Journeys Home: Tracking the most vulnerable

Authors

  • Rosanna Scutella RMIT University
  • Yi-Ping Tseng University of Melbourne
  • Mark Wooden University of Melbourne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v8i2.460

Keywords:

Australia, Journeys Home, homelessness, longitudinal surveys

Abstract

In 2010 the Australian Government commissioned The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne to undertake “Journeys Home (JH): A Longitudinal Study of the Factors Affecting Housing Stability”. The broad aim of JH was to improve the understanding of, and policy responses to, the diverse social, economic and personal factors related to homelessness and the risk of becoming homeless. Importantly, JH is one of the first longitudinal studies of homeless people that both draws it sample from a wide population and includes people who are vulnerable to homelessness. This paper provides a brief summary of the JH survey, discussing its aims, survey design, data collection process, and response outcomes over its six waves of data collection. It also highlights some of the initial research that has been published utilising the data since its release.

Author Biographies

Rosanna Scutella, RMIT University

Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Social Research, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies

Yi-Ping Tseng, University of Melbourne

Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics

Mark Wooden, University of Melbourne

Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics

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Published

2017-07-25