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Employment & Income Support
ACOSS urges Government to rethink cuts to sole parents and to lift Allowances
21 May 2012
The Australian Council of Social Service is appealing to the Federal Government to reconsider its planned Budget cuts to single parent families and raise the inadequate payment for Newstart and other... [ Read more ]ACOSS urges Parliament to stop cuts to sole parents
10 May 2012
The Australian Council for Social Service is again calling on the Parliament to give child poverty it's highest priority in legislating the Federal Budget, following the findings of Anglicare's State... [ Read more ]
Budget surplus should not be built on backs of Australia’s poorest families and their children
4 May 2012
Media speculation that the Federal Government is expected to further hit single parents trying to raise their children in tough circumstances in next week's Budget would be unfair and worsen poverty... [ Read more ]
Further evidence time has come to increase low paying income support payments
23 April 2012
The time has come for the Commonwealth Government to raise low paying income support payments with new research revealing that most Australians support increasing the below the poverty line Newstart... [ Read more ]
ACOSS thanks Senator for raising awareness of low paying Newstart Allowance
21 April 2012
The Australian Council of Social Service today thanked Greens Senator Rachel Siewert for raising awareness of the impossibility of living on the Newstart Allowance payment of just $35 a day by... [ Read more ]
ACOSS calls for responsible debate about social security
19 April 2012
The Australian Council of Social Service has called for a balanced debate about how public money is spent in Australia and how we will fund the essential social services and infrastructure we all... [ Read more ]
ACOSS applauds Senator living on Newstart to raise awareness
13 April 2012
The national peak body for the community and social services sector, ACOSS, applauds the action of Senator Rachel Siewert to live on $17 a day for a week to try and get a feel for the true plight of... [ Read more ]Fair-Go should be extended to people on income support who are living in poverty
5 March 2012
The peak body for Australia's community sector, ACOSS, supports the Treasurer Wayne Swan's call for a national debate about ‘fair' sharing of Australia's wealth from the mining boom, but wants the... [ Read more ]
National debate about ‘fair’ sharing of Australia’s wealth long overdue
2 March 2012
The peak body for Australia's community sector, ACOSS, has backed the Treasurer Wayne Swan's call for a national debate about ‘the kind of country we want to be' and how best to share the wealth of... [ Read more ]
It’s time to raise Newstart to tackle growing inequality in Australia: ACOSS Poverty Report
21 October 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service is calling on the Commonwealth Government to commit to increase income support allowances like Newstart as recommended by the Henry Review, in order to tackle... [ Read more ]