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Latest news: ACTCOSS

Community services face financial pressures

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A major report released today shines a spotlight on the financial pressures faced by the ACT community sector.

Community sector backs Parton’s motion to fix ACT housing crisis

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The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) and ACT Shelter have today welcomed a motion by Shadow Minister for Housing, Mark Parton MLA, calling for an urgent review of the ACT Government’s Housing Strategy and for more support to enable Community Housing Providers to deliver additional social housing.

Call for better ACT rental standards

News Newstime Media -
While the ACT Government has committed to introducing minimum rental standards, organisations say they’re ignoring other options.

Welfare payments to increase in 2022 but is it enough?

Local Newstime Media -
Some government payments will increase on 1 January in line with indexation. Will it help people keep up with changes in the cost of living?

I-Day: COVID-19 challenging for people with disability

Local Nicholas Fuller -
For many people with disability, the impact of COVID-19 is becoming even more challenging, despite restrictions easing, advocates say.

$70,000 grants for social housing tenants

Local Newstime Media -
Canberra’s social housing tenants can apply for a grant pool of $70,000 to take part in the community, learn skills, and be connected.

ACTCOSS: Poverty after COVID restrictions end

COVID-19 Newstime Media -
Pandemic restrictions will ease this Friday, but the effects of the COVID-19 health and economic crisis will continue, says ACTCOSS.

Vital Signs: Aboriginal disadvantage ‘a tragedy’

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Most Canberrans embrace cultural diversity, but Aboriginal people are still disadvantaged, according to the Vital Signs report.

Canberra’s Vital Signs are erratic: ‘The data is terrifying’

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The Vital Signs report, published this week by Hands Across Canberra and the Snow Foundation, provides a snapshot of Canberra focused on Health, Education and Employment, Housing, and Belonging.

ACTCOSS calls on government to minimise harm from gambling

Local Newstime Media -
As Gambling Harm Awareness Week ends, the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has called on the ACT Government to act.

Give Where You Live this Anti-Poverty Week

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Anti-Poverty Week organisers ask Canberrans to reflect on the disadvantage on their own doorstep, and to make a change.

ACT Budget: ACTCOSS welcomes some investments, but concerns remain

Local Newstime Media -
ACTCOSS has welcomed Budget investments in housing and the community sector, but believes some important issues remain unaddressed.

Liberals and ACTCOSS call for more support for vulnerable Canberrans

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The Liberals and social services have called on the ACT Government to better protect low-income Canberrans facing poverty and homelessness.

Record $100 million for ACT public housing, but ‘long overdue’

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The ACT Government has budgeted $100 million for more and better affordable and public housing for low-income Canberrans.

Government reaches out to homeless in lockdown

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The pandemic has left Canberra’s homeless people at a disadvantage. To help them, the ACT Government has invested in an outreach program.

More lockdown support for Canberrans in need

Local Nicholas Fuller -
As Canberra continues in lockdown, with 18,000 people in quarantine, the ACT Government has announced more spending on mental health, crisis and emergency supports, and emergency food relief.
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