Early Review of the Specialist Homelessness Services Program

Abstract

This is the final report of the Early Review of the reform to the NSW Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) Program. The reform, known as Going Home Staying Home (GHSH), was implemented from July 2014. The Early Review was conducted by researchers from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW Sydney (the University of New South Wales). The Early Review is the first assessment of the reform transition and focuses on the early implementation of these key strategies. It is intended to assess the new SHS system and data content obtained, identify gaps and data quality aspects, and inform preparations for the planned outcomes and economic evaluation.