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VICTORIAN BUDGET

The State Budget provides cost-of-living relief for many, but misses the opportunity to tackle enduring social and economic challenges for low-income Victorians.
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Embracing an electric future will benefit all Victorians

The Victorian Government’s push towards an electric future will result in cleaner, healthier and more affordable energy for all Victorians.
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Putting equity at the heart of Victoria’s climate response

VCOSS submission to Victoria’s Climate Change Strategy 2026-2030
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Hidden Hurdles

Barriers to rental fairness for family violence victim survivors and ways to dismantle them
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GROWING SOCIAL HOUSING

Housing advocates call for Victoria to build 80,000 new social homes in the next 10 years to address the state’s housing crisis
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An image of the front page of the report 'Growing social housing: data, insights and targets'. Text over a blue sky with buildings in the background and logos of all the Housing Peaks Alliance members and SGS Planning & Economics at the bottom.

VCOSS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country, and we pay respect to Elders and Ancestors. Our business is conducted on sovereign, unceded Aboriginal land. The VCOSS offices are located on Wurundjeri Woiwurrung land in central Naarm.