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National Homeless Figures Remain Unchanged

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th July 2012 -  The new report has found that young people, women and Indigenous Australians were all overrepresented among those receiving homeless services in the December quarter of 2011 –…

Income Management Skills Training Criticised

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd July 2012 -  A Government scheme set to teach income management skills to disadvantaged families including how to spend their welfare payments has met with criticism by some welfare Not for Profits…

Impact of Climate Change on Social Services Investigation

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th June 2012 -  Welfare Peak Body Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has launched a national survey to identify the extent of the community welfare sector's exposure to climate change…

Anglicare Report Reveals Family Hardship

Staff Reporter, Friday, 1st June 2012 -  A new Anglicare Victoria report has found that single parents on parenting payments are sacrificing their own health so they can afford to heat the family home and put a good meal on…

ACOSS Appeals for Budget Re-Think

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th May 2012 -  Welfare peak body, Australian Council of Social Service, is appealing to the Federal Government to reconsider its planned Budget cuts to single parent families and raise the payment…

Welfare Groups Concerned Over Proposed Cuts to Family Payments

Staff Reporter, Friday, 4th May 2012 -  Speculation that the Federal Government will cut welfare payments to families in order to return a surplus in next week’s budget would worsen poverty in Australia, according…

Government Slammed Over Bill to Expand Welfare Quarantining

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 23rd November 2011 -  Flickr Image: Some rights reserved by Rusty Stewart  The Federal Government has introduced legislation to extend ‘welfare quarantining’…

‘Crackdown’ on the Disability Support Pension Passes

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 23rd November 2011 -  The Gillard Government’s controversial changes to the Social Security Act – which includes changes to the Impairment Tables used to determine eligibility for the…

Govt Warned on ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Welfare Quarantining

Staff Reporter, Friday, 28th October 2011 -  The Federal Government’s controversial welfare quarantining in the Northern Territory may face opposition from the nation’s peak indigenous body. The first major…

Indigenous Families Face Welfare Cuts for Truancy

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th October 2011 -  Punishment and incentive schemes to link indigenous school attendance with welfare payments have been supported by both the Federal Government and the Opposition. Speaking on…

Mining Boom Leaving Communities Behind

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th October 2011 -  More than one million Australians experience deep social exclusion, according to a new report by social welfare organisation Anglicare. Anglicare Australia's 11th state…
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