Centrelink) Youth allowance Age pension Austudy/ABSTUDY Disability Pension (DVA) Service pension (DVA) War Widow(er)'s Pension (Including income support supplement) (DVA) Sickness allowance Carer Allowance Carer Payment Other government pensions and allowances Other sources of income Employee income Unincorporated business income Other income nec Nil income Not stated/not known/inadequately described 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. |
- | Source of information indicating mental illness | Number
[1]
| 1 | Agency worker | 2 | Health professional | 3 | Non-government agency | 4 | Family, friends, carers | 5 | Self-identified | 6 | Other | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected for all clients. |
- | Student type | Number
[1]
| 1 | Preschool student | 2 | Primary school student | 3 | Secondary school student | 4 | University student | 5 | Vocational education and training | 6 | Other education or training | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| 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. |
- | Student indicator | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| 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. |
- | Time since most recent address | Number
[1]
| 1 | Less than 1 week ago | 2 | 1 week to 1 month ago | 3 | More than 1 month, to 6 months ago | 4 | More than 6 months, to 1 year ago | 5 | More than 1 year, to 5 years ago | 6 | More than 5 years ago | 9 | Don't know/not sure |
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- | Type of facility recently left | Number | 1 | Hospital (excluding psychiatric) | 2 | Psychiatric hospital/unit | 3 | Disability support | 4 | Rehabilitation | 5 | Adult, correctional facility | 6 | Youth/juvenile justice correctional centre | 7 | Immigration detention centre | 98 | Other | 99 | Don't know/can't remember |
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- | Urgency of requested assistance | Number
[1]
| 1 | Within 24 hours | 2 | Between 24 and 48 hours | 3 | In 3-4 days | 4 | In 5-6 days | 5 | In 7-14 days | 6 | In more than two weeks | 7 | Don't know/not sure | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected only for persons who have not received the services requested, that is, it is collected only for persons known as 'turnaways'. |
- | Year of arrival in Australia | Date/Time
[4]
| YYYY
The calendar year, beginning on the 1st of January and ending on the 31st of December. | DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this Data Element is ascertained for all persons who have indicated that their Country of Birth is not Australia. |
- | Formal referral source | Number
[2]
| 1 | Specialist Homelessness Agency/outreach worker | 2 | Telephone/crisis referral agency | 3 | Centrelink or employment service case worker | 4 | Child protection agency | 5 | Family and child support agency | 6 | Hospital | 7 | Mental health service | 8 | Disability support service | 9 | Drug and alcohol service | 10 | Aged care service | 11 | Social housing | 12 | Youth or juvenile justice correctional centre | 13 | Adult correctional facility | 14 | Legal unit (including legal aid) | 15 | School/other education institution | 16 | Police | 17 | Courts | 18 | Immigration department or asylum seeker/refugee support service | 19 | Other agency (government or non-government) | 20 | Family and/or friends | 21 | Other | 22 | Don't know | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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- | Episode end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Episode start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Service episode end reason | Number
[2]
| 1 | Client referred to another specialist homelessness agency | 2 | Client referred to a mainstream agency | 3 | Client's immediate needs met/case management goals achieved | 4 | Maximum service period reached | 5 | Service withdrawn from client and no referral made | 6 | Client no longer requested assistance | 7 | Client did not turn up | 8 | Lost contact with client | 9 | Client institutionalised | 10 | Client incarcerated | 11 | Client died | 12 | Other | 99 | Not stated/unknown |
| DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element may be used to capture multiple responses. |
- | Service ongoing indicator | Boolean
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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- | Accommodation period end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Accommodation period start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Assistance request date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this Data Element refers to 'turnaways' and clients, that is, it captures the date on which a person sought assistance from a Specialist Homelessness Agency but did not receive the assistance or service sought. |
- | First service contact date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This data element refers to a specific provision of a service (a service event) within the service episode. In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected for all clients. In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, the reporting period is defined as being a calendar month. Therefore any date of the calendar month may be reported for this Data Element. This data element is collected for the first service contact date within the reporting period. If the first service contact was also the start of the service episode, as recorded by the data element Service episode—episode start date, DDMMYYYY, then the same date will be recorded for both data elements. If the service episode is ongoing but the service event is new, then the actual date of the new service event should be recorded. This data element should ascertain the actual date of service, not the date when the data is recorded. |
- | Last service provision date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This data element refers to a specific provision of a service (a service event) within the service episode. In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected for all clients. In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, the reporting period is defined as being a calendar month. Therefore any date of the calendar month may be reported for this Data Element. This data element is collected for the last service provision date within the reporting period. If the last provision of a service was also the end of the service episode, as recorded by the data element Service episode—episode end date, DDMMYYYY, then the same date will be recorded for both data elements. If the last provision of a service is not the end of the service episode (i.e. where other services continue to be provided) the actual date of the end of the service event should be recorded. However if the service event within the service episode is ongoing to the next reporting period, ie ongoing to the following month, then the Service event—last service provision date, DDMMYYYY will be recorded as the last day of the current month. This data element should ascertain the actual date of service, not the date when the data is recorded. |
- | Supported accommodation type | Number
[1]
| 1 | Short-term or emergency accommodation | 2 | Medium term/ transitional accommodation | 3 | Long term accommodation | 4 | Other supported accommodation |
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- | Agency identifier | String
[6]
| NNNNNA A logical combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |