The Vulnerability Index Service Prioritisation Decision Assistance Tool (VI-SPDAT) is a voluntary screening tool based on people's disclosed information and it is used to provide appropriate housing, healthcare, and community services according to people needs.
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The VI-SPDAT is a screening tool used to identify the needs of a person or family with children experiencing homelessness. It helps match them with appropriate support services and housing options using a Housing First Framework.
The tool provides a score indicating the level of vulnerability, which can be used alongside case coordination.
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The score provided by the VI-SPDAT is used to indicate acuity (vulnerability) and the type of housing and supports required for safe and secure housing:
- Low: Requires access to affordable housing.
- Medium: Requires affordable and stable housing with short-term support services.
- High: Requires Supportive Housing - Affordable and permanent housing with embedded healthcare and support services.
The Know By-Name List helps us to identify every person sleeping rough (on streets, in parks, tents, cars or temporary accommodation) in Brisbane, their needs and the support services required.
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Brisbane By-Name List is a list of people experiencing homelessness in our community which can be updated in real time. Using information collected and shared with their consent, we can understand their homeless history, health, and housing needs. This enables us to better match housing solutions and identify relevant supports, particularly for the most vulnerable. This data is updated monthly, at minimum.
* This website is currently considering two population groups: Individuals with rough sleeping history and Families with Children.
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TO TRACK OUR PROGRESS, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY MOVE IN AND OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
Specifically, communities can look at six data points:
INFLOW
When a person loses housing and enters into homelessness, they’re part of what we call inflow. Inflow data captures people who are:
- Newly identified, or new to homelessness.
- Returned from housing, or people who experienced homelessness before, got connected with housing, and now are homeless again.
- Returned from Inactive, or people who experienced homelessness before and exited to unknown destinations, and now are homeless again.
ACTIVELY HOMELESS
This includes individuals or families that our collaborating agencies have engaged with, and we know by name rough sleeping - on the streets, in parks, tents, cars or temporary accommodation.
OUTFLOW
Outflow refers to people who have exited homelessness. This includes:
- Housed, or people who have been connected to permanent housing.
- Moved to inactive, or people who exit homelessness without support from the homeless response system, such as finding their own housing, moving out of the community, or entering a long-term stay in an institution.
TRACK OUR PROGRESS FOR AUGUST 2023 - FAMILIES
Inflow
2
Returned from housing
47
Newly identified
9
Returned from inactive
193
Total number of Families Actively Homelessness
Outflow
20
Housed
31
Moved to inactive
A first step towards ending homelessness in Brisbane is tracking our progress, so we can be confident that our actions are having the necessary impact.
TRACK OUR PROGRESS FOR AUGUST 2023 - INDIVIDUALS
Inflow
2
Returned from housing
56
Newly identified
32
Returned from inactive
401
Total number of people Actively Homeless
271
Sleeping rough
130
Temp Accommodated
Outflow
16
Housed
71
Moved to inactive
Timeline - Individuals
See how the state of homelessness in Brisbane changes over time.*
Visual data
Actively Homeless - Summary
See how the state of homeless individuals in Brisbane changes over time.