Nearly a fifth of low-income earners paying more than half their income in private rent
7 December 2022 Some 185,000, or nearly a fifth of low-income private renters, are paying more than half of their household...
New support payment review panel game changer for people living below poverty line
28 November 2022 One of Australia's leading social service networks has welcomed Federal Government plans to establish an independent panel to...
Tougher regulations for ‘buy now pay later’ schemes on the cards
21 November 2022 Plans by the Federal Government to tighten regulations around the 'buy now pay later' industry have been welcomed...
Ballooning HECS debts hit low-income and the disadvantaged the hardest
17 November 2022 A wide-ranging federal government review of policy, funding and governance issues within tertiary sector must look at HECS...
NSW State Labor commits to protecting tenants as rents skyrocket
7 November 2022 Plans by NSW Labor to allow almost a million renters in NSW to transfer their bonds from one...
Budget meets key election commitments while signalling social service networks won’t be left behind
26 October 2022 Last night’s Federal Budget highlighted the Government’s values by making it clear that low-income and disadvantaged people will...
CSSA welcomes more than half a billion in extra funding for social services sector
24 October 2022 One of the country’s leading social services groups, Catholic Social Services Australia, has welcomed an additional $560 million...
Church providers issue open letter on tax cuts
24 October 2022 The leaders of major faith-based charities have come together to issue an open letter on planned Stage 3...
