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The Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs commissioned the  to examine the extent and nature of homelessness amongst Australian veterans.

The research was conducted by a consortium of researchers and community representatives, led by the Social Policy Research Centre. 

The research project includes the five following reports:


  1. This summary report synthesises key findings and recommendations from the Õ¬Äи£Àûlessness amongst Australian veterans’ research project.


  2. This report provides comprehensive estimates of the prevalence and correlates of homelessness in Australian contemporary veterans.


  3. This report provides detailed analysis of existing data collected as part of the DVA and Defence funded Transition and Wellbeing Research Programme (TWRP) and the Military Health Outcomes Programme (MilHOP).


  4. This report presents analysis of two linked datasets to report on the use of Specialist Õ¬Äи£Àûlessness Services (SHS) by ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel.


  5. This report examines experiences of veteran homelessness through in-depth qualitative interviews with Australian Defence Force (ADF) veterans and representatives from stakeholder organisations established to support homeless veterans.
Research Centre

Social Policy Research Centre

Research Area

Families and Communities

Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs

Co-investigators

  • Miranda Van Hooff, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Amelia Searle, Jodie Avery, Andrew McFarlane; Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies, The University of Adelaide
  • Geoff Evans; Õ¬Äи£Àûs for Heroes
  • Ben Challinor; Andrew Russell Veteran Living, RSL Care SA
  • Adrian Talbot; RSL Lifecare

Related people

Professor Ilan Katz
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer Fredrick Zmudzki
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
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Senior Research Fellow Fiona Hilferty
Senior Research Fellow
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