The study will collect 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 has subcontracted Roy Morgan Research to collect information for this study. Information will be collected mostly through face to face interviews, although some interviews may be conducted by telephone.