Housing and Homelessness
The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) welcomes this opportunity to respond to the Regulatory Impact Statement for the Proposed
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I just pray every day that we will be allowed to go outside of the suburb, just to get food.
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Mandy Weber and her two teenage daughters face the prospect of homelessness for a sixth time once the JobSeeker Coronavirus
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Victorian Voices a special Facebook Live series brought to you in partnership with ABC Melbourne. This episode was aired
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VCOSS Response to the Australian Building Codes Board Regulatory Impact Statement on the Proposal to Include Minimum Accessibility Standards in
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A guest post from Megan Weier at the Centre for Social Impact. When governments talk about ‘progress’, it’s almost always
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Simple measures like energy efficient appliances can make a huge difference to household budgets and to people’s quality of life,
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One grandmother’s reflections on poverty, homelessness and belonging. By Josiane Behmoiras.
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The Mental Health Royal Commission's nine priority recommendations, summarised and analysed.
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Imagine if we declared enough was enough. That, from today, the State of Victoria would not allow one more person
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Kate Colvin from Council to Homeless Persons shares budget priorities that can help thousands of Victorians facing homelessness.
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Affording a home doesn’t have to mean buying property; for many it means being able to pay rent.
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With household debt at a record high, even slight interest rate rises can push family budgets to breaking point. Wages
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Victorians with disability are at risk of being overlooked in the long-awaited push towards safeguards for renters.
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VCOSS highlights four key takeaways from the 2018 HILDA report—along with suggested solutions.
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Victoria’s top three political leaders have used the VCOSS Good Life Summit to expand on their vision for a fairer
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Young people are falling through gaps in support systems, couch surfing in widespread numbers, with little formal support or protection.
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New reforms should stop public housing tenants being slugged unreasonable costs for damages and repairs, writes the Victorian Public Tenants'
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Expanding social housing through measures including a growth fund and community housing loans, the 2017 Victorian Budget is a great
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If just 20% of the public discussion was about how to prevent people becoming homeless in the first place, we’d
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Young people experiencing homelessness often miss out on support because there’s no plan or specialist support associated with their mental
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Let’s not think for a moment that by moving people on or placing them in temporary accommodation like rooming houses
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This video, prepared for VCOSS’s 70th birthday celebration at the Melbourne Town Hall in November 2016, charts the organisation’s progress
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A Melbourne social enterprise is providing an innovative solution to women's homelessness.
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