Housing and Homelessness

Victoria is fast becoming an outlier by not having minimum standards for rental properties

Take a walk down Bourke Street, under the gaze of Parliament House, and try telling a man sleeping rough on

Unfair fees and poor dispute resolution are ruining retirement for some, warns the Consumer Action Law Centre.

While progress is being made, more should be done to protect vulnerable people from onerous fines and infringements, writes Justice

Disasters and emergencies such as bushfires, floods and heatwaves affect all Australians, no matter what their background or status. A

Summary The 2016 Victorian Budget includes considerable investment in housing and homelessness in response to the Family Violence Royal Commission, in

A community's ability to recover from a disaster reflects the strength of its underlying functioning. 'Resilience Strategies' from cities around

VCOSS recently provided a submission Making rental housing secure to stage two of the Fairer Safer Housing review of the

Currently, the Victorian Parliament is considering legislation to strengthen the ability of the government to enforce rooming house standards and

The extreme lack of affordable rental housing is leaving people on the lowest incomes almost completely locked out of the

Safe, secure and affordable housing is the bedrock of a good life. A home is the basis from which people

With an ageing population, Australians are having a debate about how to ensure that we have a decent standard of

Victoria’s tenancy laws should be reformed to reflect the reality of long-term renting and provide greater protections and security for

The 2015-16 Victorian State Budget contains some initiatives aimed at helping people overcome housing stress and homelessness, but leaves considerable

Evidence of Victoria’s affordable housing crisis continues mount. In Melbourne alone, there are over 50,000 households living in unaffordable rental

In this guest blog, Dr Monica Thielking, Research Fellow at Swinburne University, takes us through the recently released report, The

Almost 100 people in need are turned away from homeless agencies each day, the Productivity Commission's 2015 Report on Government