The study collected information on living and housing challenges in a range of areas such as:
- Personal circumstances - participants' physical and mental health; participation in the workplace, employment, education and training; and any significant life events;
- Family circumstances - participants' family status and living arrangements, support networks; and experiences of domestic and family violence;
- Housing circumstances - participants' housing situation, the periods, nature of, and reasons for, homelessness; and
- Use of support services - types of assistance sought and used, including health care and support services.
The Melbourne Institute subcontracted Roy Morgan Research to collect information for this study.
Wave 1 survey was conducted between September and November 2011. The follow up surveys were conducted approximately 6 months apart with the fieldwork for wave 6 (final wave) concluded in May 2014.
