Glossary

Common ACRONYMS in the HOMELESSNESS SECTOR

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
AHA Affordable Housing Association
ASHA Australian State Housing Agreement
CHFV Community Housing Federation of Victoria
CHP Council to Homeless Persons
COAG Council of Australian Governments
DHS Department of Human Services – Victoria
DoH Director of Housing
DV Vic Domestic Violence Victoria
FAHCSIA Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
HACC Home and Community Care
HAS Homelessness Advocacy Service
HASS Homelessness Assistance Service Standards
HEF Housing Establishment Fund
HIR Housing Information & Referral
LASN Local Area Service Networks
OoH Office of Housing – Victoria
ORHA Office of the Registrar of Housing Agencies
PESP Peer Education Support Program
PILCH Public Interest Law Clearing House
RDNS HPP Royal District Nursing Service - Homeless Persons Program
SAAP Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
SHAs State Housing Authorities
SHASP Social Housing Advocacy & Support Program
THM Transitional Housing Manager
TUV Tenants Union of Victoria
VACRO Victorian Centre for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders
VCAT Victorian Civil Administration Tribunal
VEOHRC Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission
VHS Victorian Housing Strategy
YACVIC Youth Affairs Council Victoria
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