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October 2008
The Queensland Shelter Women’s Housing Network engaged consultant Emily Schindler to undertake the Branch’s Domestic Violence research project.
The project’s terms of reference include:
· A literature review· An investigation of variations in issuance of ouster orders across Queensland jurisdictions· An insight into Government policy impacts including police, Centrelink, housing, child safety and justice· One Social Housing exclusions and transitional housing eligibility· Interviews with court support domestic violence shelter workers. The project will include consultations with domestic violence shelter workers in North Queensland to maintain a state-wide focus. Domestic violence support workers and magistrate’s surveys are currently being finalised and will be distributed during September and October of 2008. The project, in its early stages, has highlighted that lack of statistical information available with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Departments of Justice, and Housing failing to provide non-identifying information on client circumstances and outcomes. In cases where data may be generated, such as the AIHW, the cost of doing so is prohibitive. In other cases where data reporting is a legislative requirement, such as by the Clerk of the Court, it is done so in a manner that precludes interrogation. The Women’s Housing Network is consulting with the Combined Women’s Refuge Network, Logan Women’s Health Indigenous Health and Housing Network, and the Immigrant Women’s Support Service to ensure that the project is inclusive of all interests. Recycling for the community:Kyabra have purchased a house displaced during the building of the inner city bypass which they are relocating to provide up seven units of accommodation. They plan to leverage equity from the development to buy additional housing that will be rented at 28% of the tenants’ income.
Housing Ready:Services report that SAAP exit options are having a major impact on workloads with clients who no longer require intensive case management’s tenancies extending because of lack of housing alternatives.
