Table 8: Presenting issues, Anglicare and the Salvation Army Anglicare The Salvation Army Category Examples Category Examples Financial, accommodation and unemployment Eviction, previous Tenancy problems; Accommodation/housing Accommodation/housing accommodation ended, homelessness overcrowding, itinerant Unemployment Loss of job Unemployment Loss of job, loss of income Problems managing Problems managing finances Budgeting problems finances Significant financial debts; Financial na credit card debts; gambling Unexpected or na na extraordinary expenses Mostly unspecified, but also includes gambling debts, na financial difficulty increased medical expenses, and Centrelink quarantined income Health and relationships Mental health na Mental health na Physical health na Physical health na Substance use Drug/alcohol addiction Substance use Drugs, alcohol Family relationships Issues with family Issues with family na breakdown, needing time relationships relationships out, interpersonal conflicts Issues with children na na 6.1 Financial, accommodation and employment issues Figure 15 below shows the percentage of visits in each quarter (from July 2007 to December 2009) at which issues relating to finances, accommodation, and unemployment were cited by clients who received emergency relief at the Sydney Anglicare centres. The upper panel shows financial issues and the lower panel shows accommodation and unemployment. The most common issue, cited by 64 per cent of clients over the whole period, is problems with managing finances (upper panel). The next most frequently cited issue is unemployment (24 per cent of all visits), followed by
Table 8: Presenting issues, Anglicare and the Salvation Army Anglicare The Salvation Army Category Examples Category Examples Financial, accommodation and unemployment Accommodation/housing Tenancy problems; homelessness Accommodation/housing Eviction, previous accommodation ended, overcrowding, itinerant Unemployment Loss of job Unemployment Loss of job, loss of income Problems managing finances Problems managing finances Budgeting problems Financial Significant financial debts; credit card debts; gambling na na Unexpected or extraordinary expenses na na financial difficulty Mostly unspecified, but also includes gambling debts, increased medical expenses, and Centrelink quarantined income Health and relationships Mental health na Mental health na Physical health na Physical health na Substance use Drug/alcohol addiction Substance use Drugs, alcohol Issues with family relationships na Issues with family relationships Family relationships breakdown, needing time out, interpersonal conflicts Issues with children na na 6.1 Financial, accommodation and employment issues Figure 15 below shows the percentage of visits in each quarter (from July 2007 to December 2009) at which issues relating to finances, accommodation, and unemployment were cited by clients who received emergency relief at the Sydney Anglicare centres. The upper panel shows financial issues and the lower panel shows accommodation and unemployment. The most common issue, cited by 64 per cent of clients over the whole period, is problems with managing finances (upper panel). The next most frequently cited issue is unemployment (24 per cent of all visits), followed by
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